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Location | Disneyland Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France |
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Coordinates | 48°52′2″N 2°46′45″E / 48.86722°N 2.77917°E |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 16 March 2002 |
Owner | Disney Experiences (The Walt Disney Company) |
Operated by | Euro Disneyland Participations S.A.S. |
Theme | Show business and Disney entertainment |
Operating season | Year-round |
Website | Official website |
Walt Disney Studios Park (French: Parc Walt Disney Studios) is the second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. which opened on 16 March 2002. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division. Upon opening, it was dedicated to show business, movie themes, production, and behind-the-scenes, but in the 2010s, in a similar manner to Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Florida, it began to distance itself from the original studio backlot theming and entered a new direction of attraction development inspired by iconic Disney stories. The park is represented by the Earffel Tower, a water tower with Mickey Mouse ears similar to the one formerly located at Disney's Hollywood Studios, which in turn was inspired by the water tower at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California.[citation needed]
As of 2024, the park is undergoing a €2 billion overhaul that will double the footprint of the park, adding a World of Frozen land. As part of the project, the park will be renamed Disney Adventure World.[1] In 2023 the park hosted 5.7 million visitors, making it the 20th-most visited theme park in the world and the third-most visited in Europe.[2]