There have been many complaints about the condition of Disneyland Paris. The complaints range from cancelled shows to broken down rides and re-heated food. It has been said the resort is in serious need of repairs and a major overhaul is needed because things are literally falling apart according to the Independent.
There has been a petition signed by over 5000 people to improve the condition of the magical place. It has been placed on the desk of Disney CEO Bob Iger. Keep in mind that Disney only owns 39.8 % of the resort.
Jake Howarth, from London, was one of the visitors to sign the petition. He said: ‘I have long been a visitor to Disneyland Paris, and over the last few years have sadly seen a decline in a number of things, all of which have been mentioned in the petition.
‘What strikes me about all of the Disney resorts I have visited is that, no matter where people are from, the one thing that remains the same world over is the Disney magic.
‘Therefore, I feel it is unfair that Disneyland Paris has been allowed to decline so sadly, and its visitors are allowed to experience what I believe is now an inferior experience.’
He also claimed that food in one of the resort’s most expensive restaurants appeared to have been re-heated.
‘We received our dishes in less than five minutes which is obviously too short a time for our food to have been cooked after we ordered,” said Mr Gallant.
The petition also claims the park’s fast food outlets are expensive and can’t compete with other nearby restaurants, like McDonald’s.
It also states the ‘early’ closing times of the resort’s restaurants. ‘When Disneyland Park closes at 11pm guests expect to be able to have an evening dinner, only to discover the restaurant closed at 7.30pm,’
Disney acknowledges a number of stage shows have been cancelled due to budget cuts.
Disneyland Paris Resort has always been considered a less than magical imitation of Disney World in Florida.
I had no idea it was this bad there. Has anyone ever been there? What did you think?
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2 days is just enough. There are local hotels which offer transport to the parks, but they are not “Disney” quality. On the other hand, how much time are you going to spend in your room?
I have been to Disneyland Paris several times. The Studios are a little disappointing but, it has to be said, The Disneyland Park is a dream for people with young children, as compared to WDW or Disneyland, there is far less walking. The park is not WDW, by any stretch of the imagination particularly with regards to the friendliness (or lack of ) of some of the cast members. On m last visit in Sept 2012, we were very concerned about the overwhelming smell which appeared to be coming from the drains in the park. I have stayed on and off property, and the Disney hotels are far superior to any other you may find. Remember, that, unlike USA, the price of your hotel room included breakfast. I would not be surprised if the Europeans pay less to visit that Americans. They pay less to come to WDW too, and can buy 14 days passes!!! Although, of course the airfare is astronomical, so maybe Disney figure that if they do not give Europeans good deals they will not come, and come they do. I went immediately after 9/11 and the place was full of British people who were still flying and showing the bulldog spirit…..All in all, Disney Paris is worth a visit, but it is in Europe, so don’t expect it to be an exact replication of the U.S. Disney parks.
Back when I worked for WDW in entertainment we would literally spend time watching and researching Tokyo characters, parades and shows. They really took Disney entertainment to the next level. During that same time I went to Disneyland Paris where a friend was working for a few months. The WDW employees who went to work at Disneyland Paris did their best to retain some of the magic, but Disneyland Paris was just lacking the magic. It was sad. I would definitely NOT recommend going there. Spend your Paris vacation seeing the historical sites, not visiting this park…and it hurts me to say that.
Totally agree! I grew up with the Tokyo parks, so I am a bit biased 😉
I was unaware they didn’t own the majority of the Tokyo resort, either. My general feeling would be that anything Disney would (should) be quality. I also think it’s somewhat of a cultural and management difference, obviously. Tokyo and Paris are very different places and their cultures have very different standards, especially regarding guests. And poor management can bring a place down faster than anything else, IMO. That means, whoever is actually hands-on running the park – not the people who own it.
Interesting perspective, but it’s important to also consider that the Tokyo Disney Resort operates on a license of the Walt Disney Company, and many consider the parks there to be the best ones.
I was surprised to hear this at first, but after finding out Disney only owns 39.8% of it, I’m not surprised at all. They don’t control it, so it won’t be “real” Disney, as far as I’m concerned.
So, would you say that 2 days are too long or just right for a visit? We are Disney World fans and are planning a trip to Paris and were going to cap off our trip with 2 days at DLParis. Wasn’t planning to stay on Disney property there, it seemed out of control expensive, but either in an apt in Paris itself, or in a hotel nearby. What would you recommend?
If memory serves, Mr. Eisner, played fast and loose with the numbers (out of his own book, and Disney Wars) to get this park built, and made a lot of deals with the local govt.. giving up much of the operational control, to get the financing to finish the park… He would not let the castle and other park buildings be built like all of the other properties saying “we can’t put a kitsch castle in a country that has real ones.” and Mr. Katzenberg, kept having the performance numbers changed for the park during the construction to make the books look better, in the end “I guess you get what you paid for”… Mr. Roy Disney was very upset with Mr. Eisner for the “cheaply built Animal Kingdom, and the extravagant costs and loss of control for DL Paris, amongst other issues this cost Mr. Eisner his job. Mr. Iger inherited this one, I don’t know if they have deep enough pockets to fix Mr. Eisner’s deal with the local govts…
We went last summer while visitong Paris. Since we are avid WDW travelers we had to cross this off our Disney bucket list. I am sorry to say our experience was bad. The lines were awful, people were cutting in line like crazy, the cast memers were no where near as friendly, the food was bad (we ate att he counter service in Fantasyland) and it was overall a waste of a day we couldve spent in France doing anything else (I missed Versailles for this?!?!) We had such a terrible time in the main “MK” park that we didnt bother going over to the other one. I was so sad that this was not a magical experience, not even a little bit.
I’m surprised to hear that the Disney execs have sold off such a high percentage of this park and let it get run down. These problems reflect poorly on Disney, no matter who holds the most interest in the park. It makes me wonder now about the other overseas parks.
I was just there in June for the first time. We were only there for 2 days but I can agree on some points. We stayed off property at a great hotel nearby that bused us to Disney. When I’d checked prices for Disney hotels, the values were $300/night while deluxe was $1,000/night! I heard Europeans get far better discounts on hotels and packages than what they offer Americans. We had breakfast at the hotel and walked to McDonald’s in Disney Village for lunch both days because I’d heard the food was crazy expensive and not any good. We also decided not to go to Disney Studios because I’d heard it wasn’t very good either. When I looked at a map, Studios was incredibly tiny, and it closed at 6:00. We decided to make the most of the Disneyland Park (Magic Kingdom) and had a great time! I loved how similar it was to Disney World but absolutely LOVED the differences as well. The parade, the rides, the merchandise (tons of Stitch!), and the park itself was great! From what I’ve read, the food needs a huge improvement, Studios needs more magic and less cheap cardboard cut out back drops, and they really need to do something about character meets. We only stopped to meet a few (that we’ve never met in the states) because people don’t line up….they just gather around in a crowd and you eventually push your way to an autograph and a quick picture. I will say, when we were there at the beginning of June, the crowd was very light and lines to all rides were very short!!! Despite the bad things we’d heard (that we tried to avoid) we really had a great time!! Oh, and DLRP needs more water fountains…we only saw one and it was in the middle of a ride queue!
me thinks disney needs 100% ownership. its their name. they should control.
This makes me so sad. In my mind Paris is supposed to be beautiful and majestic so I would imagine their Disney would be the same way.