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Disneyland Paris goes green with ban on plastic straws

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:34:02 +0200

Disneyland Paris on Monday announced a series of measures to make Europe's biggest private tourist attraction more environmentally friendly, including banning plastic straws.

Disneyland Paris 'attack' false alarm sparks stampede

Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:03:29 +0100

Crowds of holidaymakers stampeded for safety in Disneyland Paris Saturday when they mistook the din from a broken lift or escalator for the sound of weapons, officials and witnesses said.

Nightmare in Disneyland Paris as hotel pool poisons guests

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:52:13 +0200

Twenty-two people were intoxicated by a bad batch of bleach and sulphuric acid added to the swimming pool tank of one of Disneyland Paris’s hotels.

Disneyland Paris posts record annual losses after attacks

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:26:30 +0100

Euro Disney, which owns Disneyland Paris, on Thursday posted record annual losses in the wake of the jihadist attacks on Paris which weighed heavily on tourist bookings.

Disneyland Paris sees sales hit after attacks and strikes

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:06:37 +0200

The operator of Disneyland Paris said Tuesday that sales in the last quarter fell as security concerns hit tourism, following terror attacks in the French capital and Brussels.

Disneyland Paris worker found dead in haunted house

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:51:59 +0200

A member of staff working at Disneyland Paris was found dead in the park’s haunted house.

House arrest for armed man at Disneyland Paris

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:08:59 +0100

A man found with guns in a Disneyland Paris hotel was on Tuesday condemned by a French court to six months' house arrest and made to wear an electronic tagging bracelet.

Disneyland: 'I took guns after mum refused to have them'

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:35:46 +0100

While most drew the immediate conclusion that a man arrested at Disneyland Paris with guns and a Koran had designs to commit a terrorist attack, the reality could be very different.

Police 'arrest partner of armed man at Disneyland Paris'

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:40:08 +0100

A woman believed to have been with a man who took two guns into a Disneyland hotel on Thursday has been arrested, according to reports.

Armed man arrested at Disneyland Paris hotel

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:18:11 +0100

A man armed with two hand guns, ammunition and carrying a Koran was arrested at a hotel in Disneyland Paris, French police said on Thursday.

French parents busted over Disneyland drug run

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:49:00 +0200

Police have arrested a mother and father after finding ten kilogrammes of heroin in their car while the family was heading home from Disneyland Paris.

Disneyland Paris rejects overcharging claims

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:57:19 +0200

UPDATED: Disneyland Paris on Wednesday denied allegations that it overcharges customers from certain countries a day after the European Commission said it had launched a probe.

Disability group slams Disneyland for prejudice

Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:08:00 +0200

"Mickey Mouse treats us like we are crazy", a French disability organization complained on Thursday, after announcing that it has lodged a legal complaint against Disneyland Paris accusing the theme park of “intolerable acts against people with learning disabilities”.

Paris: Man’s toe torn off on carnival ride

Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:17:00 +0200

A young man had his toe ripped off and his leg badly broken this weekend when a spin aboard a carnival ride in Paris went horribly wrong, French media reported.

Disneyland Paris to recruit 8,000 new staff

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:12:00 +0100

Ever fancied the chance to work with Mickey and Minnie in France's most famous theme park? Disneyland Paris is holding a giant recruitment fair over the next two days in which it hopes to find thousands of new staff, many in permanent roles. Read on for details.

Disneyland: 'Safety a priority' say park chiefs

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:43:00 +0100

UPDATED: Management at Disneyland in Paris moved to reassure visitors to the park that safety was paramount, a day after a five-year-old boy was left in a critical condition after he fell from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. His health has since improved.

Bad weather and crisis spoils fun for Eurodisney

Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:14:00 +0200

Eurodisney, which runs the Disneyland Paris theme park posted a third-quarter drop in sales on Tuesday, as poor weather in France and the economic crisis in southern Europe took their toll.

Saudi prince spends €15m on Disneyland trip

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:16:00 +0200

A young Saudi prince treated himself to a particularly memorable visit to Eurodisney, it emerged on Monday, spending €15 million for just 72 hours at the theme park near Paris. He is only the latest Saudi royal to make a splash in the city.

Disneyland crash injures four

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:47:05 +0100

Four people have been treated for minor injuries after a wagon broke off from a steam engine ride at Disneyland Paris, the theme park and police said on Thursday.

Probe into Disneyland Paris after boy paralysed

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:28:54 +0100

A 12-year-old Argentinian child has been left paralysed from the neck downwards after taking several rides at Disneyland Paris. Prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether the boy’s spinal cord was damaged at the amusement park.