Today in Disney Parks and Resorts History - Disneyland Paris

Euro Disneyland  (today known as Disneyland Paris)

Marne-La-Vallee, France 

Euro Disneyland officially opens in Paris' eastern suburb of Marne-La-Vallee and inaugural ceremonies are broadcast to the entire European continent by five national television networks.  Preparations and initial estimates indicated up to 500,000 visitors would arrive, but only y 50,000 are admitted due to protests from French people who fear their culture will be hijacked and damaged by the Disney park and its Americanized products and experiences.  Blacking out road signs to the resort on surrounding roads, power cables are vandalized by some citizens among other disruptive behavior. The fourth Magic Kingdom style park is only part of the new resort, which also includes Festival Disney, a shopping and dining area, as well as five hotels:  Hotel Cheyenne, Santa Fe, Newport Bay Club, Hotel New York and Disneyland Hotel as well as Davy Crockett Ranch, a campground resort located several miles away from the main resort area.  Disneyland Hotel is situated directly in front of the main entrance to the newest Disneyland theme park, with many resort rooms directly overlooking the theme park itself.

Opening day attractions, restaurants and shops in 5 themed lands include:

ADVENTURELAND:

Attractions

Pirates of the Caribbean

Les Cabane des Robinson

Adventure Isle area

Restaurants

Captain Hook's Galley

Blue Lagoon Restaurant

Aux Epices Enchantees

Explorer's Club

DISCOVERYLAND:

Attractions

Star Tours

Orbitron - Machines Volantes

Videopolis Stage

Cinémagique (showing the film Captain EO)

Restaurants

Café Hyperion

Café des Visionnaires

FANTASYLAND:

Attractions

Les Pirouettes du Vieux Moulin (ferris wheel)

Peter Pan's Flight

Mad Hatter's Tea Cups

Alice's Curious Labyrinth

Dumbo Flying Elephants

It's a Small World

Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains

Les Voyages de Pinocchio attraction

Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant

Le Carrousel de Lancelot

Restaurants & Shops

Toad Hall Restaurant

Auberge de Cendrillon

Pizzeria Bella Notte

FRONTIERLAND:

Attractions

Cottonwood Creek Ranch Critter Corral

Mark Twain Riverboat

River Rogue Keelboats

Pueblo Trading Post

Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery

Indian Canoes

Big Thunder Mountain

Phantom Manor

Restaurants & Shops

Silver Spur Steakhouse

Cowboy Cookout Barbeque

Fuente del Oro Restaurante

Lucky Nugget Saloon

Thunder Mesa Mercantile Building

Last Chance Café

MAIN STREET, USA:

Attractions

Fire Truck

Omnibus

Horse-Drawn Streetcars

Restaurants & Shops

Cable Car Bake Shop

Boardwalk Candy Palace

Disney & Co.

Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlour

Market House Deli

Casey's Corner

Plaza East Boutique

Plaza West Boutique

Harrington's Fine China & Porcelains

Ribbons & Bows Hat Shop

Harmony Barber Shop

Storybook Store

Glass Fantasies

Walt's - An American Restaurant

Victoria's Home-Style Cooking

Plaza Gardens Restaurant

FESTIVAL DISNEY:

Restaurants

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

L.A. Bar and Grill

Key West Seafood

Annette's Diner