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Ever wondered how Disney magic came to Europe in the first place? It all began in 1987 when Disney signed a partnership with the French authorities for the development of a European tourist destination. Flick through 20 years of historical milestones.

1987 Signature of the Agreement for the creation of Euro Disneyland in France Creation of a new town consortium, SAN of Val d'Europe
1988 Construction begins at Disneyland® Park
1990 Espace Euro Disney opens
1991 Construction site visits begin First Cast Members are recruited The Sleeping Beauty Castle unveiled
1992 The Marne-la-Vallée/Chessy RER station Disneyland Park opens
1993 First Anniversary of Disneyland® Park Opening of Indiana Jones™ and the Temple of Peril
1994 Inauguration of Le Pays des Contes de Fées and Casey Jr. - le Petit Train du Cirque Inauguration of the TGV station The Tour de France stops off at Disneyland Paris The resort changes name
1995 First new homes in Val d'Europe Inauguration of Space Mountain - De la Terre à la Lune Creation of the Euro Disney S.C.A. Shareholders' Club
1996 Inauguration of the shows 'Totally Toy Story' and 'Pocahontas le Spectacle' First Eurostar arrives at Marne-la-Vallée Formula 1 race cars on Main Street, U.S.A.
1997 Disneyland Paris celebrates its 5th birthday Opening of the Cinémas Gaumont at Festival Disney First season for the show 'Mickey's Winter Wonderland'
1998 Construction begins on the new Val d'Europe Shopping Mall
1999 Inauguration of the attraction Honey, I shrunk the Audience Announcement of a future second theme park
2000 Millennium celebrations Business real estate launched at Val d'Europe Launch of the FASTPASS system Opening of the Val d'Europe International Shopping Mall
2001 100 million guests have visited Disneyland® Paris! Announcement of the future partner hotels Inauguration of the Val d'Europe RER station
2002 Inauguration of Walt Disney Studios Park 10th Anniversary of Disneyland Park!
2003 Opening of King Ludwig's Castle in Disney® Village Inauguration of the new 'Disney Fantillusion Parade'
2004 Disneyland Paris is awarded the 'Tourisme et Handicap' label Opening of the fourth partner hotel Inauguration of the Paris Val d'Europe International Business Park
2005 Launch of an online recruitment site Opening of Space Mountain: Mission 2 Inauguration of PanoraMagique at Disney Village Disneyland Paris celebrates the 50th anniversary of Disneyland Park in California
2006 Inauguration of the attraction Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast Inauguration of the exhibition 'Il était une fois Walt Disney - Aux sources de l'art des studios Disney'
2007 Disneyland Paris celebrates its 15th Anniversary Opening of Toon Studio Princesses' dresses to benefit UNICEF
2008 Inauguration of the attraction Stitch Live! Inauguration of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ Disney VoluntEARS celebrate 25 years of outreach work Inauguration of the exhibition 'Disneyland Paris through the eyes of Martin Parr' Val d'Europe is presented with the 'Excellence Award' Introduction of Bluetooth® technology in Walt Disney Studios Park 200 million guests at Disneyland Paris
2009 Ladurée creates the first Mickey macaroon cake "Master Series" for Mickey Mouse and Gaël Monfils Google Earth arrives at Disneyland Paris Opening of the first 'eco- friendly' Starbuck's Coffee Collectif 1980 takes over the Champs Élysées for Disneyland Paris Thierry Marx reinvents the art of street food Publication of the 2008 Report on the social and economic impact of Disneyland Paris
2010 Christophe Michalak creates a cake inspired by Buzz Lightyear Inauguration of the 'Dreamlands' exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris Opening of Toy Story Playland Renewal of the partnership between Euro Disney and the public authorities Launch of a project for workplace integration Disneyland Paris and Véolia agree to build a water treatment and recycling plant Launch of the Disneyland application for iPhone Flashmob in Disneyland Park for the ELA non-profit association Charlie le Mindu cuts to Disneyland Paris for a weekend CastMemberland celebrates its tenth anniversary
2011 Inauguration of the Earl of Sandwich restaurant in Disney Village Welcoming the Fourth edition of Journées Soif de Vivre Disneyland magic comes to Paris-Plages Launch of Val d'Europe cluster conferences The Disneyland Paris application becomes available for Android Disneyland Paris breaks the record of one quarter of a billion visits Workplace integration programme rewards eight employees
2012 Creation of Génération Disneyland Paris and 'Back to your Future' Unveiling of 20th Anniversary festivities Analysis of 20 years of economic and social spin-offs from Disneyland Paris Launch of the 20th Anniversary Meet Mickey Mouse opens in Fantasyland 20th Anniversary Solidarity Day with ELA charitable organisation Opening of World of Disney