Here it is, the new Frozen attraction has opened its doors at Disneyland Paris on March 29th. But to discover it, visitors had the unpleasant surprise of having to wait a long time, very long.
As you can see in the video at the top of the article, at 11 am, the queue peaked at 240 minutes according to Le Parisien, which is 4 hours of waiting, before dropping to “only” 150 minutes after a temporary closure.
The attraction takes visitors into Anna and Elsa’s icy world, a boat and music journey, with river descents and meetings with the main characters of the classic. It is part of the new expansion of the park renamed to “Disney Adventure World”. The 2 billion euro project is intended to boost the park’s attendance, which is already the top private tourist destination in Europe.
A Lion King attraction
Emmanuel Macron visiting the park on March 27th emphasized that the American group had invested a total of 13 billion euros since the decision to establish itself in Seine-et-Marne in 1987, leading to the opening of the park in the early 1990s. “1,000 additional direct jobs” will be created by the latest extension, he said.
After its transformation, this park will have “almost doubled in size,” said Natacha Rafalski, president of Disneyland Paris last fall.
Disneyland Paris, which employs around 19,000 employees, remains very discreet about its attendance figures or revenues. But its new attractions are expected to attract more customers, making them stay a little longer, with more overnight stays in the region.
The expansion also offers access to other Disney universes like the movie Tangled, but not all work is complete. An attraction based on The Lion King is set to be unveiled.
