Although Disneyland Paris is celebrating its 20th anniversary next week as the No. 1 tourist attraction in all of Europe, it wasn’t always wine and Roquefort for the resort.
The men and women who worked on the venture — legendary Disney designer Tony Baxter among them — watched with bewilderment as the park — and a Disney park at that — suffered through what best could be described as growing pains after Disneyland Paris opened on April 12, 1992.
It seems everything Disney touches doesn’t necessarily turn to gold, at least not right out of the starting blocks. Although the park Baxter delivered was — and still is — a beautiful, aesthetically pleasing venue, it took time for the European market to embrace it. […]
