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12/12/08

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The Disneyland Paris, known as Parc Disneyland in France, is one the finest amusement parks in the world. Located just 20 miles east of Paris at Marne-la-Vallée, Disneyland Paris is Disney's first European venture. Spread over an area of over 5, 000 acres, the Disneyland Paris is a complete family vacation destination offering its visitors world-class rides and other adventures.


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The Disneyland Paris is made up of five imaginary lands to enjoy - namely Main Street USA, Frontierland, Adventureland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland, all boasting different rides and attractions. Disneyland Paris is the fourth Disneyland theme park in the world, featuring all the famous Disney characters plus some new attractions.


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Almost all the classic attractions are represented here in updated forms - Pirates of the Caribbean, It's a Small World, and the Big Thunder Mountain you've ever seen - but all with an added touch of French influence. The classic Disney castle at Disneyland Paris is one of the smallest in the world but regarded as the prettiest by Disney fans across the world.


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The Disneyland Paris also houses world-class hotels, restaurants, shopping complex, convention center, and a golf course, and has as its star attractions the Disneyland Paris Theme Park and Walt Disney Studios. It has emerged as one of the top tourist attractions on not only France but the whole Europe. The Disneyland Paris is the perfect place to spend a fun-filled day for fun seekers and family vacationers.


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12/3/08

Presentation of France

National name: République Française
Land area: 210,668 sq mi (545,630 sq km); total area: 211,209 sq mi (547,030 sq km)
Population (2008 est.): 64,094,658 (growth rate: 0.5%); birth rate: 12.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.3/1000; life expectancy: 80.8; density per sq mi: 100
Monetary unit: Euro (formerly French franc)

Good, bad or ugly, everyone has something to say about France and the French: chic, smart, sexy, rude, racist, bureaucratic, bitchy as hell, pavements studded with dog poo, baguettes that dry out by lunchtime and a penchant for torching cars is some of the chitchat on the street. Spice up the cauldron with the odd urban riot, political scandal, presidential election and 35-hour working week - not to mention a massive box-office hit like The Da Vinci Code taking over Paris or superstar Angelina Jolie allegedly plumping for a chateau in Normandy to raise her kids - and the international media is all ears too.
This is, after all, that fabled land of good food and wine, of royal chateaux and perfectly restored farmhouses, of landmarks known the world over and hidden landscapes few really know. Savour art and romance in the shining capital on the River Seine. See glorious pasts blaze forth at Versailles. Travel south for Roman civilisation and the sparkling blue Med. Ski the Alps. Sense the subtle infusion of language, music and mythology in Brittany brought by 5th-century Celtic invaders. Smell ignominy on the beaches of Normandy and battlefields of Verdun and the Somme. And know that this is but the tip of that gargantuan iceberg the French call culture.


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