Editing Disneyland Paris (section)

===Opening day and early years===
Euro Disney opened for employee preview and testing in March 1992. During this time, visitors were mostly park employees and their family members, who tested facilities and operations. The press was able to visit the day before the park's opening day, 12 April 1992.

On 12 April 1992, Euro Disney Resort and its theme park, Euro Disneyland, officially opened. Visitors were warned of chaos on the roads. A government survey indicated that half a million people carried by 90,000 cars might attempt to enter the complex. French radio warned traffic to avoid the area. By midday, the car park was approximately half full, suggesting an attendance level below 25,000. Explanations of the lower-than-expected turnout included speculation that people heeded the advice to stay away and that the one-day strike that cut the direct [[Réseau Express Régional|RER]] railway connection to Euro Disney from the centre of Paris made the park inaccessible.<ref name="thunderbird" /> Due to the European recession that August, the park faced financial difficulties as there were a lack of things to do and an overabundance of hotels, leading to underperformance.<ref name="Disneyland Paris Brief History">{{Cite web |last=Solarius |title=Disneyland Paris Brief History |url=http://www.solarius.com/dvp/dlp/dlp-history.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211162227/http://www.solarius.com/dvp/dlp/dlp-history.htm |archive-date=11 February 2013 |access-date=28 February 2013 |publisher=Solarius}}</ref> The failure of Euro Disney caused the cancellation of several projects like [[WestCOT]], [[Disney's America]], Tomorrowland 2055 at [[Disneyland]] and Beastly Kingdom at [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2017 |title=25 Years Ago, All of These Disney Parks Projects Were Cancelled. Here's What Could've Been. |url=https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20170502/32734/25-years-ago}}</ref>

A new Indiana Jones roller coaster ride was opened at Euro Disney in 1993. A few weeks after the ride opened, there were problems with the emergency brakes which resulted in guest injuries.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2gLy9ssyM |title=Saving Euro Disney |date=12 June 2018 |publisher=Offhand Disney |time=3:39–3:47 |access-date=11 October 2018 |format=YouTube}}</ref>

In 1994, the company was still having financial difficulties. There were rumours that Euro Disney was getting close to having to file for bankruptcy. The banks and the backers had meetings to work out some of the financial problems facing Euro Disney. In March 1994, Team Disney went into negotiations with the banks so that they could get some help for their debt. As a last resort, the Walt Disney Company threatened to close the Euro Disney theme park, leaving the banks with the land.<ref name="Disneyland Paris Brief History" />