Euro Disney S.A.S.

is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company responsible for Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France.

In May 1985, Walt Disney Productions indicated that they would build a European Disneyland park with a location expected to be selected by September.

[CDC 1] A letter of intent was signed on 15 December 1985 by CEO Michael Eisner and then French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius in regards to building the theme park at Marne-la-Vallée, France on 4400 acres.

[CDC 3] The Walt Disney Company appointed Robert Fitzpatrick as Euro Disneyland president on 12 March 1987.

[5] In 1990, The Disney Company issued US$2.25 billion in convertible bonds through Merrill Lynch to fund building Euro Disneyland .