TWDC now own over 77% of Disneyland Paris.

Jonjo · Apr 21, 2015

It’s always interesting to know the share ownership statistics of Disneyland Paris, so here is the latest breakdown of who owns Euro Disney S.C.A. as released by the AMF (French Financial Markets Authority) on the 20 April 2015.

The major thing that jumps out at you is that The Walt Disney Company now own over 77% of Euro Disney S.C.A.

The Walt Disney Co. - 606 275 358 - 77,4%
Kingdom Holding Co. - 38 976 490 - 4,98%
Invesco Asset Management Ltd. - 21 105 711 - 2,69%
Ledbury Capital Partners LLP - 8 109 570 - 1,04%
Invesco Advisers, Inc. - 4 787 207 - 0,61%
GAM London Ltd. - 2 813 640 - 0,36%
State Street Global Advisors Ltd. - 1 393 515 - 0,18%
Euro Disney SCA - 584 466 - 0,075%
Norges Bank Investment Management - 516 124 - 0,066%
GO ETF Solutions LLP - 169 206 - 0,022%

Phase 3 of the recapitalisation has now been extended by the AMF due to legal action taken by CIMA in the Paris Court of Appeal who are trying to stop the take over of Euro Disney S.C.A. by TWDC.

rteetz · Apr 21, 2015

Old news this happened a while ago when Disney started pouring money into those parks because they were literally falling apart.

Epcotfan64 · Apr 22, 2015

Have you priced Disneyland Paris tickets? They're much more reasonable than those of Disneyland Anaheim or Disney World.

luisov · Apr 22, 2015

Epcotfan64 said:
Have you priced Disneyland Paris tickets? They're much more reasonable than those of Disneyland Anaheim or Disney World.

Well, unlike Disneyland Anaheim or WDW, DL Paris needs to increase its numbers, so reasonable prices are part of the deal. DL and WDW are packed during a good chunk of the year despite its increasing prices. Also important to note, food in Paris is a lot more expensive than in US parks.

luisov · Apr 22, 2015

*Double post*

rteetz · Apr 22, 2015

Epcotfan64 said:
Have you priced Disneyland Paris tickets? They're much more reasonable than those of Disneyland Anaheim or Disney World.

While that's true the hotels are pretty expensive and then add in airfare and transportation from the airport to Disneyland Paris.

lockedoutlogic · Apr 22, 2015

Euro is a great park...including the food (which wdw has slid on)...studios was an embarassment when I was there...

That being said - Disney wanted no parts of a full ownership scenario in France...

What they wanted was Tokyo...built under partnership when Disney was nearly bankrupt and a smashing, third party run success since day one.

Keep your eyes on china...as the needle looks more "euro" than "Tokyo" at this point.

They'll never get it. And this is bad for fans/customers of the US parks. We're gonna feel the drain. No question.

Euro has shown American cultural insensitivity from day 1, it's not in the right climate, and honestly it's too close to Florida.

DDLand · Apr 22, 2015

lockedoutlogic said:
Euro is a great park...including the food (which wdw has slid on)...studios was an embarassment when I was there...

That being said - Disney wanted no parts of a full ownership scenario in France...

What they wanted was Tokyo...built under partnership when Disney was nearly bankrupt and a smashing, third party run success since day one.

Keep your eyes on china...as the needle looks more "euro" than "Tokyo" at this point.

They'll never get it. And this is bad for fans/customers of the US parks. We're gonna feel the drain. No question.

Euro has shown American cultural insensitivity from day 1, it's not in the right climate, and honestly it's too close to Florida.

I feel like much of the cultural hostility has faded. Many of the problems can be traced back to the Hotels, crappy upkeep, and of course the pathetic economic climate. I'm hopeful that the economy moves in the right direction, and they fix their upkeep issues.

There's the distinct possibility that in both areas things could only get worse.

lockedoutlogic · Apr 22, 2015

DDLand said:
I feel like much of the cultural hostility has faded. Many of the problems can be traced back to the Hotels, crappy upkeep, and of course the pathetic economic climate. I'm hopeful that the economy moves in the right direction, and they fix their upkeep issues.

There's the distinct possibility that in both areas things could only get worse.

Oh I agree...but I think the residual damage is still there.

They didnt need that...couldn't afford it.
Same with the pushback due to bad handling of the Virginia project

Jonjo · Apr 23, 2015

The cultural hostility has indeed long faded, the park will be 25 years old in 2017 and we now have young families taking their childern to the park who can never remember not having a Disneyland in Paris. The resort is the largest employer in the area and the most visted tourist attraction in France.

A huge refurbishment project is presently underway at the resort which is going to last over two years and it will see all the rides and lands refurbished. Somthing that has been badly needed for a long time, but they were unable to do while the banks were in control of the resort. Now that TWDC is in contol of the debt and the interest payments have been reduced these restrictions have been lifted and the work is under way. Some rides will be closed for up to 12 months. - But no pain - no gain as they say.

The European ecconomy is still a major problem with it effecting come countires worse that others, but visitor numbers are only slightly down and spending per guest is on the increase.

Their plan is to ensure all the hotels are fully refubished by the time Europe is out of the recession and people can afford to go away on holidays again. The new CEO Tom Wolber (WDW, Disney Cruise Lines) is making alot changes and the recapitalization plan appears to be a sucess.

I expect we will see TWDC with a 80% holding in EDL by then end of the year. They have invested toofar much money now not to see the resort go back to the old bad days of the late early 2000's.

lockedoutlogic · Apr 23, 2015

Jonjo said:
The cultural hostility has indeed long faded, the park will be 25 years old in 2017 and we now have young families taking their childern to the park who can never remember not having a Disneyland in Paris. The resort is the largest employer in the area and the most visted tourist attraction in France.

A huge refurbishment project is presently underway at the resort which is going to last over two years and it will see all the rides and lands refurbished. Somthing that has been badly needed for a long time, but they were unable to do while the banks were in control of the resort. Now that TWDC is in contol of the debt and the interest payments have been reduced these restrictions have been lifted and the work is under way. Some rides will be closed for up to 12 months. - But no pain - no gain as they say.

The European ecconomy is still a major problem with it effecting come countires worse that others, but visitor numbers are only slightly down and spending per guest is on the increase.

Their plan is to ensure all the hotels are fully refubished by the time Europe is out of the recession and people can afford to go away on holidays again. The new CEO Tom Wolber (WDW, Disney Cruise Lines) is making alot changes and the recapitalization plan appears to be a sucess.

I expect we will see TWDC with a 80% holding in EDL by then end of the year. They have invested toofar much money now not to see the resort go back to the old bad days of the late early 2000's.

Hmmm...I hope you are right...as a failing Euro doesn't benefit me or anyone else one bit...

But you do realize that what you have laid out represents the "best case scenario" 100%?

rteetz · Apr 23, 2015

Jonjo said:
The cultural hostility has indeed long faded, the park will be 25 years old in 2017 and we now have young families taking their childern to the park who can never remember not having a Disneyland in Paris. The resort is the largest employer in the area and the most visted tourist attraction in France.

A huge refurbishment project is presently underway at the resort which is going to last over two years and it will see all the rides and lands refurbished. Somthing that has been badly needed for a long time, but they were unable to do while the banks were in control of the resort. Now that TWDC is in contol of the debt and the interest payments have been reduced these restrictions have been lifted and the work is under way. Some rides will be closed for up to 12 months. - But no pain - no gain as they say.

The European ecconomy is still a major problem with it effecting come countires worse that others, but visitor numbers are only slightly down and spending per guest is on the increase.

Their plan is to ensure all the hotels are fully refubished by the time Europe is out of the recession and people can afford to go away on holidays again. The new CEO Tom Wolber (WDW, Disney Cruise Lines) is making alot changes and the recapitalization plan appears to be a sucess.

I expect we will see TWDC with a 80% holding in EDL by then end of the year. They have invested toofar much money now not to see the resort go back to the old bad days of the late early 2000's.

Yes they plan to have Disneyland park finished in its massive refurb by 2017 and then start on the studios and have that completed by in the next few years after that. I just recently posted a photo update of the park in the news round up thread. Each hotel is also getting massive refurbishments. Rides are going down for six months or more at a time. It's really quite the undertaking.

Jonjo · Apr 23, 2015

I hope WDS gets the same type of investment DCA had. But I expect it will just be a spit and polish job.

DDLand · Apr 23, 2015

Jonjo said:
I hope WDS gets the same type of investment DCA had. But I expect it will just be a spit and polish job.

I wouldn't be certain. I feel like Iger has this strategy that has worked quite well over the last few years. Target broken parks, and spend as much money as it takes to fix them. Both those expenditures took place during recessions. Just like this WDS project may.

lockedoutlogic · Apr 23, 2015

DDLand said:
I wouldn't be certain. I feel like Iger has this strategy that has worked quite well over the last few years. Target broken parks, and spend as much money as it takes to fix them. Both those expenditures took place during recessions. Just like this WDS project may.

Those expenditures were cheaper during recessions...lower costs and interest rates. That's a fact.

I think they have done good in California and Hong Kong...

Wdw has not been done well. Fantayland did not really strengthen the park... EPCOT and studios are far worse off now than when he took over...animal kingdom still hasn't been given the attention it needs (though that's coming around)

But downtown is where I'm fixated now...

That has been a disaster...and they finally are putting muscle Into...
But I got to be honest: I think they got nothing coming.

So far the announcements have been beyond underwhelming...even with low expectations to start.

Sarahbelle341 · Apr 23, 2015

I think Disneyland Paris has some pretty tough tourist competition lots of people go To Paris to see other things Notre Dame, Eifel Tower, etc. The vast majority of people that come to Orlando are going to Disney. A lot of European tourists go to Spain for the warmer weather and the beach as well. I think the culture plays into it a lot as well.

lockedoutlogic · Apr 23, 2015

The only reason I went to euro was that our flight home from De Gaulle was canceled and the next one was the next day...

Glad I went...but it didnt have the allure of the "preplanned" trip in the best city on earth or the surrounding countryside...

rteetz · Apr 23, 2015

lockedoutlogic said:
The only reason I went to euro was that our flight home from De Gaulle was canceled and the next one was the next day...

Glad I went...but it didnt have the allure of the "preplanned" trip in the best city on earth or the surrounding countryside...

DLP is one place I definitely want to travel to in the future. That and Tokyo to see how OLC does it better.

Cheshire Figment · Apr 29, 2015

I currently own 300 shares of Eurodisney SCA as well as 200 "droits" which are right to something that I can't find out.

Jonjo · Apr 30, 2015

Cheshire Figment said:
I currently own 300 shares of Eurodisney SCA as well as 200 "droits" which are right to something that I can't find out.

Those are the rights to sell your shares to TWDC at 1.25€ per share.

Your broker should have informed you about the recapitalisation early this year.

There is a thread about the recapitalisation of Euro Disney SCA here:

http://www.disboards.com/threads/shareholder-idiot-guide-to-required-action.3370243/

TWDC now own over 77% of Disneyland Paris.

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