A Saudi Prince has reportedly spent 15 million euros during a visit to Disneyland Paris. Prince Fahd al-Saud erportedly booked entire areas of the park over the period of May 22-24 to celebrate receiving his degree, reported The BBC.
Prince Fahd al-Saud is said to have booked entire areas of the park over the 22-24 May period, to celebrate getting his degree.
The AFP reported that the Prince's festivities included having events with "rare Disney characters," and special security was put into place.
The Telegraph reported that Disney even went as far as designing the costumes and the scenarios which were special for the event along with 80 dancers.
"Rare" characters that made a special guest appearances included Roger and Jessica Rabbit, the Aristocats and the cast of Up and Atlantis, the Lost Empire.
"This is the first time there has been such a grandiose, private world tour, said Julien Guedon, editor of Disney Gazette to The Telegraph. "The prince had fun. He was there all along, but we are not allowed to speak about him, that was the order."
During the Prince's visit, guests woke up at 6 a.m. to be taken to the park's Main Street which was transformed into a typical Parisian street. The night ended at 2 a.m. every night.
"The prince had the park to himself early morning and after the official closing time at 11pm," said Guedon.
The rest of the time, the park was open to visitors that were also invited to meet some of the characters there for the Prince's visit.
"The spending spree is good news for Disneyland Paris, where attendance grew by less than 2% last year compared with 2011, according to a report released Tuesday by the engineering and consulting firm Aecom and Burbank-based Themed Entertainment Assn., a trade group for designers of theme parks, casinos, restaurants and zoos," reported The Los Angeles Times.
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