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Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California has operated since
1955, although it was not owned by The Walt Disney Company until
1988. When Walt Disney constructed Disneyland in 1955, the costs to
build the park exceeded $17 million, and Disney did not have the
money to build and operate a hotel. Walt Disney negotiated a deal
with Jack Wrather to build and operate the hotel. The contract gave
Wrather the rights to use the Disneyland Hotel name on any hotel in
the state of California until 2054.
When Michael Eisner became Chairman & CEO of Walt Disney
Productions in 1984, he desperately wanted to get out of the
agreement with Wrather and bring the Disneyland Hotel under the
Walt Disney Company's umbrella. However, everytime Wrather was
approached by Disney he said that he was happy with the contract.
Finally after Jack Wrather died, The Walt Disney Company bought the
entire Wrather Corporation. By buying out the Wrather Corporation,
Disney owned not only the Disneyland Hotel, but the RMS Queen Mary
in Long Beach as well as the rights to The Lone Ranger. Disney sold
the latter assets over time.
The hotel is comprised of three towers and other smaller buildings.
Until 2001, the Disneyland Monorail took guests directly to the
hotel's lobby. With the opening of the new Downtown Disney shopping
district, the front of the hotel was removed, and the monorail now
takes guests to Downtown Disney.
Restaurants
Goofy's Kitchen
Granville's Steak House
Hook's Pointe
Disneyland Resort Paris
The Disneyland Hotel at the Disneyland Resort Paris in Marne-la-Vallée,
France is in an almost completely different style, taking on a late
Victorian theme, and with an all-pink exterior. Guests visiting
Disneyland Paris must walk underneath the arches of the hotel to
get to their destination. It is by far the most luxurious and
exclusive hotel in Disneyland Resort Paris.
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
The third Disneyland Hotel to open is located at the Hong Kong
Disneyland Resort in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The
theme of the hotel is of a tropical cotton plantation, and is
located near Disneyland Harbour. The hotel is built on reclaimed
land, and opened on September 12, 2005. The hotel, as with other
buildings in the resort, has been completely built using the feng
shui technique. It draws inspiration from Disney's Grand Floridian
Resort and Spa at the Walt Disney World Resort, as well as the
Disneyland Hotel at the Disneyland Resort Paris.
Future designs
Work has started on a new flagship hotel at the Tokyo Disney
Resort, with released concept looking very similar to the
Disneyland Hotels in France and Hong Kong. The name is unknown
currently, but the Hotel will not be owned by The Walt Disney
Company, as it is being built by the owner of the Tokyo Disney
Resort, The Oriental Land Company.
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