After all, how many Disney parks are there in the world?

Visiting a Disney Park is one of the most common wishes among fans of the studio productions, especially those who grew up following the animation classics. With attractions ranging from roller coasters and simulators, to immersive experiences in films-inspired scenarios, parks are present on three continents: America, Europe and Asia. In addition to entertainment, the spaces have become cultural landmarks, attracting millions of visitors every year.

Recently, Disney has announced the construction of a new resort in the United Arab Emirates. The news will be located in Abu Dhabi, on the island of Yas, one of the main leisure regions of the capital.

Despite the official confirmation, there is no expected date for the inauguration of the new park. More details about the attractions and the concept of the resort should be released in the coming months by Disney’s official networks.

Meanwhile, existing parks follow popular destinations and are distributed in different parts of the world, offering unique experiences to audiences of all ages. Meet each one!

1. Japan

Inaugurated in the 1980s, the Tokyo Disneyland, located in Urayasu, Japan, was the first park built outside America. Inspired by California Disneyland, the space has as its main attractions the Cinderella castle, Space Mountain and Haunted Mansion.

Still in Japan, about 30 km from the capital, there is Tokyo Disneysea, which leads to sea theme and has water attractions for the whole family. Visitors explore seven ports and seas -inspired areas around the globe, with toys such as Tower of Terror and Journey to The Center of the Earth, an adventure based on the work of Júlio Verne.

2. France

France also has its own corner enchanted with Disneyland Paris, which opened in 1990, which is located in Marne-La-Vallée, about 40 km from Paris, consisting of two parks: Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park.

The place mixes traditional attractions, such as the Star Tours simulator, inspired by Star Wars, with news adapted to the European public. Sleeping Beauty Castle dominates the scenery, and Rock’n Roller Coaster is one of the most sought after in the park.

3. China

Shanghai Disney Resort in China stands out for being the youngest and most technological of all. The park houses Disney’s largest castle, which honors all princesses, and supermodern toys, such as Tron Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster, and the incredible version of the Caribbean pirates: Battle for the Sunken Treaster.

4. Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Disneyland, which opened in 2005, is on Lantau Island, being smaller than the others, but full of exclusive attractions such as Mystic Manor, a mansion full of mysteries that do not exist in any other park in the world, and the Grizzly Gulch area, which seems to have come out straight from Old West.

5. United States

One of the world’s most famous destinations, Disneyland, California, Disney’s first park, founded in 1950, and the Walt Disney World in Florida, elected the world’s most visited tourist whereabout in 2018.

In Orlando, there are 3 different complexes of theme: Disney, Universal and Sea World, with Magic Kingdom the best known, which hosts the so famous Cinderella castle, also being Mickey’s house. EPCOT mixes culture, technology and fun, with pavilions representing various countries and attractions such as Test Track and Soarin ‘. Animal Kingdom, in turn, is Disney’s largest extent park, with safari, scenarios inspired by Africa and Asia and an immersive area of ​​Avatar.

For movie lovers, Hollywood Studios is the right place, which houses attractions such as Aerosmith’s roller coaster, Star Wars world and Toy Story Land. And if the idea is to cool off, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach are the ideal water parks, with radical toboats, wave pools and scenarios ranging from the beach to the top of the snow mountains.

In California is where it all started, housing the Disneyland of Anaheim, Disney’s first park, inaugurated in 1955. With nine thematic areas, the region has classic and other exclusive attractions such as Matterhorn Bobsleds mountain. Beside is the California Adventure Park, which celebrates the state of California and features Pixar -inspired toys, Marvel and even the movie “Cars”, with the Electrifying Radiator Springs Racers race.