55,000 people, one secret city, and enough holiday spirit to power a small nation.
For Disneyland Paris, Christmas is the highlight, a celebration that begins almost a year in advance! In 2017, the park celebrated its 25th anniversary. This milestone was marked by a year filled with events designed to dazzle visitors, including several new additions: parades, shows, and entertainment. But how do you reconcile organizing these festivities with welcoming nearly 40,000 visitors every day? For a year, we went behind the scenes at Europe's number one theme park. We were given exclusive access to share the daily lives of 55,000 employees, stunt performers, dancers, but also gardeners, artisans, chefs, salespeople, and even Princes and Princesses! They all shared their secrets with us. What methods are behind the Disneyland magic? Who is behind the grand parade, the dishes at Remy's bistro, or the bushes in Alice's Garden? What does CastMemberland, the secret city of employees, look like?
Practical Effects
Real logistics of daily 40,000-person crowd management.
Production
CastMemberland — Disney's hidden employee city revealed.
Costume
Royal wardrobe secrets from actual Princes and Princesses.
Director
Benjamin Courtadon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Disneyland Paris is Europe's most visited tourist destination, yet remains financially precarious — this documentary accidentally maps the tension between American corporate optimism and French labor reality.
"Cast Members" aren't allowed to break character even in CastMemberland — the film captures employees eating lunch in partial costume, revealing Disney's colonization of off-duty identity.
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