Cher and José Carreras sharing a stage built on French soil? 1992 was unhinged.
On April 11, 1992, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney aired on CBS, offering viewers a spectacular, entertainment-filled evening as well as a special “sneak preview” of the Euro Disney Theme Park and Resort. The special was simulcast live across Europe in five languages and broadcast later the same day in the United States. Each country’s customized broadcast was hosted by popular local celebrities, introducing entertainers from their own countries.
Production
Five simultaneous live broadcasts across Europe—absolute madness.
Costume
Early-nineties formal wear that screams 'we had money and no taste.'
Director
Gilles Amado
Melanie Griffith
Self - Host (US)
Don Johnson
Self - Host (US)
Matthew Kelly
Self - Host (UK)
Pat Sharp
Self - Host (UK)
José Carreras
Self - Performer
Cher
Self - Performer
Isabelle Duchesnay
Self - Performer
Paul Duchesnay
Self - Performer
Gloria Estefan
Self - Performer
Angela Lansbury
Self - Performer
Tina Turner
Self - Performer
Roy Edward Disney
Self
Michael Eisner
Self
Jean-Pierre Foucault
Self - Host (FR)
David Hallyday
Self - Host (FR)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired months before the park's actual financial collapse, making it a time capsule of spectacular corporate hubris.
Disney insisted on 'Euro Disney' despite European executives warning it sounded like a currency—Parisians protested with 'Disney go home' signs at the real opening.
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