Euro Disney

History of the perk

Disney bought out the remaining Euro Disney shareholders in 2017. A closed club carried on for eligible former members, which is why shareholder cards still come up in Disneyland Paris discussions today.

1. 25 July 2025

   Legacy club continues

   The successor club’s terms recognise cards valid until 31 December 2027. Only former shareholders whose club card was active in 2017 or later qualify. New share buyers cannot join.

2. 19 June 2017

   Remaining shares bought out

   Disney’s subsidiaries reached 97.08% through their tender offer, then compulsorily bought the rest. Euronext Paris delisted Euro Disney after the market closed on 19 June. That is the delisting date, not a documented last day for club applications.

3. 10 March 2016

   New members needed 1,000 shares

   The threshold rose from 100 shares. The terms set out free five-year membership, how to apply, and lower thresholds for earlier members who renewed on time.

4. 1995

   Shareholders Club established

   Euro Disney’s archived club page dates its creation to 1995.

What shareholders got

Shareholders received 15% off eligible park tickets and annual passes, 25% off eligible hotel rooms, 10% off hotel-and-ticket packages and 15% off eligible restaurants and Disneyland Paris shops.

Park tickets and annual passes

The ticket discount covered one-day, one-park tickets and one-, two- or three-day park-hopper tickets, up to five a day. It excluded special events and special nights. The annual-pass discount covered you and family at your address, up to five passes a year, but not sponsorship or renewal offers.

Disney hotels

The room and package discounts covered the Disneyland Hotel, Hotel New York, Newport Bay Club, Sequoia Lodge, Hotel Cheyenne, Hotel Santa Fe and Davy Crockett Ranch. You could book two rooms per stay. The discounts excluded transport, suites, Castle Club, Empire State Club and family rooms. Stays on 24 or 31 December had to run for at least two nights in a row.

Restaurants

The dining discount covered table-service and buffet restaurants for up to six people. It excluded alcohol, bars, meal vouchers, themed meals and dinner-shows, plus Rainforest Café, King Ludwig’s Castle, Planet Hollywood and McDonald’s. Earl of Sandwich gave a separate 10% off for you and up to four guests.

Shopping

Some Disneyland Paris shop items, including certain collectors’ pieces and limited editions, were excluded or got only 10% off. Disney Stores in Europe gave 10% off, with some products excluded and nothing off at the Galeries Lafayette store in Paris. At La Vallée Village you could collect a VIP card for another 10% off at six shops.

Salon Mickey and club events

You could visit Salon Mickey, the private lounge beside the Disneyland Park entrance, from 9am to noon, up to four times a month. The club also arranged film screenings and opening events. Membership did not include free park entry or parking.

Shows, tours and other discounts

The terms also listed 20% off category-two seats at Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, with a supplement for category one; 25% off selected guided tours; 15% off golf green fees; and 10% off treatments at Celestia Spa and flights on the PanoraMagique balloon. Each had its own booking conditions.

Who qualified

You needed at least 1,000 Euro Disney S.C.A. shares, in bearer or registered form.

You had to be an individual shareholder and apply to the club. Membership was free and lasted five years, as long as you kept qualifying.

Shares held through a broker

Nominee holders had to provide proof of ownership.

Your bank or broker could supply the ownership certificate. We did not test whether any broker would do so or help with a claim.

Other conditions

Physical card required

Yes

Previous claim process

1. 1. Apply to the clubYou filled in the online membership form, then sent the dated, signed form with your ownership evidence. Earlier members also sent records, where needed, to prove they had held shares without a break.
2. 2. Wait for the cardThe club emailed you when it approved your application, then posted the card. It no longer accepted temporary certificates.
3. 3. Use the right booking routeYou bought discounted park tickets at the entrance windows and annual passes at the annual-pass desk. For hotels, you called the club’s booking line and said you were a member. You showed your card when paying and at hotel check-in, and staff could ask for ID.

You sent a recent ownership certificate in your name. A screenshot from online banking needed a purchase or portfolio statement to back it up. Pure registered holders at Société Générale Securities Services needed no certificate.

Dates

The surviving terms give no minimum holding period or end date for the offer.

Benefit issued

Up to two weeks to process a complete application. After approval, the club posted the card within about two to three weeks.

Continued eligibility

If you stopped qualifying, you had to tell the club and return the card.

Renewal

You had to ask to renew within 60 days either side of your card’s expiry. Earlier members who missed that window lost their lower share threshold.

Valid from

10 March 2016

Practical notes

Earlier members needed fewer shares

Existing members kept the old 100-share threshold. Those who joined before 1 October 2005 could renew with five shares. Both concessions lasted only while you stayed a member and renewed on time.

The card was personal

You could not lend, sell or pass it on. Discounts could not usually be combined with other offers. The one stated exception was the family discount on five Fantasy or Dream annual passes for one address.

Already a Euro Disney Club member?

If you are still a member, use the current Euro Disney Club terms linked below. Ticket purchase routes and other conditions have changed since 2016. Buying shares in The Walt Disney Company does not meet the closed club’s membership conditions.