Construction of the resort's two hotels began in September 1988 followed by the main park in early 1989, although the planned indoor shopping mall was temporarily put on hold due to budget constraints.įirst Years/Success The Retro Era (1991-1997) Īs part of the opening-day ceremony, TBA, TBA, TBA Water was gathered from major rivers across the globe and emptied into the park's main lagoon, ceremonial containers to mark the opening. In 1986, Europa executives visited Walt Disney World for the second time, this time on a top-secret mission to EPCOT Center, TBA. Coincentally, the studio's founder, Theodore Chrisman was an imagineer for WED and had past experience developing theme parks, mostly EPCOT Center.
They also contacted FiddleGriff Studios to help assist with the creation of the resort. In 1986, Europa Entertainment approached MCA about a potential joint-venture to build a Universal resort at London, England. However, this plan was simply too ambitious for its time and would have costed a lot of money, so Europa decided to put the project on hold in favor of expanding Europa Park. The resort was to include a massive World's Fair-style theme park called EuropaWorld, two on-site hotels, one themed to medieval castle, and one themed to a hotel of the future, and a massive shopping mall complex. This idea came after the MACK family took a trip to the newly-opened Walt Disney World in the mid-1970s.
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