Disneyland Park: Discoveryland


In this world, guests enter a future as it was imagined by the visionaries of the past. Here, the imagination of creative thinkers throughout time, from Leonardo da Vinci to Jules Verne, and even people like Walt Disney and George Lucas, is brought to life in a retro-futuristic world where we get a glimpse of yesterday's tomorrow.

When entering the land through Central Plaza, guests enter the land through volcano craters and a big sign. This will take them into a Steampunk-style plaza, where most of the attractions can be found. This includes the spinner ride Orbitron, which is fashioned after da Vinci's planetary model. To the right is Autopia, where guests can ride vintage cars, Cool Station, a snack stand, and Les Mysteries du Nautilus (Mysteries of the Nautilus), a walkthrough attractions where guests explore Captain Nemo's iconic ship from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. To the left, guests will find the entrance to the shooter ride, Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast, which exits into Star Command Photographers and Constellations. Also over here is Cafe Hyperion, a Victorian airport terminal that has been converted into a restaurant. But the key attraction here is Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain. Despite sounding like the familiar Star Wars overlay of the classic Space Mountain, this ride features a tribute to Jules Verne, including the Columbiad Cannon from his novel, From the Earth to the Moon, as well as more intense ride maneuvers, like a launch and three inversions. The ride exits into Lightspeed Photography.
Behind Space Mountain is a smaller area, home to the Videopolis Theater, where live shows would play, as well as a statue of Wall-E and Eve from Wall-E. Located around here is also the terminal for Star Tours: L'Aventure Continue (Star Tours: The Adventures Continue), a randomized flight through a Galaxy Far, Far Away. It exits into the Star Traders gift shop. Also here, beneath a launching pad, is Starport, a place where Star Wars characters meet. Afterwards, guests can find photos at the Starport Photographs. Nearby against the Space Mountain building is Rocket Cafe, a place for quick meals, and across from that is the Discoveryland theater, where 3D shows play. It is currently the home of Mickey's PhilharMagic.
Attractions:
  • Orbitron
  • Autopia
  • Les Mysteries du Nautilus
  • Buzz Lightyear's Laser Run
  • Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain
  • Videopolis Theater
  • Star Tours: L'Aventure Continue
  • Starport
  • Mickey's PhilharMagic
Dining:
  • Cool Station
  • Cafe Hyperion
  • Rocket Cafe
Shopping:
  • Star Command Photographers
  • Constellations
  • Lightspeed Photography
  • Star Traders
  • Starport Photographs
When designing Disneyland Paris, Imagineers decided not to feature a traditional Tomorrowland, mainly because it was built on an American vision of the future. Instead, they looked at European visionaries of the past and decided to create a land themed to them. Aside from this, Discoveryland also solved an ages-old problem with Tomorrowland. Before going with the science fiction theme that Tomorrowland has today, the area was supposed to be a realistic look at the future, but that would get outdated quickly. But they didn't need to worry about that with Discoveryland, because this was a future that was already outdated.

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