Disneyland Brazil

Disneyland Brazil is a theme park located in Realingo, Rio de Janerio, Brazil. The park is owned 95% by Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, and is

also owned 5% by the Federative Republic of Brazil. The park broke ground in 1986, and opened in 1990.

The park has five major themed lands: International Avenue, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland, and a mini-land, Mountain Country.

Portuguese
''A Disneyland Brasil é a sua terra, onde o passado, o futuro, a aventura e a fantasia ganham vida. Depois de entrar em nossos portões, você criará memórias para toda a vida, desde o relaxamento de Autopia até a emoção da Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. A Disneyland Brasil é para os jovens e para os jovens de coração. Agora, eu, Micheal Eisner, declaro oficialmente aberta a Disneyland Brasil.- Micheal Eisner''

English
''Disneyland Brazil is your land, in which the past, the future, adventure, and fantasy come to life. Once you step in our gates, you will make memories of a lifetime, from the relaxation of Autopia, to the thrill of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Disneyland Brazil is for the young, and the young at heart. Now, I, Micheal Eisner, officially declare Disneyland Brazil open.- Micheal Eisner''

Preparations
The park was planned more by the Federative Republic of Brazil, who wanted the park in the first place. They contacted The Walt Disney Company in 1985, to see if they would help in the project. They were glad to help with a project, and Disney already had the location in mind. It would be a large parcel of land in the middle of Rio de Janerio.

The Federative Republic of Brazil approved of this area, and Disney started planning the resort. They took imagineers to look at the area chosen so that they could plan out everything in the resort.

Construction
The park broke ground on December 20th, 1985 at a ground-breaking ceremony that was televised on TV Globo, as it was allowed to air Disney programing at the time. Construction started soon after on January 1st, 1986. Government officials in Brazil were surprised at how fast construction for the new resort was going.

Advertising
The parks first advertisements were done on TV Globo, but once Disney Channel Brazil was on the air, more advertising was on the new cable channel rather than TV Globo.

Opening
The park opened on July 2nd, 1990. The opening ceremony was televised both on the American based Disney Channel, and Disney Channel Brazil. Many Brazilian celebrities and politicians attended the ceremony. Micheal Eisner, the president of Brazil, Fernando Collor de Mello, and Roy E. Disney presented the ceremony of characters, performers, and music to attendees. The park was opened after Micheal Eisner's speech.

Later Years
The park was helped by tourists entering into Rio de Janerio, wanting to go to a theme park. This boosted attendance. It boosted attendance so much that other parks in Brazil started to up their game. Others were less fortunate, like Hopi Hari, which later became Six Flags Brazil.

The price at opening was R$30.200, while children were R$30.100, making the park known as one of the cheaper Disney parks to get into.

In the beginning, 400 castmembers were hired for the park, most being of Portuguese and African decent, though for performers (i.e walkarounds, dancers, actors ect.), most were of American, Portuguese, and African decent.

In 1991, the park was awarded as "Rio de Janerio's Best Tourist Attraction."

Due to Covid-19, the park and other parks in the Disneyland Brazil Resort including Mickey Beach Waterpark, and Disney-Fox Studios Brazil closed temporarily on March 22nd, 2020. The parks re-opened on October 30th, 2021.

Rides and Attractions
In clockwise order from south to southeast

International Avenue

 * City Hall (added 1990)
 * The Dapper Dans (added 1990; barbershop quartet that entertains guests around International Avenue)
 * Current line-up: Maxwell "Maxie" Damron, Jose' Larsworth, Mickey Jerome, George Jhonson


 * Walt Disney Cartoon Theater (added 1990)
 * Disney's Magic on Parade (added 1990)
 * Disneyland Railroad (added 1990)
 * Disney's Electric Parade (added 1990)
 * Partners (added 1990; Recreation of the partners statue at Disneyland)
 * Vehicles on International Avenue (added 1990; includes horse carriages, fire trucks, and police vehicles)

Adventureland

 * The Jungle Cruise (added 1990) [FastPass]
 * Indiana Jones- Templo da Perdição (added 1996; an intamin looping rollercoaster, a mirror clone of Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril at Disneyland Paris) [FastPass]
 * Pirates of the Caribbean (added 1990) [FastPass+]
 * The Enchanted Tiki Room (added 1990) [FastPass+]

Frontierland

 * The Country Bear Jamboree (added 1990; animatronic show by Garner Holt Productions and Walt Disney Imagineering)
 * Roy's River Rider Steamboat (added 1990)
 * Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (added 1990; vekoma mine train rollercoaster, longest version of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad) [FastPass+]

Mountain Country
This area was formerly Critter Country (1996-2022)


 * Davey Crockett's River Adventure (added 2022; rethemed version of splash mountain) [FastPass+]

Fantasyland

 * A ousada jornada de Pinóquio (added 1990; dark ride) [FastPass+]
 * As Aventuras do Ursinho Pooh (added 2005; walkthrough version of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh) [FastPass]
 * Mickey's Fairytale Hall (added 2010; meet and greet with two sides: Mickey and Minnie, and Donald and Goofy) [FastPass]
 * Fantasyland Theater (added 1990)
 * Dumbo the Flying Elephant (added 1990) [FastPass]
 * Peter Pan's Flight (added 1990; dark ride) [FastPass+]
 * It's a Small World (added 1990; dark ride) [FastPass+]
 * Fairytale River (added 1990; boat ride) [FastPass]
 * Mad Hatter's Tea Party (added 1990) [FastPass]
 * Seven Dwarves Mine Train (added 2016; vekoma family rollercoaster) [FastPass+]

Tomorrowland

 * Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blast (added 2002; dark ride) [FastPass]
 * Astro Orbiter (added 1990) [FastPass]
 * Star Tours (added 1990; motion simulator) [FastPass+]
 * Jedi Training Academy (added 2012; interactive show)
 * Space Mountain (added 1993; vekoma looping rollercoaster, was the first Disney rollercoaster to invert) [FastPass+]
 * Autopia (added 1990; a Huss-TechEuro car ride) [FastPass]
 * Tron: Lightcycle Run (added 2021; vekoma motorbike rollercoaster) [FastPass+]

Mountain Country

 * Splash Mountain (added 1996, closed in 2020)

Fantasyland

 * Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (added 1990, closed in 2004; dark ride, was replaced by As Aventuras do Ursinho Pooh)

Tomorrowland

 * The Legend of Captain EO (added 1990, closed in 2018)
 * Tomorrowland Theater (added 1990, closed in 2011; originally named Videopolis Theater [1990-2000])

Restaurants

 * Walt's: An American Restaurant [International Avenue]
 * Jack's Snacks [Adventureland]
 * Adventurer's Club [Adventureland]
 * Chuck's Frontier Saloon [Frontierland]
 * Fantastical Mansion Character Dining [Fantasyland]
 * Cricket's Good Food [Fantasyland]
 * Pizza Planet [Tomorrowland]
 * Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe' [Tomorrowland]

Shops

 * Disneyland Emporium [International Avenue]
 * Tinkerer's Toys [International Avenue]
 * International Bakery [International Avenue]
 * Savory Sweet Treats [International Avenue]
 * Pirate's Treasure [Adventureland]
 * Big Thunder Gifts [Frontierland]
 * River Mercantile [Mountain Country]
 * Sir Mickey's [Fantasyland]
 * Pooh's Emporium [Fantasyland]
 * Buzz Lightyear Store [Tomorrowland]
 * Tron Gifts [Tomorrowland]

Trivia

 * This is one of the last Disney Parks that has characters freely roam the park (except when there are certain meet and greet locations)
 * This is the last Disney Park to feature the original version of Star Tours.