Disneyland Vrachiapolis Resort

The Disneyland Vrachiapolis Resort is a themed resort located on the southern end of Iremia island, Vrachiapolis. The resort opened to the public on 17 June 2003, as Disney's second resort in Europe after Disneyland Paris.

The resort features two theme parks (Disneyland Vrachiapolis Park and Disney's Oceanic Oasis Park), an entertainment district (Disney's Town Square), four themed hotels, recreational facilities, a lake and associated parking and transportation hubs.

Background
In May 1998, the Vrachiapolian government announced a bidding process for the establishment of an amusement park as part of the Iremia development. Bidders for the project included Disney Vrachiapolis Park Committee (a joint-venture of the Walt Disney Company and the Bettany Group), Universal Parks & Resorts, The Lego Group and Anheuser-Busch. On 19 November 1998, the Vrachiapolian government announced that the Disney-Bettany joint-venture had won the bid.

A joint-venture company, Disneyland Vrachiapolis Resort Partnership, was created in February 1999 with Disney investing US$316 million for a 43% equity stake in the project. The Phase One build-out included a projected 15 million annual visitor Disneyland-style theme park, two hotels at opening, and an area for retail, dining and entertainment.

The government began the land reclamation process for the resort in October 1999. The bay at Iremia that had been filled in was previously undeveloped except for a small recreation area for those stationed at the former Garrison on the island.

Construction
The construction of the resort itself started in August 2000.

Opening day and early years
On 17 June 2003, Disneyland Vrachiapolis Resort and its theme park, Disneyland Vrachiapolis Park, held their official grand opening ceremonies, led by the chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company Michael Eisner, President and chief operating officer of the Walt Disney Company Bob Iger, President of Vrachiapolis Aytek Demirören and Prime Minister of Vrachiapolis Paris Chatzimichalis.

The park was projected to attract three to five million visitors in its opening year, mostly locals, as well as tourists from, and other nearby European and MENA countries.

Creation of second theme park
On 19 August 2009, Disney announced that a second theme park would be at the Disneyland Vrachiapolis Resort. On 15 March 2011, the park's name was revealed to be Disney's Oceanic Oasis Park, with the park announced as being similar in theming and concept to Tokyo DisneySea at the Tokyo Disney Resort.

On 1 January 2012, the groundbreaking of the Oceanic Oasis Park project commenced. On 1 June 2015, the new Disney's Oceanic Oasis Park held its grand opening.

Attractions
The Disneyland Vrachiapolis Resort consists of Disneyland Vrachiapolis Park, Disney's Oceanic Oasis Park, and Disney's Town Square, which is a variation of the Downtown Disney and Disney Springs shopping, dining, and entertainment areas found at the Disney resorts in Anaheim and Lake Buena Vista respectively.

Like other Disney resorts, the Disneyland Vrachiapolis Resort includes four Disney-branded hotels.