World’s largest McDonald’s opens at Disneyland Paris, replacing older outlet

A new McDonald’s has opened inside Disney Village at Disneyland Paris, described in coverage as the world’s largest McDonald’s. The restaurant occupies roughly 2,000 square metres across three floors and offers seating for up to 600 guests at one time, including about 200 seats on outdoor terraces, making it substantially larger than the previously noted flagship in Orlando, Florida, which measured 1,800 square metres.

McDonald’s France called the project a major welcome for visitors. Jo Sempels, president and CEO of McDonald’s France, said, “Our 220 employees are eager to welcome families and visitors from around the world and offer them unforgettable memories in this world of pure enjoyment. I would like to thank the Disney Village teams for this exciting collaboration on a truly unique project.” Other reports list the on-site workforce slightly lower at 210 employees and add that staff speak 16 languages between them.

The build has been described as ultramodern and is reported to have cost about €20 million, with some accounts phrasing the figure as “more than €20 million.” Interior and exterior images circulating with the opening show a three-storey wooden facade with large windows and an interior fitted with black tables and chairs, wooden floors, a modern ceiling lined with rectangular lights and a white abstract design on a light gray wall.

Operational details reported alongside the opening include 23 self-service kiosks intended to speed ordering during peak periods and claims of a three-storey soft play feature for children. Disneyland Paris has promoted the outlet as offering a high-quality visitor experience, calling the restaurant “truly unique” and promising a “high-quality and spectacular experience.” Boris Solbach, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Disneyland Paris, framed the partnership as long-standing, saying, “Since 1999, Disneyland Paris and McDonald’s have built a relationship grounded in trust and a shared vision of the guest experience.”

The new restaurant replaces an older McDonald’s in Disney Village that first opened in the late 1990s; that site has closed to make way for the new build and is set to be demolished after years in place and, according to reporting, having struggled to meet customer demand. The opening positions the Disney Village location as larger on both floor area and guest capacity than the Orlando outlet, with one report noting the new site has about 250 more seats than the Florida restaurant.

For managers and staff, the site’s scale, multilingual workforce and self-service technology point to a high-volume visitor operation tailored to international park traffic. Several operational figures differ across reports, most notably staff totals and the exact construction cost, so McDonald’s France and Disneyland Paris remain the definitive sources for final confirmations.