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Wiki Critique Assignment
“Articles in Wikipedia may be well written and insightful, but they are not embedded in the world of scholarly discourse.” While this may be true, the goal of The Free Encyclopedia is not to be a part of an academic discourse, but to provide the public with an online encyclopedia filled with free information. The founder’s original idea of limiting the editors of an online encyclopedia to experts in their fields failed miserably, so Wikipedia was intentionally not a part of the academic discourse. This article makes the argument that Wikipedia is not a reliable source because there is no way to associate one particular author with any one of its articles and that readers are therefore unable to determine the article’s credibility. The article repeatedly describes Wikipedia as “resourceful, but not authoritative,” and with this description, I agree. Wikipedia is a wonderful starting point for any sort of research and the references page of links can be incredibly helpful, however the collaborative and encyclopedic style of the site prevents Wikipedia, itself, from being an expert source on any topic.

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2000 and Onward
As of 2002, Disneyland Paris underwent a name change to Disneyland Resort Paris. In 2002, Euro Disney S.C.A. and The Walt Disney Company announced another annual profit for Disneyland Paris. However, it then incurred a net loss in the three years following. On 21 January 2005, Euro Disney S.C.A launched a new marketing plan to bring new, first-time European visitors to the Resort. By the end of the year, The Walt Disney Company had agreed to write off all debt that Euro Disney S.C.A. owed to The Walt Disney Company. This same year, having been open fewer than fifteen years, Disneyland Paris had become the number one tourist destination for Europe.

In 2006, Disneyland Resort Paris launched the advertising campaign, “believe in your dreams” and paired with the TGV East European Line to encourage European family attendance to the Resort. Shortly after announcing a 12% increase in revenues for the fiscal year of 2007, Euro Disney S.C.A. implemented a “reverse split” consolidation of shares of 100 to 1. August of 2008 brought the Resort’s 200 millionth visitor, and made for the third consecutive year of growth in revenues for the Resort as well as record a record of 15.3 million visitors in attendance.

In 2009, the Resort demonstrated dedication to the recruitment of new employment positions, especially for the Christmas and summer seasons, which continued in 2010 and 2011 when 2,000 and 3,000 employment contracts being offered, respectively. The 2009 fiscal year saw a decrease in revenues by 7% and a net loss of 63 million followed by stable revenues at 1.2 billion in fiscal 2010. Euro Disney S.C.A. refinanced their debt to Walt Disney Company again for 1.3 billion euros in September 2012.

A study done by the Inter-ministerial Delegation reviewing Disneyland Resort Paris’ contribution to the French economy was released in time for the Resort’s 20th anniversary in March of 2012. It found that despite the Resort’s financial hardships, it has generated “37 billion euros in tourism-related revenues over twenty years,” supports on average 55,000 jobs in France annually, and that one job at Disneyland Paris generates nearly three jobs elsewhere in France. Esilcox (talk) 01:15, 21 March 2013 (UTC)