Disney allegedly sorted job applicants by race

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Euro Disney is on trial for racial discrimination after it was revealed that its theme park Disneyland Paris arranged job applicants according to ethnicity.

A court was told on Wednesday (25 May) how the regime was enacted in a bid to 'weed out' people from deprived areas of the French capital.

Dating back to 2006, it's alleged that a discriminatory advertisement requested their job applicants have "European citizenship." Moreover, Disney employees were said to be categorised under headings including "Africa outside the Maghreb," and "West Europe."

The legal action was brought around by anti-racist association La Maison des Potes with Euro Disney facing up to €225,000 (£171,000) if found guilty.

It has since admitted that the advertisement was worded clumsily denying any discriminatory intent and branding it an "isolated blunder."

Disneyland Paris - which opened in 1992 - attracts around 15 million visitors a year - more than any other attraction in Europe.