Originally Posted By Kevin <<Finally, park management could not justify the cost of running the nighttime spectacular in its entirety. Fantillusion in Paris requires 88 performers and dozens more in maintenance, parade control and engineering. The purse strings simply cannot be opened as far as those of Tokyo Disneyland, which attracts over 50% more guests annually and has a guest spend that is over double that of its European cousin.>> I've never heard this brought up but this must be a huge reason for the differences. When you figure the economic impact behind this, it must be a huge number we are talking about.