The company said it made an operating profit of 1.3 million euros in the first half of its financial year which ended in March. That compares with a operating loss of 36.3 million for the same period a year earlier. Revenues were boosted by Easter falling in March this year rather than April last year.

Attendance was up by 14.8% to seven million and those visitors spent more, an average of 44 euros and 70 cents, up 2.5% from the previous year. Euro Disney's hotel occupancy rate also rose by 5.4% to 88.5%.

The group is still not making money, but its net loss was down by 47%; it narrowed from 82 million euros to just under 43.5 million.

Costs were up by 10% year-on-year due to the hiring of more workers to cope with the extra visitors and spending on new attractions.