The train carrying MEPs from Brussels to Strasbourg stopped at Disneyland

A train carrying MEPs from Brussels to Strasbourg this Monday for the plenary session of the European Parliament mistakenly got stuck at Disneyland station in Paris, French railway company SNCF said.

The incident caused a 45-minute delay in arrival in Strasbourg and spawned a series of jokes that spread on social networks thanks to a message that Emmanuel Foulon, a member of the delegation, wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Disney’s slogan ‘When the magic comes to life’ will soon become the slogan of the European Parliament? »

Starting with this proposal, information quickly spread on social networks and caused laughter among MEPs, parliamentary groups and the media who followed the news from parliament.

“Team Disneyland,” wrote Dutch MEP Samira Rafaela, also on X, sharing a photo of a cafeteria car with fellow socialist Mohamed Hachim.

“Will this mark the beginning of a Disney film? A plenary session and a train that wanted to go on vacation…” wrote Pelle Herzen, an adviser to the Danish MP, in turn.

“The train was directed to Marne-la-Vallée (less than 40 km from Paris) instead of following the high-speed line. It arrived at its destination (Strasbourg) at 12:50 with a delay of 45 minutes,” the SNCF interlocutor succinctly explained Réseau, in a press release.

According to the company that operates the French railway system, the train driver made a mistake when leaving Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris and chose a line leading to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy station, located next to a popular children’s playground.

He then had to turn back and finally arrive in Strasbourg as originally planned, an incident that the company guarantees is very rare.

Every month the train transports several hundred MEPs and officials from Brussels to Strasbourg for the plenary session of the European Parliament.