That the French should hate Euro-Disney is, of course, in perfect keeping with the French. It boils down to how the French view children and childhood. Visit any Paris playground and an uncanny feeling hits you as soon as you enter.
Parisian playgrounds are deathly quiet.
No screaming, no yelling, no singing. No Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , playground bullies giving purple bellies to sickly kids. The raucous boys play polite, silent games of soccer. The kids with coke-bottle glasses read Marcel Proust. When parents are ready to leave, they say, au revoir, and that's it.