The Local reports the theme park, located in Chessy to the East of Paris, is seeking engineers, architects and works managers – with 1,000 jobs on permanent, open-ended employment contracts and 7,000 temporary roles by the end of 2020 – as part of a €2bn (£1.7bn) extension of the park.

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