Estepona was chosen by the Walt Disney organisation in the early 1990s as the original site for the Eurodisney project before Paris, France, which was later awarded the installation.
At the 1998 Disney World Rapid Chess Championship for Kids, held November 15–17 at the EuroDisney theme park in Paris, Paragua and Bu Xiangzhi each finished first with 7½ points in the boys' 14 and under section, with Paragua taking the gold medal on tiebreak points.