Disney has revealed that the total profit payout it receives from one of its theme parks passed $500 million last year making it the studio's highest-earning international outpost.

Disney banked its biggest-ever profit payout from a non-US theme park last year as part of a lucrative deal with the Chinese government, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Disney has revealed that the total profit payout it receives from one of its theme parks passed $500 million last year making it the studio's highest-earning international outpost.