Appendix 4.6 (Americanization of European Culture? Case Study: Disney in France) Until 1992‚ the Walt Disney Company had experienced nothing but success in the theme park business. Its first park‚ Disneyland‚ opened in Anaheim‚ California‚ in 1955. Its theme song‚ "It’s a Small World After All‚" promoted "an idealized vision of America spiced with reassuring glimpses of exotic cultures all calculated to promote heartwarming feelings about living together as one happy family. There were dark
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MKT 9/27/2014 Case Study Hong Kong Disneyland: Chinese Tourists’ Behavior and Disneyland’s Internationalization Strategy 1. What led to the eventual woes experienced by Hong Kong Disneyland in its first year of operation? How should Hong Kong Disneyland rectify its market situation? The venture into Hong Kong by Walt Disney was a simple example of a large successful western company not doing its homework. The case presents a clear picture of the importance of understanding a foreign market
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Euro Disney S.C.A is responsible for Disneyland Paris which is located in Marne-la- Vallée‚ a village 32 kilometres east of Paris‚ France. The Group owns two Theme parks: Disneyland
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DISNEY: LOSING MAGIC IN THE MIDDLE KINGDOM Hong Kong Disneyland will provide guests with an immersive experience to re-ignite “the magic that is the Disney storytelling tradition”. The park will act as a springboard for our other businesses throughout China and the region. - Andy Bird‚ president of Walt Disney International‚ August 20051 Three years after its opening in September 2005‚ Hong Kong Disneyland had yet to gather sufficient momentum to catapult its attendance rate to a satisfactory
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CASE Study 1 Four Seasons Goes to Paris MGMT 810 Four Seasons Goes To Paris One of the worlds leading operator of luxury hotels in business for the last thirty years Four Seasons is successful due to exceptional personal customer service‚ adhering to standards‚ at the same time adopting to local customs and blending with the environment. While staying at Four Seasons guests can be assured they will get individual personal attention and exceptional service with no excuses whatsoever. At Four
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THE NOT-SO-WONDERFUL-WORLD OF EURODISNEY -THINGS ARE BETTER NOW AT PARIS DISNEYLAND- 1. What are the factors contributed to EuroDisney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? Walt Disney overestimated the magic that was to be in introducing Europe’s most lavish and extravagant theme park in April of 1992. The fiscal year 1992-1993 brought EuroDisney a loss of nearly $1 billion. Mickey‚ a major promotion tool of Disney management did not create reason or attraction enough for
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water’s edge and the mountains behind. Monte-Carlo would be a good example of a modern town with these features. There are many ways you can travel to and around Nice. After the Charles de Gaulle and Orly airport both located in Paris‚ Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is the third busiest airport in France. It is on the Promenade des Anglais and has two terminals. On average there is about 39 flights a day. The Tram is a one of the many ways you can get around the city. Tramway de Nice
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sixteen rides when Disneyland in Paris had fifty two rides. 2. Disney as a parent company was probably blind sighted by the success of the Japanese Disneyland. The mistakes made with Euro Disney were at least partly foreseeable and can be accounted on the management team that made the decision for the European park. The hotel pricing is probably the most controllable and foreseeable factor of all. The fact that it costs just as much to stay at a very good hotel in the center of Paris as well as staying
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References: About Our Company. (2008). Disneyland Resort Paris. Retrieved April 23‚ 2008‚ from http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/about-our-company/management-team/index.xhtml Ahluwalia‚ P. (2001‚ January 26). Case Study - Euro Disney: It’s Limited Success. Retrieved April 24‚ 2008‚ from Case Study
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Disneyland Paris marketing decisions should be looked at thoroughly before agreeing that they should start operating a new system as it is a large and successful company their objective is to reach their target market. In order for Disneyland Paris to keep running successfully‚ it has to look at the main factors that can affect its business. The main factors should be analysed by the developing company to be more aware of how to manage their target market. Disneyland Paris has many target markets
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