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    In-Depth Integrative Case 2.1a‚ Euro Disneyland 1. Using Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions as a point of reference‚ what are some of the main cultural differences between the United States and France? Some of the main cultural differences according to Hofstede’s are that France has a high power distance meaning that in these countries people blindly obey the orders of their superiors. In contrast of the United States‚ which have a lower power distance meaning‚ that they have lower strata

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    Learning from the Disneyland Paris Experience. A Case study in International/Intercultural Communication This is the most wonderful project we have ever done. Michael Eisner‚ CEO‚ Walt Disney Company A horror made of cardboard‚ plastic‚ and appalling colors; a construction of hardened chewing gum and idiotic folklore taken straight out of comic books written for obese Americans. Jean Cau‚ French Critic American businesses make assumption about the transferability of culturally loaded business

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    case fourteen Euro Disney: From Dream to Nightmare‚ 1987–94 Robert M. Grant At the press conference announcing Euro Disneyland SCA’s financial results for the year ended September 30‚ 1994‚ CEO Philippe Bourguignon summed up the year in succinct terms: “The best thing about 1994 is that it’s over.” In fact‚ the results for the year were better than many of Euro Disneyland’s long-suffering shareholders had predicted. Although revenues were down 15 percent – the result of falling visitor numbers

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    Two years after Walt Disney Co. opened its new part in France‚ Euro Disney was losing $1 million per day‚ despite over a million visitors per month. What had gone wrong? Disney was overly ambitious‚ and had made serious strategic and financial miscalculations. It relied too heavily on debt‚ just as interest rates started to rise. It assumed a real estate boom would continue‚ allowing it to see some properties to pay off its debts. It made mistakes in the park itself‚ including cost overruns

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    Case Analysis 1: Harvard Business School Case #9693013 Euro Disney: The First 100 Days Euro Disney’s first few months in operation has already shown signs of mediocre profits and not living up to the success of its parks counterparts in the U.S. and Tokyo. There are a number of items Disney must attend to in order to make Euro Disney a success. For one‚ Disney must deal with the conflicting cultural aspects of its park attractions and service. Another is getting local residents as repeat guests

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    still are to great success. Tokyo Disney followed with a slow start but quickly became a successful cash cow like the 2 parks in the United States. Disney next projected success was Euro Disney‚ today it goes by DIsney Paris. Disney was confident and quite optimistic that the 4th Disney theme park‚ located just over 30 minutes drive from one of the worlds biggest tourist attractions‚ Paris would be no different. Some would say a little too confident. However‚ Disney made some major planning mistakes

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    Being a staff assistant to the Euro Disney president‚ a grand inaugural will be considered highly important. The maximum hype that the place is going to achieve is during the opening days. While we take all the efforts to bring in a big mass of people‚ it is also our responsibility to keep them with us for the future business. For the same reason price skimming and expensive accommodation is not recommended to an extent. Making the people experience what we have to offer is more important than setting

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    Euro Disney - Case Study

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    1 Introduction – Euro Disney ’s Plans and Reality When the International Offer of Shares for the Euro Disneyland S.C.A. (in the following called Euro Disney) was published in October 1989 the plans for this new enterprise of the Walt Disney group were ambiguous. The financial plans for the first year of operation projected total revenues of FF 5‚482 million and a net profit after taxation of FF 204 million. For the following years the development should be even more impressive. At that time the

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    Why Euro Disney Failed

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    Euro DiSney Disneyland Paris is operated by French company Euro Disney S.C.A.‚ a public company of which 39.78 percent of its stock is held by The Walt Disney Company‚ 10 percent by the Saudi Prince Alwaleed and 50.22 percent by other shareholders. The senior leader at the resort is chairman and CEO Philippe Gas. history The complex was a subject of controversy during the periods of negotiation and construction in the late 1980s and early ’90s‚ when a number of prominent French figures voiced

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    Case Study: Euro Disney Clint Frye Professor Shore‚ Grace Corporate Entrepreneurship (BUSI - 3008 - 2) 10/5/2014 Case Study: Euro Disney As I read the case study of Disney’s Euro Disney park in France‚ one of the first things that came to mind was how little research had been made on how Europeans act and think in general compared to the rest of the world. As stated on page 143‚ Disney had not correctly calculated the success rate of Tokyo Disneyland park‚ therefor

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