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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Cultural Considerations of the Opening of Shanghai Disneyland Case Study Assignment 2 Course Coordinator – IBS210 – The Principals of International Business Tutorial – Student – Due Date – 22 April‚ 2013 Word Count – 1031 words (excluding references) Cultural Considerations of the Opening of Shanghai Disney Shanghai Disneyland resort opening 2015 will have the biggest and tallest Cinderella castle in the world. The key players are the Chinese government‚ Disney‚ Shanghai Shendi Group and
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downturn. Hong Kong Disneyland was opened on 12 September 2005. Hong Kong was soaked in an atmosphere of jubilance after the Hong Kong government successfully signed contract documents with Walt Disney Company. However‚ series of scandals and problems have popped up since the construction of the theme park‚ and these have badly affected the park’s image. This report aims to compare the benefits and drawbacks of Disneyland to Hong Kong‚ and to assess the influence of Disneyland on Hong Kong in different
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Hong Kong Disneyland (HKDL)‚ as being the fifth Disney Resort in the world under Walt Disney Company (DIS)‚ is currently in the Growth stage of Industrial Life Cycle. In this report‚ comprehensive analysis of HKDL will be presented begins with a detailed background information of the company‚ followed by its external and internal environment‚ findings included increasing inbound tourist in Hong Kong‚ low exchange rate of HK Dollars‚ global economic downturn‚ new development of Lantau Island‚ expansion
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LEGEND MAIN STREET‚ U.S.A. ATTRACTIONS 1 Disneyland® Railroad 2 Main Street Cinema Main Street Vehicles* (One-way transportation only) FRONTIERLAND ATTRACTIONS 22 Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 23 Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island* 24 Frontierland Shootin’ Exposition 25 Mark Twain Riverboat* 26 Sailing Ship Columbia* 27 Big Thunder Ranch* hosted by Brawny. (Operates weekends and select seasons only) (minimum height 40"/102 cm) DISNEY DINING 28 The Golden Horseshoe MICKEY’S TOONTOWN
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Case Study #1 – Euro Disney‚ The First 100 Days 1.0 Introduction Ever since the first Disneyland was founded in 1955 in Anaheim‚ California‚ the Walt Disney Company had experienced nothing but success in the theme park business until its second oversea Disneyland – Euro Disney was opened in France in 1992. Following the success of the company’s first oversea Disneyland in Tokyo‚ Japan‚ on April 12‚ 1992‚ within its $4.4 billion budget‚ Euro Disney was opened in Marne-la-Vallee‚ France on a site
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away - somewhere between a place where you wish upon a star and dreams come true - Disney heroes and heroines live in fairytales that are‚ happily‚ never ending...” (disneylandparis.co.uk 2011) Source: http://disneylandparisdeals.net/cheap-disneyland-paris-deals/ INTRODUCTION Walt Disney opened his first Disney Park in California in 1955 with a pride of the US President Ronald Reagan being one of his guests (disneydreamer.com 2011). The success was followed by opening Walt Disney World
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Problems and Solutions 4 Disneyland chapters 6 & 7 1. Bad breakfast organisation problem: Solution: To increase number of employers in restaurants and to open more restaurants which serves breakfast. To organise more coffee mashines or coffee stands. Sell cheaper food like hot dogs‚ sandwiches... ( For example‚ Disney had thought that Europeans wouldn’t like to have a big breakfast in the morning. This misjudgement led to hungry and unhappy crowds in the mornings while most of the restaurants
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Disneyland is one of the best known and most highly visited recreation locations in the world. With this visibility and audience reach‚ the action of the Disney Company extends well beyond the boundaries of their theme parks. However‚ once a foreign expansion experience‚ named Euro Disneyland did not prove to be the successful venture that had been anticipated by its creators. Just a short time after the opening of the park in April 1992 reality proved to be not so magic. Euro Disney was much criticized
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theme park until 1992. Starting in 1955 where the first Disneyland set its foot at Anaheim‚ California and in 1983 in Florida (Hill‚ 2000). While in 1983‚ Disney faced a true challenge as they opened the first international Disneyland in Tokyo. In a fear of wide cultural differences between American and Japanese‚ it turned out an unexpected massive successful Tokyo Disneyland. As a result‚ Disney did not hesitate to invest a big sum of money for Euro Disney in Paris. However‚ the expectation of a
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