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    the foreign direct investment. Walt Disney’s international strategy with Euro Disney is no different. In hindsight vision is 20/20 but it is now clear that using a combination equity ownership‚ a licensing contract‚ and a management contract was not the key to success for this investment. The organization had too many interests involved and therefore the proper due diligence was not completed. For example‚ Euro Disney experienced inflated construction costs as a result of using high-end materials

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    Euro Disney I found two mission statements for this company one is “to make people happy” and the other one is “we create happiness by providing the finest in entertainment to people of all ages‚ everywhere” (Strauss‚ h. n.d.). Each and every employee from maid to the president knows the mission statement. All employees are motivated to create happiness for their guest‚ and they do everyday. From what I have read and heard‚ Disney lives up to both of these statements. Euro Disney S

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    Case 2: Euro Disney 1. The factors that contributed to Euro Disney’s poor performance during its first year of operation were their lack of knowledge of their target market and the fact that they didn’t take into consideration that the target market was not intended to just focus on one culture. Disney builds and promotes Euro Disney as a piece of America in Europe although Disney failed to adapt to the culture. In the European culture they perceived Euro Disney as being overpriced and the vacation

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    bleak picture‚ Michael Eisner‚ CEO of Walt Disney Co.‚ remained optimistic about the venture: "Instant hits are things that go away quickly‚ and things that grow slowly and are part of the culture are what we look for. What we created in France is the biggest private investment in a foreign country by an American company ever. And it’s gonna pay off."5 The Dawning Of Disney After first attempting to start a commercial arts firm in 1917‚ Walt Disney‚ along with his partner Ub Iwerks‚ joined

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    Case Study: 1 The Not-So-Wonderful World of Euro Disney BONJOUR‚ MICKEY: In April 1992‚ EuroDisney SCA opened its doors to European visitors. Located by the river Marne some 20 miles east of Paris‚ it was designed to be the biggest and most lavish theme park that Walt Disney Company (Disney) had built to date – bigger than Disneyland in Anaheim‚ California; Disney World in Oralando‚ Florida; and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. Much to Disney management’s surprise‚ Europeans failed to “go

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    EURO DISNEYLAND CASE ANALYSIS 6   Cultural differences between United States and France   Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal‚ and it expresses the attitude of the culture toward these power inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. It has to do with the fact that

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    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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    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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    policies (step 1) and primary areas of accounting flexibility (step 2) for Euro Disney Key accounting policies •Euro Disney Associés has opted for financial lease. The firm leases the Disneyland Park from Euro Disneyland S.N.C. EDL Hotels S.C.A.‚ which is owned for 99‚99% by Euro Disney Associés‚ leases the hotels from a special-purpose financing company. •The special-purpose financing companies are fully consolidated in Euro Disney’s financial statements. The substance of the relationship between

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    Case Analysis # 1 EuroDisney- Disney Land Paris 1. What factors lead to EuroDisney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? EuroDisney had a disastrous first year in Paris‚ France. There were many reasons that contributed to the horrible start. I am going to discuss six reasons why I think EuroDisney had such a hard time adjusting in Europe. 1. It was cheaper for European families to travel to Disney World in Orlando‚ FL. Not only was the trip to Orlando going to be cheaper

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