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The Walt Disney Company. Sydney Davis Econ 340. Five Business Segments. Disney Media Networks Walt Disney Studios Disney Consumer Products Disney Interactive Parks and Resorts. Resorts Around the World. Disneyland (Anaheim, CA) Disney World (Orlando, FL) Tokyo Disneyland
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The Walt Disney Company Sydney Davis Econ 340
Five Business Segments • Disney Media Networks • Walt Disney Studios • Disney Consumer Products • Disney Interactive • Parks and Resorts
Resorts Around the World • Disneyland (Anaheim, CA) • Disney World (Orlando, FL) • Tokyo Disneyland • Disneyland Paris • Hong Kong Disneyland • Shanghai Disney Resort (under construction)
Tiny Setback “Der Fuehrer’s Face”
Disneyland July 17, 1955 Anaheim, CA Year of construction
Tokyo Disneyland April 15, 1983 First park overseas Very smooth transition
Euro Disneyland May 12, 1992 Paris, France
Problems • Building Codes • Cultural Barriers • Management • Real Estate Recession
Solutions • Downsize workforce • Serve alcohol • Lower entrance fees • New management • Name changed to ‘Disneyland Paris’
Groundbreaking Ceremony Shanghai Disney Resort Plans to open in 2015
Sources • Disney around the world. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about-disney/disney-around-the-world • Chronology of the waltdisney company(1987). (2013, October 17). Retrieved from http://kpolsson.com/disnehis/disn1987.htm • Disneyland timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/shawg/articles/facilities/disneyland_timeline.html • A brief history of the disney parks. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mouseplanet.com/dtp/archive/other/history.htm • Inviting disneyland to japan (1972 to 1980). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.olc.co.jp/en/50th/02.html • Burgoyne, L. (1995). A master's paper. Retrieved from http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Paris/English/LynEuroDisney.html • Shanghai disney resort. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Shanghai_Disneyland