Disney Parks and Resorts: Marketing

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Disney's Parks and Resorts business was built on the premise that theme parks, which brought the Disney magic to life, would be a tremendous experience and opportunity for children and their families to have fun. This paper analyzes the international marketing strategy of Disney Parks and Resorts. Disney Co. has recently begun facing financial problems, with lower attendance and occupancy rates, both in its U.S. and Paris locations. As this analysis proceeds, it examines the root causes of Disney's declining Parks and Resorts' business and develops a set of recommendations. The paper includes tables.

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"Standardization and transference of the American culture worked beautifully in Japan, turning it into a highly profitable venture, which continues to grow, leading to the opening of a second resort, Tokyo DisneySea. Indeed, Disney's success in Japan is evidenced by the fact that it is the only resort to contribute higher earnings (royalties) to The Walt Disney Company in the fiscal year 2003 (Disney 2003 Annual Report, p. 59). Euro Disney is, however, an altogether different story, and not a very happy one at that. Established in 1992, the venture was plagued with problems right from the outset, beginning with Disney's lack of understanding of European and French culture, which led to several errors in product and service design:..."

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