a good reason to walk along Grand Avenue—to hang out at Disney Hall’s new sidewalk café or merely to gawk at the hall’s sinuous, stainless-steel wrapper. At the corner of Grand and First, the enclosing forms curve open to the main entrance, across from the Philharmonic’s old home at the Music Center. PROJECT DIARY The story of how Frank Gehry’s design and Lillian Disney’s dream were ultimately rescued to create the masterful WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL By James S. Russell, AIA P H OTO G R
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Cultural Imperialism: The Impact of Western Influences on the Cultures of others through media Written by Edward Marcus, Nur Lillah and Sylvester Introduction With the vast advancement of technology today, the world has become progressively interconnected. Together with the rise in connection and communication, countries’ borders are also increasingly unclear as cultures cross borders and people adopt new ways of life styles and new manners of thinking. Most Asian societies for example
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Graduate School of Business (HEC, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) University of Lausanne (Switzerland) MK-07-003 Setting the stage: Disneyland Resort Paris Saskia Faulk and Jean-Claude Usunier prepared this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a business situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. The Institute
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purpose of this paper is to examine the Disney’s America controversy through the lens of public policy process. I first analyze the core issues of the case. Second, I identify predominant actors and stakeholders. Third, I point out policy instruments and processes germane to the case. Finally, I discuss the outcome and lessons to be gleaned from the case. Issues Haymarket, a community with a population of 375, is located approximately 30 miles southwest of Washington D.C., in Prince William County
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EuroDisney’s poor performance was the lack of market research and cultural awareness. EuroDisney was built just like American Disney parks, without giving though to cultural differences. American characters were used, instead of French cartoon characters. Disney banned alcohol in a culture that enjoys drinking wine. Everyone showed up for breakfast in the mornings, when Disney had cut down their serving because they were erroneously informed that Europeans do not eat breakfast. Pricing strategy was
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legislative power (Xavier and Magalhães 2003). This overview is created for Disney who aim to broaden their knowledge of Brazil’s legal system for the launching of a new theme park in Rio. In order for Disney to ensure success in its expansion in Rio, the legal issues and implications must be considered in order to predict any risks they may face in the future. 3.1 Importance of Legal Considerations The Walt Disney Company has a fairly long record in franchising, and they have produced theme
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Theme Park Development Costs: Initial Investment Cost Per First Year Attendee – A Historic Benchmarking Study Kelly T. Kaak Rosen College of Hospitality Management University of Central Florida ABSTRACT There is an industry “rule of thumb” that when planning for the construction of a theme park, developers should anticipate investing $100 per expected first-year guest. In other words, if the goal is to attract a million paying guests per year, the total investment needs to equal $100,000,000
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CASE STUDY Title: Hong kong Disneyland: Chinese Tourist’s Behavior and Disneyland’s Internationalization Strategy Executive Summary : This is about how Hong Kong Disneyland will overcome the problems they are facing through the competition they have against the rapid growth of tourist visitors of Ocean park. They have a failing strategy on how they can attract tourist just like how Ocean Park did it successfully . So they need to find out how they can again stand out from being under the
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Introduction This essay shall discuss what the Disney difference is and how it affects the company’s corporate, competitive and functional strategies. As Disney have plans on doing business in Russia, the discussion turns to the challenges they are likely to face and how the management team can best prepare themselves for such challenges by planning early. We will then be turning our attention to Hong Kong where Disney has announced its expansions plans of Hong Kong Disney Land. Lastly, the discussion takes
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various interests, whether it be through volunteer work, clubs, sports, or hobbies. As Captain of the Mock Trial team, I spend countless hours with my fellow team members doing research, analyzing evidence and preparing valid arguments to support our case. As a lawyer for the Mock Trial, I am placed in a simulated high-stress environment during competition. This tense atmosphere helps develop my organizational and rapid critical thinking skills, my ability to handle any unforeseen turn of events that
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