Disneyland Paris, An Amusement Park

It’s no doubt that creating a family oriented theme park based on popular, beloved cartoon characters and imagination was a good idea. From Cinderella’s castle to the famous Main Street, U.S.A, there’s something extraordinary lying around every corner. Walt Disney World, other wise known as “the happiest place on earth”, or the place “where dreams come true”, was founded by a man with a dream of creating a place where children and parents could spend time together while making amazing memories. However, this extravagant amusement park is only one of the major accomplishments of Walt Disney.

As everyone always says, Disney World is the happiest place on earth, but for Iowans' we have Adventureland, where we are sure to have a fun filled day. To us Iowans', Disney World and Adventure are the two best theme parks we've ever known of! Both theme parks are full of happiness, good food and exciting rides, although Disney World and Adventureland have lots of differences and yet some similarities in hand. In this paper I am going to explain and list off the vast similarities and differences of Disney World and Adventureland!

Disney World—the greatest place on earth. A place that anyone of age can have fun. According to the official webpage of Disney World, “the unforgettable happens [t]here”. Along with the opinions of many kids, teens, and adults, I agree that it is the greatest place on earth. The magical story book setting brings back the childhood nostalgia every American has felt in their life at least one time. However America is the only country to preserve the innocence from our childhood. But why? Why does America try so hard to protect our childhood innocence from the harsher reality?

The case “Euro Disney: First 100 days” talks about the issues faced by the Walt Disney Company when expanding to international borders. The case begins with the history of Disneyland and then describes the reasons behind its success and expansion to various states across the country. It then describes the success of Tokyo Disneyland, first Disney theme park outside America and the factors affecting it.

Euro Disney marketers have recognized a trend. People are going to theme parks during the weekends for adults as well as children entertainment. Indeed, there is an existing need for entertainment of this kind. Therefore, an opportunity exists in the European market that Euro Disney could have taken advantage of.

Coney Island was a herald of change from the very beginning. The rise of powerful forces demonstrate the influence of mass consumerism and enterprises over the progressive voice occurred between 1880 and 1911. A series of ingeniously designed amusement parks emerged as the products of various showmen. These people intentionally targeted the middle class by appealing to their values of refinement. While reformers stood by the failures of society, these parks offered a positive approach to life.

Amusement parks are in the umbrella of the hospitality industry. One of its goals is to provide entertainment for all guests. It has been that way since the beginning and has been advancing ever since. If anyone had to say it the best, it will have to be the father of the amusement parks, Walt Disney. “Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy” (GoodReads). He understood that how important amusement parks are, how keeping the original charm that the guest grew to love and advancing that park to make the guests continue to enjoy the park for years to come. Understanding the past, present and future of the amusement park will show how these parks have lasted for years and years.

For this assignment I had the opportunity to interview Darcy Page and Brittney Stobbie on what exactly leisure means to them. Both Brittney and Darcy are juniors here at the University of Florida pursuing a degree in Recreation Tourism Event Management. When it comes to leisure, Darcy defines leisure as the time she spends doing things that help to relieve her stress. One of her biggest stress relievers is the gym because she loves the way she feels after a hard workout. Brittney describes leisure as free time to do the activities she enjoys. Both girls find leisure an important part of their lives and affiliate it with the feeling of happiness and being healthy. When it comes to leisurely activities Darcy enjoys reading, exercising, doing

People come all over the world to see rides, characters, food, and entertainment of the place. I remember going to Disney world 2 years ago. It was my very first time. Seeing the bid castles, a lot of food, and seeing the characters. The four theme parks are, Magic kingdom, Epcot, Animal kingdom,

Jumping off the bus on to the familiar red brick pathway, I walk up to the entrance of the park. I could feel my excitement building up getting ready to explode, like fireworks in the night sky. The excitement within me was beginning to become more than I could handle. I could feel the smile on my face grow bigger and bigger until the skin of my lips is taut from ear to ear. It just hit me, I am in the most magical place on Earth. I am in Disney. Opened in 1971, Disney World is the home to four theme parks, two water parks, four golf courses, a shopping/dining experience, two themed mini golf courses and 27 themed hotels throughout the property’s 27,258 acres of land. Disney’s extravagant measures and exquisite detail have made an impact on

1.Which authors discuss Disney parks as conveying a “movie” or cinematic experience? What aspects of the parks do they discuss for making their argument? How is this movie-like experience expressed in park elements?

As we know, Disneyland is very success in U.S. when the first Disneyland built in Anaheim, California on 17 July, 1995. After some debate about the site for a European theme park, Michael Eisner and Jacques Chirac signed a contract for the building of s Disney theme park at Marne-la-Vallee, a region of sunflower and sugar-beet farmland and small villages located twenty miles east of Paris (Janis, F., 1998, P.247). However, the European Disneyland was not as such success as they expected. This essay going to regards the main issues in opening the Euro Disneyland and compare the French cultural with American cultural by using Hofstede’s cultural Dimensions and Trompenaars ‘s cultural dimensions. This essay will then end by

3. Lack of theme parks and the large population that lived in and around Paris had to be targeted and offered a unique, fun filled and mystical theme park. A Disney park in Paris was poised to be a sure shot winner.

Mickey, a major promotion tool of Disney management did not create reason or attraction enough for the European community, unlike at the sister theme park Tokyo Disneyland. European families found EuroDisney to be an “over-rated” promotion of American culture and lifestyle, contrary to what

Walt Disney Company had always been successfully operating 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.