When Disneyland opened in 1955, it led the crowd in reciting the pledge of allegiance, raising the American flag and singing the national song before dedicating the park to "the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts which have created America". It made the Americans feel that the company is .
Moreover, the company's products and services were not merely symbolic of the American way of life, but contain as part of their essence a set of beliefs about good & evil & human aspiration. .
In the planning there were no standards to follow; whatever worked became the code. Whatever failed to meet the public need was changed & replaced by a better idea. With flexible planning, its operational efficiency could be enhanced.
The technical knowledge of Disneyland is also a factor for its success. Disneyland has a design organization called WED Enterprises which was responsible for Imagineering: a blending of creative imaginations with technical know-how. .
Together with many highly respected planners and builders, US Disneyland was unsurprisingly a great success. .
What were the culture clashes?.
With all these factors, US Disneyland has been a successful enterprise knowing how to manage all the time in masses' mind. To capture the success, Euro Disneyland was opened in 1992; however, all optimistic expectation is turned into visionary hope. Although the Euro Disney represented the largest singly foreign investment ever in France, since its opening in 1992, Euro Disneyland has not been generating the expected profits due to unexpected regional and cultural issues. With marketing an American-style amusement park to the Europeans, Disney definitely has a lot to learn. .
The main problems of Euro Disneyland are as follows:.
1. The HR policies.
Administrative department forbid worker in clothing, headgear and footwear which don't accord with Disney behavior of image. Euro Disney is named "Cultural Vietnam of U.S.A." by a newspaper.
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