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Rick Politician 873454/2/2007 I BUS 300 Chapter 3 Extra Credit -- Disney The Walt Disney Company began their international expansion with the idea that the best way to expand would be to erect almost identical parks in foreign countries since the format in Disneyland and Walt Disney World had been so successful. Through their experiences of building and maintaining Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris the corporation has realized that the theme parks need to be tailored to each culture to a certain degree in order to succeed. Following are descriptions of the differences between each resort and how that difference is tailored to the local culture, weather or geography. Disneyland Paris . There are six different language options for the website. All the booths stocked with maps provide maps in all different languages. . The visitors can smoke in queues, waiting for parades, and in the restaurants. . The French are used to having coffee and a small snack for breakfast while they read their paper or a book. In the park restaurants encourage people to stay as long as they want for breakfast. . The colors used all over the park are much brighter. This is to make up for the weather being much cloudier and dark than the California or Florida. Also, running along the sides of the in shops are covers to protect visitors during the rain. . Although Europeans desire to experience an American way of life, some things are too foreign for them to accept or feel comfortable with. For instance, the Hotel New York does have some characteristics of a hotel in New York much of the look still resembles European hotels because. This is because a full New York style hotel would probably put visitors in some sort of culture shock . Europeans are not used to and definitely not willing to pay the extravagant prices people pay at Walt Disney World. Therefore, the one-day pass for Disneyland Paris costs around only two thirds as much as a one-day ticket in the states. Tokyo Disneyland . The cost of living in Tokyo is much higher than for citizens of Europe or North America. The cost of Tokyo Disneyland reflects the high cost of living with hotel rooms ranging from $210-300 per night. . The Japanese people love parades. Therefore, the Tokyo Park has created plenty of space and clean areas for patrons to sit down and watch parade. This also makes it much easier for kids to see over the heads of adults. . Reflecting the Japanese value on efficiency, the park is designed in the form of an 'X' so visitors can easily go between each land and leave the park at the end of the night after the fireworks. Furthermore, the Tokyo Park is actually placed within the city so visitors can make a day trip instead of a vacation. . One way that Disney tailored the park to the Japanese was to have all the parks attractions sing and speak in Japanese. . Due to excessive amount of rain in Tokyo, Main Street is covered so people can relax and enjoy the shops instead of trying to dodge the rain. . As one might expect, there are a number of restaurants that serve Sushi, Tempura and other types of Japanese Food. . Tipping in the Japanese culture is a signal that service was not very good. People tip other people to encourage them to do better the next time they provide service. Thus, visitors to the park are expected not to give tips anywhere. . Japanese restrooms consist of troughs on the floor of the restroom. All though these are the norm for the park, toilets are provided in most of the restrooms. . In Japan eating or drinking while on the go is not something people do. When one is traveling through the park, one will notice a complete lack of snack or drink vendors along the streets. If looking to sip on a coke while walking around, it is probably not going to happen. Although The Walt Disney Company originally planned to create identical theme parks all over the world, they have become much wiser since building Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. They now realize that each new theme park must be adapted to the local geography, weather and, most importantly, culture.