Hong Kong Disneyland was the third theme park Walt Disney Company outside of America, after Tokyo and Paris. From concept to opening, the government of the joint venture was subjected absolute control of the public in Hong Kong. There was skepticism about the partnership capital and politicians accuse the administration of Hong Kong to sale cheap. Negative publicity affected Hong Kong theme park, leading to the discovery. Green Park group was asked to ban shark fin soup from the wedding banquet menu resort. District councilors accuse officials Disney discrimination for refusing to switch to more environmentally friendly fireworks technology they use in California. Local activists attacked the poor working conditions and long hours in the park. If it were only the tip of the iceberg, the tickets fiasco during the Chinese New Year message hammered home - Disney formula does not work. In September 2006, a theme park in Hong Kong announced that it would miss its first year attendance target of 5.6 million. Often criticized as the smallest Disneyland in the world, Hong Kong theme park has been tipped as a "stepping stone" for the entry of American companies in China. If this were indeed serve as a prototype for another Disneyland in China, will be critical to manage Hong Kong Disneyland, to come up with a recovery plan and restructure its strategy to improve its image, increase traffic, and put their earnings targets. Explores what can be done to improve the smooth delivery of the American imagination in a foreign culture China. "Hide
by Josephine Lau, Bennett Yim Source: University of Hong Kong, 23 pages. Publication Date: June 27, 2007. Prod. #: HKU637-PDF-ENG
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