In its first 18 months of operation, Euro Disney, a new theme park outside Paris,
France, lost almost $1 billion. How could an improved version of a highly
successful enterprise like Disneyland in California fare so poorly? This article
attempts to highlight Disney's miscalculations in translating its theme park
experiences from one culture to another, and suggests a possible course of
action to address Euro Disney's problems.
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