Would you expect the acceptance of the genuine American experience in Tokyo to be indicative of the

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Would you expect the acceptance of the genuine American experience in Tokyo to be indicative of the reaction of the French and Europeans? Why or why not?

Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983 on 201 acres in the eastern suburb of Urazasu. It was arranged that an ownership group, Oriental Land, would build, own, and operate the theme park, with advice from Disney. The owners borrowed most of the $650 million needed to bring the project to fruition. Disney invested no money, but received 10 percent of the revenues from admission and rides and 5 percent of sales of food, drink, and souvenirs.
While the start was slow, Japanese soon began flocking to the park in great numbers. By 1990, some 16 million a year passed through the turnstiles, about one-fourth more than visited Disneyland in California. In fiscal year 1990, revenues reached $988 million with profits of $150 million. Indicative of the Japanese preoccupation with things American, the park served almost no Japanese food, and the live entertainers were mostly American. Japanese management even apologized for the presence of a single Japanese restaurant inside the park: “A lot of elderly Japanese came here from outlying parts of Japan, and they were not very familiar with hot dogs and hamburgers.”
Disney executives were soon to realize the great mistake they made in not taking substantial ownership in Tokyo Disneyland. They did not want to make the same mistake with Euro Disney.

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