Tokyo Disneyland

Despite the differences between Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, they share an important component that contributes to their success. Offering excellent guest service to our guests is what keeps the magic alive along with the themes in each line of business. Having cast members with a friendly and welcoming smile willing to help in each line of business makes the Disney experience so much better for our guests. My In-Park Competency Experience made me realize how important our…

After the success of Disney’s Silly Symphonies, other studios began their own spin on the program. This for Leon Schlesinger and the Warner Brothers was a way of incorporating popular music with cartoons (Beck, iv). An exemplary case of these Merrie Melodies, which is interchangeable with the more known name, the Looney Tunes are Duck Amuck. While Merrie Melodies had been in production since the beginning of the 1930s (Beck iv), Duck Amuck made it’s debut in 1953, directed by Chuck Jones (Klein,…

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton, the American director, has spent his life making important contributions to the film industry. He uniquely incorporates aspects of gothic film, horror, fantasy, and comedy to create masterpieces that shape the film industry. However, there is something special about the films that Burton creates, something that is difficult to define. I believe that Burton has created his own genre of film by blending elements of gothic film, fantasy and German expressionism.…

Walt Disney, the founder of The Walt Disney Company, has created a very successful franchise, with net profits in the billions, but faces scrutiny over racial and anti-semitic claims. According to a biography of his life, there are claims that he discriminated against black americans until the 1950’s and did not allow women to work in positions of power until the late 40’s. The anti-semitic claims are less serious, only being accused of claiming that he is an “underdog” in Hollywood that is…

top his best creation: Disneyland and California Adventure Park. Joining together the old classic, and the new and improved characters, is how the amusement park came about, and since the year of 1955 to today, the happiest vacation spot for all ages occupies a home in Anaheim, California. Disneyland’s and California Adventure Park’s…

The organization of the article “Walt Disney”, from Contemporary Heroes and Heroines helps give readers a clear look at Walt Disney’s astounding success with the Walt Disney Company. It starts by providing some general information about Disney and his career, such as that he was an animator and producer. The article then goes into detail about the early stage of his career, which took off with the creation of Mickey Mouse. It leads into the next part of his career by stating, “But Disney's…

This summer I went to the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. The best part was going to the Parks and Resorts panel. My mom and I were waiting in this mile long line at 9am for this panel that started at 3 pm. We finally started moving and went down the escalator to go into the basement. We entered a giant room under the main ballroom and sat down on this cold gray concrete floor with about seven thousand other people to wait. After being down there for about three hours we finally got…

Hayao Miyazaki was born on January 5, 1941, in Akebono-Cho in Bunkyo, Tokyo. Miyazaki’s family included his three brothers, his mother, and his father. Miyazaki went to elementary school in Utsunomiya until the third grade. Miyazaki and his family then moved to Suginami-Ku where he completed fourth and fifth grade. Miyazaki went to Omiya Junior High and that’s when he realized that he wanted to become a manga artist. Miyazaki then went on to attend Toyotama High School where his interest in…

after as long as they believed they could. In 1955, Disneyland opened and quickly became one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions. It was claimed to be “The Happiest Place on Earth” and became a realistic version of Walt’s fantasy…

Abstract This paper, The Socially Responsible World of Disney, is composed to inform the reader on the multibillion dollar company that was founded by Walt Disney in the summer of 1923. This corporation has been a household name that has brought us hundreds of our favorite films, vacation hot spots, and cartoon characters. The Walt Disney Corporation has prominent values that have allowed them to be both lucrative and entertaining for nearly a century. This corporation relates to my business…