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Find the Difference in the Disney Resort Opening Statements
🕑 Added 2024-07-04 14:34:25 +0000 UTCDisneyland
“To all who come to this happy place – welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, dreams and the hard facts that have created America … with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.”
– Walter E. Disney, July 17, 1955 –
Walt Disney World
“Walt Disney World is tribute to the philosophy and life of Walter Elias Disney … and to the talents, the dedication, and the loyalty of the entire Disney organization that made Walt Disney’s dream come true. May Walt Disney World bring Joy and Inspiration and New Knowledge to all who come to this happy place … a Magic Kingdom where the young at heart of all ages can laugh and play and learn – together.”
– Roy O. Disney, October 25, 1971 –
Tokyo Disneyland
“To all who come to this happy place, welcome. Here you will discover enchanted lands of Fantasy and Adventure, Yesterday and Tomorrow. May Tokyo Disneyland be an eternal source of joy, laughter, inspiration, and imagination to the peoples of the world. And may this magical kingdom be an enduring symbol of the spirit of cooperation and friendship between the great nations of Japan and the United States of America.”
– E. Cardon Walker, 15 April 1983 –
Euro Disneyland
“To all who come to this happy place, welcome. Once upon a time … a master storyteller, Walt Disney, inspired by Europe’s best loved tales, used his own special gifts to share them with the world. He envisioned a Magic Kingdom where these stories would come to life, and called it Disneyland. Now his dream returns to the land that inspired it. Euro Disneyland is dedicated to the young and the young at heart … with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration for all the world.”
– Michael Eisner, April 12, 1992 –
Hong Kong Disneyland
“To all who come to this happy place, welcome. Many years ago, Walt Disney introduced the world to enchanted realms of fantasy and adventure, yesterday and tomorrow, in a magical placed called Disneyland. Today that spirit of imagination and discovery comes to life in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland is dedicated to the young and the young at heart – with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration, and an enduring symbol of the cooperation, friendship and understanding between the people of Hong Kong and the United States of America.”
– Michael Eisner & Donald Tsang, September 12, 2005 –
Shanghai Disneyland
“To all who come to this happy place, welcome!
Shanghai Disneyland is your land.
Here you leave today and discover imaginative worlds of fantasy, romance, and adventure that will ignite the magical dreams within all of us.
Shanghai Disneyland is authentically Disney and distinctly Chinese. It was created for everyone. Bringing to life timeless characters and stories in a magical place that will be a source of joy, inspiration and memories for generations to come.”
– Robert A. Iger, June 16 2016 –
Comments
Kevin Cheney
Good morning everyone welcome to the tropic kingdom of Cheneyland the happiest place on planet earth
Flying Blind on a Rocket Cycle
The phase 'distinctly Chinese' stands out.
Flying Blind on a Rocket Cycle
It's interesting that they all start with the same statement, essentially 'Welcome to this place', except for Disney World where Roy described it as a 'tribute' to Walt and to the Disney organization that brought his vision into reality. While, this may simply be due to Walt's passing a few years prior, which would have been on everyone's minds, it is striking that the other dedications referred to a 'place' and WDW as 'a tribute'.
Kevin Cheney
Welcome to the one and only Cheneyland and Kevin Cheney world and Tokyo drift Cheneyland euro Cheneyland Hong Kong phooey Cheneyland and Shanghai Cheneyland come on over to Cheneyland everybody
ifninomiko
That last one is half attempting to copy the spirit of the previous openings and half buzzword phrases. It has a certain soullessness. The other collaborations, like Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Euro talk about cooperation, friendship, and mutual inspiration. Shanghai does not. Shanghai wasn't mutual. Shanghai was something else.
