The Oriental Land Company Explained

The Oriental Land Company, Limited
Native Name:株式会社オリエンタルランド
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Kabushiki gaisha Orientaru Rando
Logo Alt:Oriental Land Group Logo
Type:Public
Hq Location City:Urayasu, Chiba
Hq Location Country:Japan
Industry:Travel
Brands:Tokyo Disney Resort
Services:Hotel rental
Theme park
Revenue:US$3,767.6 m
Operating Income:US$893.7 m
Net Income:US$582.3 m
Assets:US$6,032.9 m
Equity:US$4,558.2
Owner:Mitsui Fudosan (6.65%)
Num Employees:4,438
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Parent:Keisei Electric Railway (22%)

is a Japanese leisure and tourism subsidiary of the Keisei Electric Railway Company, headquartered in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan where it also owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort. The company operates in three segments, divided as theme parks, hotels, and other business.[2] It is a component of the TOPIX Large70 index.

Oriental Land pays licenses and royalties to The Walt Disney Company for use of their intellectual properties, while Disney provides consultation and their Imagineering division to design and build Oriental Land's theme parks and attractions at the resort. The Oriental Land Company is the only Disney resort company that has no capital relationship with Disney.

History

The Oriental Land Company was founded in 1960.[2] The company was developing Maihama, an area of land in Urayasu that was created through land reclamation.[3] Two years later, the company contacted Disney about building a theme park.[4] OLC was also building a few shopping centers in Chiba Prefecture.

In 1979, Oriental and Disney agreed to build the theme park. Tokyo Disneyland opened on on 200 acres in Maihama.[5] The company borrowed $1.4 billion for Disneyland which they paid off in three years.[6]

Disney announced in the building of Tokyo DisneySea to be owned by Oriental next to the Tokyo Disneyland.[5] Oriental and Disney signed the DisneySea licensing agreement in with the theme park to open in 2001 at a cost of $2.6 billion.[7] In, the company sold two sets of bonds, $200 million in quake bonds and $406 million of bonds to fund DisneySea.[8] [9] DisneySea opened on at only $200 million over budget.[10]

In 2000, OLC formed Ikspiari Co., Ltd. to run Ikspiari.[11]

Even though the Disney Stores maintained strong sales, mounting cost of sales and operation and the loss of key executives who had driven the Disney Stores to success led The Walt Disney Company to convert the Disney Stores into a licensed operation. The Japanese stores were sold to the company in April 2002 and placed into Retail Networks Co., Ltd. subsidiary.[12] [13]

In October 2008, Oriental Land Company announced that it and Disney had shelved plans for a new Disney complex in a major Japanese city. The company and Disney had spent more than a year studying an urban-style amusement facility for 2010 or later, but ended planning due to low profits expected versus the investment. The firm said it would continue to explore possibilities for a new business, which might not involve Disney.[14]

The Oriental Land Company announced an agreement that it would sell Retail Networks Co., Ltd., its Japanese Disney Stores, back to The Walt Disney Company. Disney took over beginning on March 31, 2010, Retail Networks Co., Ltd., Oriental Land Company subsidiary owning the Disney Stores in Japan.[12] OLC's hotel subsidiary, Milial Resort Hotels Co., Ltd. purchased on the Brighton Corporation, another hotel company.[15]

On, Create Restaurants Holdings Inc. fully acquired RC Japan Co., Ltd. from Oriental Land Co., Ltd. for 65 million yen.[16]

Corporate assets

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Notes and References

  1. News: oriental land co ltd Profile. Research. Bloomberg Business. August 19, 2015.
  2. Web site: Company Overview of Oriental Land Co., Ltd.. bloomberg.com Research. Bloomberg Business. August 19, 2015.
  3. News: Shapiro. Margaret. Unlikely Tokyo Bay Site Is a Holiday Hit. August 20, 2015. Los Angeles Times. December 16, 1989.
  4. News: Disneyland in Tokyo Is a 10-Year Hit. August 20, 2015. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 12, 1994.
  5. News: Miller. Greg. Disney Plans Aquatic Park in Tokyo. August 20, 2015. Los Angeles Times. November 8, 1995.
  6. News: Disney's Japan Venture Loses Some Luster. August 20, 2015. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 7, 1993.
  7. News: Disney, Partner to Build New Tokyo Theme Park. August 20, 2015. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 27, 1997.
  8. News: Owner of Tokyo Disneyland Sells Quake Bonds. August 20, 2015. Los Angeles Times. Bloomberg News. May 19, 1999.
  9. News: Bonds Issued to Fund DisneySea in Japan. August 20, 2015. Los Angeles Times. Bloomberg News. May 20, 1999.
  10. News: Disney's New Tokyo Sea-Themed Park Opens. August 20, 2015. Los Angeles Times. September 5, 2001. Richard. Verrier.
  11. Web site: Company Overview of IKSPIARI CO.,LTD.. Business Research. Bloomberg. August 20, 2015.
  12. Web site: Company Overview of Retail Networks Co., Ltd.. https://archive.today/20130118134352/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=22687088. dead. January 18, 2013. Company Profiles. Business Week. 27 November 2012.
  13. News: Disney to Sell Its Retail Stores in Japan. 27 November 2012. Los Angeles Times. September 11, 2001. Bloomberg News.
  14. News: Uranaka. Taiga. Oriental Land scraps plan for new Disney facility. August 19, 2015. Reuters. October 7, 2008.
  15. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5714126 Company Overview of Brighton Corporation
  16. News: create restaurants holdings to fully acquire RC Japan from Oriental Land. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816081439/https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/3387.T/key-developments/article/3255555. August 16, 2016. August 20, 2015. Reuters. August 4, 2015.
  17. News: In Brief. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930171009/http://business.highbeam.com/409990/article-1G1-65908227/brief. dead. September 30, 2015. August 20, 2015. Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland. October 2, 2000.
  18. Web site: List of OLC Group Subsidiaries. olc.co.jp. Oriental Land group. August 19, 2015.