In the recent past, international businesses have experienced massive growth. This has given precedents of international business expansion that have had substantial influence on further expansion. In this essay, we analyze the venture in international business by the Walt Disney Company (Disney) and the effects that initial involvement in international business have had on subsequent strategic decisions. One of the greatest problems facing international businesses is the remodeling of their policies to suit different cultures. Walt Disney Company has not been an exception. Consider the Disneyland Resort Paris for example; the resort was under so much cultural pressure that it had to go against most of its policies for it to thrive in Paris. To have a glimpse of how Paris culture affected the resort, consider the following facts: The resort altered its policy and served beers and wines in response to french drinking habits, the French government had to be sure that French language would dominate the park before allowing the establishment of the park, the dressing code of workers within the park was ruled out to be against French culture. All these problems were caused by French vigilance to avoid cultural domination by Americans. The problems stated above had a lot of impact on the performance of the resort. Disneyland Resort Paris and its problems showed that cultural strictness and diversity can draw the thin line between the success and failure of an international company (Phatak, Bhagat, and Kashlak 3). Tokyo Disney Resort, on the other hand, experienced substantial success attributed to the fact that Japanese are normally anxious to learn western culture. Therefore, implementation of resort policies was relatively easy and the Japanese were supportive of Disney culture. It can, thus, be argued that the Disney Culture did not clash with the culture of the Japanese. Thus, the setting up of the Tokyo Disney Resort was very instrumental in helping these two cultures learn from each other and share their strengths (Phatak, Bhagat, and Kashlak 5). Expansion of businesses to venture in international markets faces a lot of political pressure and influence in host countries. This is evidenced by the lengthy negotiations that were characteristic of the agreements between Disney and the host governments. Consider the Tokyo Disney Resort for example; its development costs were paid by Oriental Land Co. This led to Disney’s failure to acquire ownership rights. Disney, therefore, only received royalties for the design and license of the idea (Phatak, Bhagat, and Kashlak 9). In Paris, negotiations with the government ended after two and half years. Disney wanted ownership rights and therefore, it was made a partner in the project. The government helped in the establishment of the resort by providing cash and loans at low rates of interest. After the establishment of the resort, the French government still wanted to impose controls over the resort by incorporating a lot of French culture in it. This is the main reason why the Disneyland Resort Paris performed poorly. It can, therefore, be argued that international businesses face a lot of problems stemming from political risk. This can potentially lead to company failure as seen in the Disneyland Resort Paris which was overwhelme