Pan Qiting*, Nobuhiro Uno**, Yoshiaki Kubota***
*Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, kiroro07@gmail.com
** Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, uno@trans.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp
** Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, Kubota.yoshiaki.8w@kyoto-u.ac.jp
Abstract: The understanding of customer needs and satisfaction is very important in the design of products and services. We focus on Disneyland as a typical object that has both well-designed products and services. Currently, there are five Disney theme parks around the world. Two of them are located in the United States and the other three are overseas. The sixth Disney theme park will be located in Shanghai; it is currently under construction and will be opened to the public in 2015. In order for successful operations, the understanding of customer needs and satisfaction is very important in the design of the facilities and services of a theme park. In this study, we use the Kano model to analyze customer needs and satisfaction so that the future success of the Shanghai Disneyland can be ensured by identifying ways to improve customer satisfaction. The results indicate that young people in Shanghai, who could be the main potential visitors of the Shanghai Disneyland, tend to prioritize aspects of facilities and services. The aspect of localization does not appear to be very important to people in Shanghai.
Key words: Shanghai Disneyland, Kano model, Customer satisfaction