Word: disneyism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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produced by Walt Disney Pictures...
...else but Disney would try to convince America that a twoton elephant could be air-dropped from a military cargo plane into a remote Vietnamese mountain village? This latest creation from the Magic Kingdom could be easily passed over by the avid moviegoer--if only it weren't a true story...
...industry when he announced this morning thatDisneywill acquire Capital Cities/ABC in a $19 billion merger. The deal would be the second-largest takeover in U.S. history (behind the $25 billion takeover of RJR-Nabisco in 1989) and the largest ever in the media business. Getting hitched to family-friendly Disney may mean top-rated ABC will see its competitors exploiting new counterprogramming opportunities. "I think ABC will probably steer away from the more lurid programs, which might make the other networks go in that direction," said Time's Jeffrey Ressner in Los Angeles. The merger, already approved by the boards...
...example, stories on June 27 reported that the Dow was off 34.59 points. The Journal led off its analysis with the following: "Hopes are fading that the Fed will cut short-term rates." The Times chose to focus on the slump in technology issues and the fact that Disney's Pocahontas was not raking in the expected revenues. Then on June 28, USA Today had stocks falling on "trade-war fears," but in the Times, they fell as "market players reacted to conflicting reports on the economy and worried about the direction of interest rates...
...FLORIDA'S WALT DISNEY WORLD, the hot new "ride" is George Lucas' Alien Encounter. In this fond tribute to William Castle, sleaze showman extraordinaire of 13 Ghosts and The Tingler, visitors enter a circular room, are strapped into seats and see a huge hideous monster writhing in a plastic tube. Then the alien escapes--and the lights go out. Heavy footsteps approach, and your seat gets a violent rattle. You feel the creature's breath and reptilian tongue on the back of your neck. An icky liquid drenches you; is it someone's exploding guts or your own fear-sweat...