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With Diana it's off on a grand trip--a redoubt in the Caribbean, white-water rafting outside Aspen, Colorado, a tour of Disney World. No one questions that Charles loves his kids, but Diana is far more demonstrative, hugging them often or throwing herself into their activities, whether it's shooting the rapids or schussing the slopes. But fun with Mum is a very public affair. She is the most photographed woman in the world, who may call the media before an outing...
According to its IPO prospectus, the 14 units Planet Hollywood opened last year averaged revenues of $14.3 million each. Its restaurant at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, claims the world's highest gross, at $45 million in 1995, its first year. Revenues are expected to top $50 million this year...
When it was announced that Disney planned a singing, dancing Hunchback of Notre Dame [CINEMA, June 24], it seemed like an absurd idea. Having seen the movie, I can only assume the next project will be something along the lines of Anne Frank, the Musical. PHILIP J. SCHACCA West Hempstead, New York
...players. Indeed, there's barely a major hotel company that doesn't bear his imprint. "He is the best in the hotel business," says Bjorn Hanson, head of hotel-industry practice at Coopers & Lybrand, an accounting and consulting firm. "He has demonstrated that in what he has done with Disney, Marriott and Trump. He's done something different from what anyone expected. It's just sort of a Midas touch...
Last year, as chief financial officer of Walt Disney Co., Bollenbach helped CEO Michael Eisner engineer the Mouse's $19 billion buyout of Capital Cities/ABC. In so doing, he tackled Disney's urgent problem: where to spend Mickey's megamillions. Disney was making movies, expanding its theme parks and adding to its cruise business. But it needed something bigger than boats to make best use of the company's money. Says he: "Honestly, it doesn't make sense to spend $1 billion to build two cruise ships that can be capitalized [paid for] in 120 days." Making shrewd...