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...Hilton hotel at Walt Disney World Village in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., has telephones that would fit into Disney's Tomorrowland. With 35 buttons instead of the standard twelve, the UTX Five Star phones do a lot more than just give a dial tone. As in many hotels, guests can press different buttons on the phone for food, a bell captain, a maid, the valet service or medical aid. But they can also hit other buttons to adjust the temperature setting, change the speed of the fan and switch channels on the TV. If a guest forgets to bolt...
Traditionally, spring marks the dog days of the movie business. This year, though, Hollywood is sending up a happy howl over a quartet of surprise hits: Disney's man-meets-mermaid comedy Splash ($37.5 million in 31 days); Warners' tony Tarzan epic Greystoke ($14.8 million in ten days); Fox's distaff Raiders rip-off'Romancing the Stone (5/2.5 million in ten days); and a rowdy ensemble farce, Police Academy (an astonishing $30 million in its first 17 days). Herewith, reports on three new contenders and the reigning champ...
...billion), acquired a half interest in SKU, a software distributor. Both CBS and Warner Communications have started software units. Also investigating or developing their own software are publishing nouses (Simon & Schuster and Random House), toy firms (Fisher-Price and Parker Bros.) and movie companies (United Artists, MCA, Walt Disney and Lucasfilm). But small firms seem to do best in the innovative world of applications programs. Cautions Software Publishing's Fred Gibbons, who runs one of the fastest-growing companies: "Being big does not help you become good in the software business...
...second potential contender is Roy Disney, a look-alike nephew of Walt's. Disney controls about 2.7% of the firm's stock and is rumored to be gradually acquiring more. Others mentioned as possible buyers are Coca-Cola, RCA and Press Lord Rupert Murdoch. As a takeover subject, Disney will be no Bambi. Current management bitterly opposes a sellout. Last week Disney officers boosted their credit line from $400 million to $1.3 billion in order to fill the firm's war chest...
...takeover speculation is building just as the so-called Imagineers seem to be getting back their touch. The firm's latest film, Splash, a romantic comedy about a mermaid, is a smash. During its first weekend, Splash earned $6.2 million, the best performance in Disney's history...