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Their gripes are familiar to beleaguered Disney shareholders, who recall Eisner's wonder years like a ride on Space Mountain. Eisner had a terrific run from 1984 through '98, when profits grew from $291 million to $1.85 billion. He expanded the theme parks, heavily marketed Disney merchandise, turned the studios into tight-budget, live-action hit factories and presided with Jeffrey Katzenberg over a rebirth of Disney's animation franchise that produced such crown jewels as The Lion King. Investors from Warren Buffett to the Bass family latched on as the stock soared 3,598% during those 14 golden years...
...died of a brain hemorrhage sustained on the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland. "I'm pushing to have the amusement parks warn unsuspecting guests that even if they believe they are in good health, there is a risk they could suffer a serious injury," says her attorney, Barry Novack. Theme-park officials are not atingle at the prospect of being lumped with common carriers. "We're in the business of thrilling people and having excitement," says industry attorney Wayne Pierce. "When is the last time you were on an exciting escalator or bus ride...
Beginning in July, students will enroll in a four-week session in which they will take classes in writing, quantitative reasoning, science and art, focusing on the theme of citizenship...
Director Parisi tells me that every year Pisano selects a song to fit into the show’s theme. Since “As the Word Turns” is about spelling, she’s chosen Nat King Cole’s “L-O-V-E.” In previous years she’s played “It’s Raining Men” for a musical about weather forecasting...
...always just been making work about where I come from,” says Nkosi. In a drawing class freshman year, she found herself drawn to the theme of shovels. “I’ve been to a lot of funerals in South Africa,” she explains, “and I was using earth colors that reminded me of the red dirt of home.” She then expanded into painting historic sites like Robin Island, where Nelson Mandela was exiled. These paintings, she says, “represented a past regime that...