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...Walt Disney Pictures
...less than one-tenth of where it traded 10 years ago. That's due in part to wariness that lingers from the company's past performance. Debt - at about two times equity - is still a concern. And there are questions about an unusual corporate structure that gives the Walt Disney Co., which owns 39.1% of Euro Disney, not only management fees and royalties but also the power to change management singlehandedly...
Like them, Disney will need exciting, new attractions to get repeat visitors. Ride enthusiasts expect soon to see a version of the Florida park's popular Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. A third separate operation, possibly a water park, may be built in several years. "Walt Disney said that Disneyland will never be finished," Rasulo says. "We've certainly emulated that here...
Euro Disney's new park feels like a work-in-progress. The cast members - that's what Disney calls employees - are still settling in and learning their lines. But you look around and also wonder, "Where are the rest of the rides?" Walt Disney Studios has only nine attrac-tions, one of which - the Flying Carpets over Agrabah - is a glorified merry-go-round that will bore adults, and another - the Aerosmith-themed Rock 'n' Roller Coaster - that isn't appropriate for the youngest of youngsters. (Yes, Steven Tyler is a scary-looking man, but the ride also...
According to the 2001 documentary Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Power—screened to a 20-member audience at Boylston Hall Saturday—this familiar scene from Walt Disney’s Aladdin perpetuates stereotypes of women as little more than temptresses...