[Update: ed. – Bloomberg reports that the takeover attempt was announced this morning] Reuters is reporting that Euro Disney SCA (owner and operator of Disneyland Resort Paris) may be subject to a hostile takeover bid by the little-known swiss firm Center-Tainment AG. MarketWatch had this to say: A statement from Center-Tainment’s offices said the company… Read More »Euro Disney takeover bid?
I’m besotted with Disney’s latest musical Finding Nemo. It hasn’t risen to the point of obsession yet. But stay tuned! Two of the key members of the creative team behind Finding Nemo The Musical were profiled in the Orlando Sentinel this weekend. It’s interesting to… Read More »Finding Nemo – The Musical: Meet the Creators
As John posted earlier, the City of Garden Grove, California, which is just south of Anaheim, is trying to get a Hollywood studio to participate in a proposed theme park project. Deepa Bharath of the Orange County Register drops in the MGM name in an update article today.
MGM representatives seemed impressed with the city’s proposal and feasibility study, Yoshizaki said. The study identified two sites that could be developed into theme parks – the 100-acre Willowick Golf Course and 30 acres adjacent to the course, and 139 acres adjacent to the Garden Grove (22) Freeway at Harbor.
The study, released in October, says the park could attract 4.6 million people and generate about $350 million a year.
A spokesman for MGM in Los Angeles said Wednesday that his company has no immediate plan for theme parks in Southern California or elsewhere in the country.
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Peter Goddard of the Toronto Star tells us about Disney art on display in Paris and will later be displayed in Montreal. The people most enthralled around me at the exhibition were not the kids, but their parents and grandparents — the original Mouseketeers. As the Palais show also proves, the distinct Disney touch —… Read More »Disney Art in Paris
I never made it to Walt Disney World until 1997. That means I missed a number of attractions that had closed by then. One such attraction I really regret not seeing is the “Mickey Mouse Revue” in the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland. Now, thanks to The… Read More »A Mickey Mouse Revue
Gatorland, a Central Florida attraction since 1949, is on fire this morning. The fire was discovered in the Gift Shop, already burning through the famous gator mouth entry way. While the fire appears to be mostly confined to the large building that houses the initial… Read More »Gatorland, one of the first Central Florida attractions, suffers major fire
Chryss Cada writes in The Denver Post about a project being planned for Fort Collins, Colorado that clearly inspired by Disney. With seed money of about $30 million, developer Lloyd Goff and his investment partners hope to transform 50 city blocks on the north side of town into a $1 billion research campus similar to… Read More »Borrowing From EPCOT and Celebration in Colorado
Noah Bierman of the Miama Herald writes about the University of Central Florida Rosen School of Hospitality’s program studying theme park and attraction management. Theme-park industry executives help craft the school’s curriculum, meaning students aren’t likely to get too much skepticism about the industry. By the end of one class, students are required to explain… Read More »Want to Work in Theme Park Management?