======================================================================== Disney Announces New Theme Park Written by: Larry Gensch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DND WIRENEWS (25May94) - WILTSHIRE GB - THE DISNEY COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT WITH THE SUCCESS OF EURO DISNEY AND THE ANTICIPATED SUCCESS OF DISNEY'S AMERICA IN HAYMARKET, VA, PLANS FOR A NEW THEME PARK IN EUROPE ARE UNDERWAY. THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY HAS SECURED OVER 10,000 ACRES IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND FOR THIS NEW VENTURE, TO BE CALLED "DISNEY'S EUROPE." WDC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL EISNER ANNOUNCED IN A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT THE PROJECTED THEME PARK WILL OPEN BY SUMMER 1998 AND FOCUS ON "THE VARIED HISTORIES OF EUROPEAN CONTRIES FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO THE PRESENT." THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS GREETED WITH A LOT OF CONCERN FROM THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LOCATION "COMPLETELY SURROUNDS" THE PREHISTORIC STRUCTURE KNOWN AS "STONEHENGE." MR. EISNER DENIED A RUMOR THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS GOING TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH A REPLICA BUILT FROM "SPACE AGE PLASTICS," THAT WOULD BE FITTED WITH AUDIO-ANIMATRONIC DEVICES. EISNER NOTED HOWEVER THAT EVEN IF THE RUMOR WAS TRUE, PLASTICS WOULD WEATHER BETTER THAN THE CURRENT STONES CURRENTLY OCCUPYING THE SITE. HE ALSO REFUSED TO COMMENT ON ANOTHER RUMOR THAT THE STONES WOULD BE MOVED INTO NEW POSITIONS THAT WOULD RESEMBLE THE PROFILE OF MICKEY MOUSE WHEN VIEWED FROM THE AIR. 25May94 - DND WIRENEWS - "ALL DISNEY NEWS FITTED TO PRINT" - *** END ***