European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday february 23,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 17v.-.-.w.v a a a o Mone Ritter so today s tip the . Car population has been growing at its slowest rate since world War ii and could soon reach an unprecedented Quot Zero growth rate. . Polk amp co., which tracks vehicle re Guistra ions said the passenger car population stands at 123.3 million up Only 500,000 cars in the past year. A the passenger car Market is doing Little m6re than treading water a said Robert Borthwick a Polk spokesman. He said the growth rate might hit Zero As Early As next year particularly if the . Recession is deeper than expected. Conversion rates London up fridays closing rates for the . Dollar to other currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British v Pound other local currencies in dollars a. Cold was quoted at $359.00 an ounce Silver at $3.60. A a feb.21 a feb.22 British pound.1.9570 a 1.9420 German mark.,/ .1.4910 1.4960 French franc. ,.,.5.0720 a Oulch Guilder 1.6785 1.6778 belgian franc. .30.68 30.71 italian ,,.l 1l6.25 1,115.75 Swiss franc. 1,2725. 1.2840 greek drachma. .159,83. 159.80 turkish lira. .3.217.10 3,219.90 saudi arabian Riyat 3.7503 3.7503 Spanish peseta., .92.68 .-�?�92.73 portuguese escudo 130.55 130.57 Canadian Dollar. 1.1530 1.1495 austrian Schilling. 10.48 10.47 norwegian Krone �?�.5.8300 5.8145. Danish Krone. -5.726 1 5.720 these Are unofficial rates As reported by wire service and banking sources and they Are listed to give some idea of daily currency fluctuations. A a a the Only official rate concerns the Sale of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use and this will be 1.45 through monday based on fridays noontime Price a fixing. A a a a a new York Exchange new York up a York Stock exc Nanga Stock attic of Philip Morris. Land amp a kick genl electric Pepsico inc Wal Mart stores ism Corn Boeing co umsted inc waste mgt inc Square d co. Champion inti a Hewlett Packard Uniss corp Home depot inc the 15 most Active Stock sin new composite Tradina on Friday. 3 Aloe 5.089.300 4.179.000 3.465.300 2,724,800 2,552,400 2,449,500 2.384.100 2.355.100 2.177.000 2.142.200 2.027.600 1,888,700 1.855.000 1.838.200 1.624.600 last 15% 67% 16% 69% 33% 37% 133% 47% 23% 38% 76% 28 47% 4% 49% a tact. Of up 1% up up1% up up off 2% up up up up1% off up up up 3% american Exchange new York american Stock Stock Conti air Hodgs Nabors Industry Amdahl Corn Wang labs inc b Dow Cham cat it Echo Bay Minas pm group Sta foundation Hoji Americus m0 so fruit of loom Pic the 10 most Active stocks in change composite trading Friday. Sales 1,143,000 642.300 559.000 474.000 453,400. 430,400 406,700 354,900 312.300 294.000 Lett 2% 6% 15% 3% 3% 7% 3% 23% 40% 11% Nelcha. Up up % us a off off % off up % of % up 1w up % Dow Jones new Tork up Dow Jones posing Range it i Wergan Friday. 30 Hishi 20 transport Lily Rosei 65 Stock a Lek 2945.73 a it 20 62 10il 31 Lew 2360 40 1109 66 214 03 102222 Toie 2889 38 112635 215 35 10331 filial in 66 or 076 up 1.25 Disney officials still bullish Over Park project in France by Steven greenhouse the new York times Paris a with great fanfare three. $ 150 million amusement Parks opened in France in the past three years but alb Haye fallen Flat and two have been forced into bankruptcy. Nonetheless the Walt Disney co. Is pushing hard with plans to open Europe a first Disneyland next year a $4.4 billion extravaganza sprawling Over 5,000 acres of former sugar beet Fields 20 Miles cast of Paris. No one at the company is even having second thoughts. Disney being Disney executives instead Are worried that euro Disneyland a which Wilt occupy an area one fifth the size of Paris a just might hot be big enough to handle the crowds. In a move that would Border on hubris at almost any other company plans Are already being drawn for radio and subway announcements to warn people away when the Park fills up. A my biggest fear said Robet euro Disneyland a chairman Quot is that we will be too with the Disneyland in Florida California and Japan All going gangbusters Disney clearly has the highest of Hopes for its european Park. And with construction apparently near budget and on schedule for a Spring 1992 opening and european interest in All things related to Mickey mouse still High a Disney May indeed have a sure thing on its hands. A i done to think it can miss a said Margo Vignola an analyst with Salomon Brothers a they Are masters of marketing. When the place opens it will be perfect. And they know How to make people smile a even the to be sure not everyone is glad that the mouse is coming to the continent. When Disney a chairman Michael Eisner visited the Paris bourse to launch euro Disney a Stock offering leftist demonstrators greeted him with eggs globs of Ketchup and a Mickey go Home signs. And some French intellectuals have complained that Disney character s will pollute the nations cultural ambiance one dubbed euro Disneyland a a cultural indeed in negotiating with Disney French officials dropped heavy hints that they would like a Little less american Kitsch and a Little More european culture at Frances magic kingdom. But if some europeans can to wait to put euro Disneyland on their must miss list far More Are eager for the Gates to open say company executives who predict that 11 million europeans will plunk Down their francs Marks pounds and lira in the first year alone. A Europe is going to be As important As the United states to the Disney company a said Fitzpatrick. The lanky 51-year-old sex phase with a Disney Mem studio and visitors. Lour to open by 1994 As Well As 13,000 More hotel rooms. Iris also weighing a european Epcot a there is tremendous future growth for our company in Europe a Eisner said in a Telephone interview., one of the reasons Eisner is confident that europeans will flock to euro Disneyland is that they love Disney a american Parks. The europeans accounted for 2.7 million visits to Disney Usa last year or 0.5 percent of the total. And they love Mickey to shirts Little Mermaid records and other Disney paraphernalia having spent $1.6 billion on Disney merchandise fast year. Eisner is so keen on Europe that Disney has taken a 49 percent stake in the euro Disney project the maximum the French government will allow. In contrast Disney took no ownership interest in Tokyo Disneyland opting instead for licensing fees and a percentage of reve Niles. At the time much of Disney a Money was tied up in building Epcot Center in Florida missing the ownership boat in Tokyo a was a big mistake which they did no to want to repeat a said Salomons Vignola. With the United states in recession she added a for the near term Europe will be the primary engine of Disney executives chose the beet Fields of the Marc la Vallee Section outside Paris after examining 200 locations in us amps web ooh ecu Tive sounds almost apologetic that Disney took so Long to enter a Market that has 120 million More people than the United states in half the land mass. Euro Disneyland will come Complete with a Golf course a Davy Crockett Campground an ice skating rink inspired by Rockefeller centers and six Disney owned hotels with 5,200 rooms. But Disney a ambitions do not Stop there. The company is planning a $3 billion second rope. Disney loved being near Paris Europe a biggest Magnet for tourism. And France was eager to win the project to help lower its High jobless rate and to Lay claim to the title of nerve Center of Europe. A euro Disney is going to create at least 30,000 jobs a said Christian Cardon who Heads a government office set up just for Disney. V Vav a \. A France is the Crossroads. Of Europe a Eisner said. Seventeen million people live within a two hour drive of the euro Disney site and 109 million live within six hours. A a a. To help get people to the Park the government is building a station for the High Speed train a Grande Viesse just 150 Yards from the Entrance Gate. Mickey lovers will be Able to arrive from Brussels in 90 minutes and from London in three hours and 10 minutes once the Tunnel under the English Channel opens in 1993. Euro Disneyland will be similar in concept to its american theme Park cousins but Disney so imagine Erst have not forgotten to add some French accents a and some British italian and German ones As Well. The Park will have two official Ian. Go arcs English and French multilingual guides will also be on hand to help dutch German Spanish and italian visitors it by the new York times Paris a euro Disneyland will be a mix of european style and american Homespun Charm Disney officials say. Among the attractions with a local spin will be discover land inspired by the science fiction of Frances Jules Verne and a theates with a 360-degree screen that will feature a movie about european history. Snow White will speak German and the Belle Notte pizzeria will be next door to pinocchio s exhibit. The new Disneyland will remain far More american than european and will borrow Many features from Disneyland in Anaheim calif., and Disney world in Orlando Fla. Euro Disney a american style attractions will include a Michael Jackson 3-d movie plus Star Tours the George Lucas inspired simulator that catapults visitors into space. There will also be a main Street with Nickelodeon and ice Cream Parlours and Western land with gun slinging cowboys swashbuckling buccaneers will Cross swords in pirates of the Caribbean a speaking Spanish dutch and French As Well As English just like pirates of Yore. Can the mix of american and european influences attract a and hold a an audience no question said Robert Fitzpatrick euro Disneyland a chairman who said that his real concern is that too Many people will come at Peak times forcing euro Disney to shut its Gates after its 50,000-person capacity is reached. After All Disney executives say the at Tendance target of ii million could be conservative. Disney Parks in the United states which has a population of about 250 million attract about 41 million visitors a year according to amusement business Magazine a Nashville tcnn., publication if Disney fans in Western Europe with its population of 370 million people visit the new Park at the same rate attendance would hit 60 million
