The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, October 1, 1994              TAG: 9410010250
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D01  EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: E. SCOTT RECKARD, ASSOCIATED PRESS 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

DISNEY MISFIRE IN VIRGINIA ONLY LATEST PARK WOE

[For a copy of this story, please see microfilm.] ILLUSTRATION: TROUBLE SPOTS

1 Attendance sluggish at California, Florida theme parks.

2 Didn't take ownership stake in hugely successful Tokyo

Disneyland.

3 Did take ownership stake in Euro Disney. The park near Paris is

plagued by low attendance.

4 A planned ocean-themed park for Long Beach, Calif., has been

stymied by environmental problems.

5 A version of Epcot Center to be built near California's

Disneyland has been hurt by squabbles over who will pay for site

improvements.

KEYWORDS: WALT DISNEY CO.

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