Euro Disney Losses Soars As Sales Stagnate

[Nomad]

Euro Disney.....no wonder they hate us. Did they put it next to the Louvre ?

[YZGI]

Originally Posted by Nomad

Euro Disney.....no wonder they hate us. Did they put it next to the Louvre ?

They were originally going to put it next to the Coliseum but so many cats live in the Coliseum they were afraid the big eared rodent wouldn't survive.

[Galbally]

I'm sorry guys, I love America, you guys are great and all.

But being a somewhat culturally snooty, morally ambiguous European I do have to say I wouldn't mind if Eurodisney Paris was turned into a labour camp for our bankers, financiers, and corporate evildoers.

There (as they walk around in Mickey Mouse suits and Goofy hats selling hot dogs in the country that produced Voltaire, Bizet, Balzac, Monet, Descartes, and Stendhal and the concept of haute cuisine) , they can contemplate their belief that you can put a dollar value on every bloody thing on this planet, and reduce human beings to being valued as nothing more than little units of economic consumption sponsored by drinks conglomerates and sports wear companies, while their children are taught to worship Gucci, Versace, and BMW.

Though it has to be said a lot of people do go there, Eurodisney is such an oxymoron. We don't need plastic castles and faux culture, and made up history, as we already have the real thing. About 2,500 years of it, sorry, thats just the way it is.

Still, it seems to keep our track suit-wearing riff raff and our SUV driving, Yank wannabe, suburban clones happy (most of them coming from good old Britain of course, they being the 51st State of the Union and all).

[spot]

Originally Posted by Galbally

Still, it seems to keep our track suit-wearing riff raff and our SUV driving, Yank wannabe, suburban clones happy (most of them coming from good old Britain of course, they being the 51st State of the Union and all).

How dare you, that's shockingly untrue. Most foreign visitors are Dutch and half the rest are German. The Brits prefer Legoland.

[oscar]

Alton Towers is brilliant

[spot]

Originally Posted by oscar

Alton Towers is brilliant

I went somewhere once that had these thrill-rides. I'm trying to recall where.

Barmouth. They had a helter skelter too, it was far higher than I was prepared to climb.

Wales' answer to Eurodisney, that, ever since Barry Island closed.

Originally Posted by Galbally

I'm sorry guys, I love America, you guys are great and all.

But being a somewhat culturally snooty, morally ambiguous European I do have to say I wouldn't mind if Eurodisney Paris was turned into a labour camp for our bankers, financiers, and corporate evildoers.

There (as they walk around in Mickey Mouse suits and Goofy hats selling hot dogs in the country that produced Voltaire, Bizet, Balzac, Monet, Descartes, and Stendhal and the concept of haute cuisine) , they can contemplate their belief that you can put a dollar value on every bloody thing on this planet, and reduce human beings to being valued as nothing more than little units of economic consumption sponsored by drinks conglomerates and sports wear companies, while their children are taught to worship Gucci, Versace, and BMW.

Though it has to be said a lot of people do go there, Eurodisney is such an oxymoron. We don't need plastic castles and faux culture, and made up history, as we already have the real thing. About 2,500 years of it, sorry, thats just the way it is.

Still, it seems to keep our track suit-wearing riff raff and our SUV driving, Yank wannabe, suburban clones happy (most of them coming from good old Britain of course, they being the 51st State of the Union and all).

No apology needed, Gal. I thought it an odd idea when I first heard they were building EuroDisney.

I've been to both FL and CA numerous times and have never wanted to visit either Disney park. If I had kids, maybe I'd feel different. I did however visit Epcot Center in FL but we were there for less then a day and that was fine with me.

[Galbally]

Originally Posted by spot

How dare you, that's shockingly untrue. Most foreign visitors are Dutch and half the rest are German. The Brits prefer Legoland.

Your right, I take it back, anyway, damn Germans, as for the Brits, most of them can't get out of the Airport Booozer in Charles De Gaulle anyway.

[Galbally]

Originally Posted by JAB

No apology needed, Gal. I thought it an odd idea when I first heard they were building EuroDisney.

I've been to both FL and CA numerous times and have never wanted to visit either Disney park. If I had kids, maybe I'd feel different. I did however visit Epcot Center in FL but we were there for less then a day and that was fine with me.

Oh well, I would like to go to the Smithsonian some day when I go over to the Western side of the Atlantic. Now that would be something.

Originally Posted by Galbally

Oh well, I would like to go to the Smithsonian some day when I go over to the Western side of the Atlantic. Now that would be something.

It is indeed. It's about 40mins away from me and I make a point to go often. We'll keep it updated in anticipation of your visit!