Real or Mickey Mouse?Real or Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, ? A Swiss theme park operator said that it intends to make a hostile takeover Hostile Takeover A takeover attempt that is strongly resisted by the target firm. Notes: Hostile takeovers are usually bad news, as the employee moral of the target firm can quickly turn to animosity against the acquiring firm. bid for Euro Disney SCA (Single Connector Attachment) An 80-pin plug and socket used to connect peripherals. With a SCSI drive, it rolls three cables (power, data channel and ID configuration) into one connector for fast installation and removal. , Europe's largest theme-park operator. Center-Tainment AG said in an e-mail statement that it would try to gain control of the company's theme parks by acquiring just over 50 percent of Euro Disney's stock through a share swap. Burbank-based Walt Disney Co., currently the largest shareholder with 40 percent of the stock, responded by throwing cold water on the deal. Disney issued a statement that said "despite our attempts to obtain information from them, we have been unable to secure material information on this company." The little-known Swiss company said in its statement that it planned to offer Euro Disney shareholders 14.5 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. , which have been trading under 10 cents. Euro Disney, based in Marne-la-Valee just east of Paris, operates two theme parks in the area: Euro Disney's Disneyland, which opened in 1992, and Walt Disney Studios The name Walt Disney Studios may refer to:
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