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Unread 27-03-2002, 09:16
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Originally posted by Mike Norton



Now what fairy wonderland are you living in.

Disney not turn a profit? I own Disney stocks and I know if disney started to do this they would lose all the trust in there Stock holders.
I suspect that HotWheels2002 meant "Disney does not turn a profit on the FIRST National Event." I'm sure he/she is aware that Disney is a for-profit corporation.

As far as whether or not Disney makes money on FIRST, we don't know, and maybe Disney doesn't really know. I suspect their aim is to pretty much break even, and figure that they get some positive PR from it. When you get down to it, positive PR is the reason a lot of the corporate sponsors are involved. They are helping some kids, and assume they may, over time, get the services of some of these kids as employees, but PR is a big factor in corporate sponsorship of teams.
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