If Euro Disney shareholders rejected Center-Tainment's offer, Werner said that his company would "maybe" come back with a cash offer.

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Remember the challenge of Euro Disney back in 1992--and the cries of "cultural imperialism" that roused hundreds to employees to walk off the job?

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Euro Disney is 39.8% owned by The Walt Disney Co (nyse: DIS - news - people ), while 8th-richest-man-in-the-world Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia has a 10% holding.

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Mr Bourguignon has been labelled "France's self-appointed Mr Fixit" after turning round the fortunes of Euro Disney as its chief executive between 1993 and 1997.

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Euro Disney has been the butt of jokes for its magnificent losses, but Center-Tainment chief executive Ulf Werner is deadly serious about turning the park into a money-spinning Magic Kingdom.

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