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- BUSINESS, Page 58Business NotesENTERTAINMENTThe Sony Side Of the Street
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- Visiting Southern California with the kids? Obviously no
- such vacation would be complete without a trip to that mecca
- of childhood fantasy: Sonyland!
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- That is the working name of a tourist attraction being
- planned by Sony Corp., the owner since 1989 of Columbia
- Pictures Entertainment. The proposed Sonyland would be a direct
- challenge to the theme parks of the Walt Disney Co. and MCA's
- Universal Studios, which serve their owners not only as profit
- producers but as persuasive corporate advertising as well.
- Sonyland will feature the products of its parent company and
- its motion-picture subsidiary. The opening date, location and
- specific amusements of Sonyland remain a mystery. One of the
- rumored attractions: a ride featuring the pirate ship from
- Columbia's forthcoming movie Hook, a Steven Spielberg sequel
- to Peter Pan.
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