Article: EURO DISNEY'S PRINCE HAS COME SAUDI INVESTOR PLEDGES UP TO $500 MILLION TO BAIL OUT AILING FRENCH THEME PARK NEW CONVENTION COMPLEX IS PLANNED TO DRAW BUSINESS VISITORS.(BUSINESS)

Byline: JOHN HORN Associated Press

BURBANK, Calif. A Saudi Arabian prince swooped in to help rescue the struggling Euro Disney theme park Wednesday, pledging to invest up to $500 million in Mickey Mouse's European home.

The investment by Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud includes a commitment to build a convention center to attract more business visitors to the park.

The 37-year-old American-educated prince is a nephew of King Fahd. He has attracted attention in the past for his investments in other famous U.S. companies.

In 1991, he bought a 14.88 percent stake in Citicorp for about $800 million, making him the ...

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