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Article: The passion to LNWICK on an autumn day is ta ake on the world; From Mickey Mouse to Harry Hotspur. Karen Dent meets the former Disneyland Paris chief charged with putting Alnwick on the world tourist map.(News)
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- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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ALNWICK on an autumn day is worlds away from the stifling heat of Dubai, from which Frenchman Christian Perdrier has decamped to sprinkle some of his Disney magic on the castle and garden.
The newly-appointed first joint chief executive of the two sites, Perdrier has a tough task ahead of him. But sitting in the half-term sunshine at the garden, it doesn't look like the attraction is struggling to pull in the punters.
I circled the car park twice before spotting a space and the admissions queue is snaking around the corner.
However, attracting ...