Article: New Year's Eve 2000: 'Risky Business' or 'Much Ado About Nothing'? Forget Fiji. Millions of Americans Plan to Spend New Year's Eve at Home With A Movie From Blockbuster.

DALLAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cruise ships and the Fiji Visitors Bureau are geared up to entertain thousands of revelers who want to be the first to ring in the new Millennium on the International Date Line. Doomsday believers are stockpiling water and canned beans. Meanwhile, back in the real world, almost half the respondents in a recent survey say they plan to ring in the new Millennium at home watching rented movies.

"There's a lot of 'mania' surrounding our entry into the new Millennium, but the truth is most people will spend the evening at home with family, friends and a good movie," says Jim Notarnicola, chief marketing officer and executive vice ...

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