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Show A8& The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Monday,June 1 1995 Kids at Premiere Extravaganza Call ‘Pocahontas’ a Fun Film CIATED PRESS NEW YORK — ‘Pocahontas lived up to the hype. s Zisner saw it differently: “I think it New Yorkis the cultural center of the country.” Disney distributed 100,000 free tickets 500,000 people from aroundthe country entered a lottery for them The tens of thousands of kids who packed Central Park with their parents for the world’s largest movie premiere were enthralled by Disney's animated love story. And someof the 100,000 moviegoers walked away but the extravaganzastarted at 2 p.m.. when wiser. families began streaming into the fenced com- Jessica Ecock, 11, said the bittersweet tale of an Indian princess and an English captain showed “everyoneshould be treated equal.” Not everyone, however, was happywith Sat= urday night's spectacle. Some said the city sold the park to the highest bidder and shut residents out of their favorite playground. Not surprisingly, Disneychief executive Mi- The screening did not begin until 9:30 p.m. poundwith food. blankets. even sleeping bags and pillows for the kids — many of whomwere decked outin feathered headdresses The audience spent the afternoon picnicking, dancing to music and buying “Pocahon- tas” souvenirs. There were lines up to 90 minutes long to buya $25 picnic blanket; a $20 T-shirt; a $20 doll: and even— the vendorsthoughtof everything — a $20 Pocahontas rain poncho. Asthe lights dimmed, rainfell. But the audience cheered as four 80-by-120-foot screens camealive and Capt. John Smith was plucked fromthe oceanon his wayto Virginia. Soon the rain stopped, and ‘Pocahontas’ was winning hearts and minds. Sleepy children sat up to watch Pocahontas and her friends, Meeko the raccoon and Flit the hummingbird Whenit was over, as Smith and his shipmatesset sail for England, Natalia Corona, 16, declaredthe film great — “the love story, and the way she stopped the war. ‘I have seen every picture from Walt Disney. I know every song. I love them,’’said Corona, of Newton, N.J. Lease Your PRIMESTAR Satellite System for JUST $40.00 per mont ! *, 84 BEECH ADAMS SATELLITE iN aay rom 4816 So. State, SLC 485-3221 PRIMESEAR SATae Coan Ship Runs Aground Just Off Nantucket THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. BOSTON — Tugboats worked Sundayto free a 600-foot luxury liner that ran agroundin the middle of the night on a sandyshoal near Nantucket Island. Strong currents and high seas delayed ef- 1/2 OFFof cur westprice on these allover lather recliners with builtin comfort features that let your forts to evacuate passengers onto RECLINE SWIVEL eGUIDE ferries. 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Despite the tugboats’ help, crews were waiting for the highest tide, at 11 p.m., to try to re- float the ship, Kaysaid Theship ran agroundfive years to the day after another cruise ship, the Bermuda Star, foundered on rocks in the same area The Queen Elizabeth 2 damaged its hull whenit hit another rocky shoal nearby in 1992 The cruise line chartered two ferries to take the Royal Majesty’s passengers to Hyannis. But whenthe ferry Point Gammon approached theship's stern at midafternoon, the current was too strong to unload passengers safely, Kay said. 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