Disney profit, per capita spending up with positive growth in theme park business

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The Walt Disney Company said Tuesday that its theme park business returned to positive growth in the most recent quarter after declining for nine consecutive quarters. Operating income in the unit, watched closely as a barometer of the broader economy, increased 25 percent, to $468 million. Per-capita spending increased 8 percent, attendance was up 2 percent.

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