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French Entrepreneurs Plan New Napoleon Theme Park

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Watch out Mickey Mouse, here comes Napoleon Land. Well, at least some French entrepreneurs are hoping a theme park based Napoleon Bonaparte will be more popular than Euro Disney. The World’s Gerry Hadden has our story from Montereau.

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