Nonetheless, a few scattered signs could be found that not everyone was happy with the coming of Disney. Leftist demonstrators at Euro Disney's stock offering greeted company executives with eggs, ketchup, and Go Home signs. Some French intellectuals decried the pollution of the coun cultural ambiance try's with the coming of Mickey Mouse and company: They called the park an cultural abomination. The mainstream press also seemed contrary, describing every Disney setback "with glee." And French officials in negotiating with Disney sought less American and more European culture at France's Magic Kingdom. Still, such protests and bad press seemed contrived and unrepresentative, and certainly not predictive. Company officials dismissed the early criticism as the ravings of an gnificant elite