EISNER GRILLED: Thursday’s Disneyland press conference was...

EISNER GRILLED: Thursday’s Disneyland press conference was supposed to be nostalgic (B6), but from the media ranks came a barbed question: Won’t new admission prices ($25.50 for adults, up 8.5%) keep families away? . . . The question came from Samantha Test, 11, of La Palma, “cub” reporter for the Irvine-based Bear Essential News for Kids and caught Disney CEO Michael Eisner by surprise. “That’s the toughest question I’ve had in a year,” he said with a small laugh, then explained that surveys show patrons will pay the price.