LOS ANGELES COUNTY - News from Nov. 27, 1995

Happy Ending: Walt Disney Co. this week is expected to report a large jump in its year-end earnings, thanks in part to improved business at its theme parks and continued lucrative results produced by its animation, home video and merchandising operations. According to First Call Corp., the mean estimate of Wall Street analysts is $2.60 a share for the year ended Sept. 30, up about 27% from the $2.04 a share posted for the 1994 fiscal year. The mean estimate by analysts for the fourth quarter is 50 cents a share, compared to 42 cents a year earlier.