News Walt Disney World's iconic Twilight Zone Tower of Terror billboard to be permanently removed

[FettFan]

Say you never heard of that darn Marvel Contract without saying you never heard of it.....

 

[MaryJaneP]

Could Black Pantherette be a newly created character that DHS may exploit and seemingly would not be prohibited under the existing Marvel/Perpetuity contract?

 

[FettFan]

I think it’s been assumed that yes the character of black panther is, Wakanda and it’s supporting characters are not covered by the contract.

Yeah but there’s really no point in building Wakanda at DAK if there is no Black Panther there.

That would be like building Pandora but leaving out the Blue Cat Group.

I don’t think people are going to flock to meet Wakandan Dignitary #3 who appeared for three seconds in the background while Killmonger was walloping T’Challa’s derrière.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Yeah but there’s really no point in building Wakanda at DAK if there is no Black Panther there.

That would be like building Pandora but leaving out the Blue Cat Group.

I don’t think people are going to flock to meet Wakandan Dignitary #3 who appeared for three seconds in the background while Killmonger was walloping T’Challa’s derrière.

Shuri? His sister and the lead of the new movie?

 

[Dinoman96]

Get ready for a "surprise" announcement at D23 that Sunset Blvd at the Hollywood Studios will be rethemed to Marvel Blvd/Avengers Campus...Rock 'n Roller Coaster = Iron Man (same as what Paris has) and Tower of Terror = something else Marvel...not a knockoff of DCA's Guardians. Plus, another horrible Spider Man Web Slinger.

Like someone said, Twilight Zone licensing rights are unnecessary and Aerosmith is so irrelevant...and Marvel fits with the Studios theme.

*blocks your path*

That Darn Marvel Contract - What Rights Does Universal and Disney Own

We examine the contract and explain what rights each resort has for the use in Theme Parks.

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[TwilightZone]

Sad to see it go, I wonder if they will replace it with new, lesser cheaper, billboards for newer experiences. As charming as these billboards are none of the attractions they were promoting are hardly new. Though they should've kept the TOT one, since the ride is an honorary park icon.

I also wonder if it's a sign of replacement for one of these attractions. My bet is Tough to be a Bug, there's a certain recent movie starting with the letter E and ending with the letter O that could easily take it's place.

Whoops I thought all of these were torn down at once, forgive my billboard knowledge is kind of low.

 

[TwilightZone]

You forgot the earful tower…

And journey into imagination with figment...

 

[TwilightZone]

In memoriam

The Mission Space one looks so bad! I'm not entirely sure why but it just looks gaudy.

 

[Indy_UK]

Maybe Disney didn't want to spend licensing on the Twilight zone part? They released pins recently that only mentioned Tower or Terror? So maybe it's just part of the TLZ name going away?

 

[Goofyernmost]

EXACTLY what I was remembering. Stuff like that was so fun.

Those are understandable! That comes from the fact that no one with enough talent to create and maintain those is employed at WDW anymore! Left alone those would have become nothing more then weirdly shaped bushes.

 

[Goofyernmost]

The Mission Space one looks so bad! I'm not entirely sure why but it just looks gaudy.

It is supposed to look gaudy. That is a marketing tool to show uniqueness, fun and whimsical atmosphere in the resort. Also to make a mindset that you are in a space shuttle even before you get to the ride.

 

[larryz]

Since they took down the billboard, I say they might as well go all the way and give The Tower of Terror a Princess and the Frog retheme. They can call it Tiana's Elevator Adventure!

I like a Mickey Mouse re-theme so they can call it Mickey's Fun Elevator of Death.

 

[larryz]

How long before they start selling pins in gift shops with pieces of the billboard in them?

Ha, ha... they would never do that...

... would they?

 

[tanc]

We can always go to Home Depot, get one of those giant 12’ skeletons and put it up where the ToT billboard was…

Saw this in another thread

 

[gerarar]

Onto the next one!!


Anyways, according to BlogMickey, standard maintenance and repainting is actually being done on the sign/billboard.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Onto the next one!!


Anyways, according to BlogMickey, standard maintenance and repainting is actually being done on the sign/billboard.

It’s for DVC. Of course it’s going to survive.

 

[cranbiz]

That sign isn't going anywhere. DVC is not the red headed step child.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I think Black Panther is covered by the Universal deal.He first appeared in Fantastic 4 and is a member of the Avengers both franchises are part of Super Hero Island.

As unfortunate as Chadwick Boseman's passing is, it very likely gives Disney an out when it comes to building Wakanda in Florida.

While they haven't stated this, the assumption online is that Wakanda and all other non T'Challa characters are available for use in Florida. The question would be, could any future Black Panther that isn't T'Challa be represented.

They built Galaxy's Edge without any of the original characters. They built Star Tours without most of the characters. The precedent is there. Having said that, the move for me would be Rock 'n' Roller Coaster to Animation Courtyard. That makes the most sense.

 

[FettFan]

Shuri? His sister and the lead of the new movie?

Shuri's still part of the Universal contract because she's not an original MCU creation; her first comics appearance was 2005, three years before the MCU got started and 12 years before the Black Panther movie.

Black Panther and all associated comic book characters is part of the Avengers Family, and this is only reinforced by the fact that Black Panther Wakanda Forever's plot is based on an amalgamation of Avengers vs. X-Men from 2012 in which Namor attacks Wakanda because the Avengers are holding out there,

and the New Avengers series from 2013 in which Queen Shuri counterattacks Atlantis.

And if the rumors of a certain *other* villain pulling strings behind the scenes are true.... we can also throw in Black Panther #27 from 2001.

 

[PDiz]

Seriously…?
I get that it serves little to no purpose, but these little touches are what makes WDW what it is.
Bob Chapek and all those in charge, your empty, penny counting souls can rot in the unimaginative, number crunching hell you’re bringing on yourselves.

I hope they enjoy counting pennies, because in times, that is all that will be left of this once great place…

Oh my a bit dramatic aren’t we?? Disney always has a method to their madness and always seems to work out just fine.