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Matt in the Hatt
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no thank you
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
So it is exactly a place for people to post stupid stuff. YouTube is [mostly] apathetic about what is posted and largely does not produce content. YouTube is not a theme nor is it a production company. If Disney had the desire to showcase more popular creators they would deal with the various individuals, not YouTube. But Disney has already tried and abandoned continuous live production at Walt Disney World but also already owns a company that primarily distributes content via YouTube.
Matt_Black
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CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
I don't understand these words.
Serious question, how old are you? Disney's core theme park audience spends their days in an office until they come home, rush to and from Little League practice, eat dinner, and put the little ones to bed before collapsing in exhaustion with a bowl of ice cream. They're lucky if they have time to cut the grass once a week or watch their DVRed episode of Game of Thrones before the next one airs. They don't have time to YouTube (apparently that's a verb now?)
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
You don't agree with what? I haven't stated any opinions. It seems more like you and the original poster don't understand that YouTube is a platform. It's like proposing a DVD themed area for stuff that is on DVDs.
spectromagic04
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Ok I'll just accept that YouTube creator place probably won't work at Disney Springs as stated by many in this thread. What about if Disney Springs opened up a Maker Studios store the size of the new Marvel store where you can buy Merch and maybe meet one of the creators that are partnered by them. Would that work since Disney bought the company last spring or does fall into the same category of a YouTube place?
lazyboy97o
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That would be completely different because Maker Studios is a content creator and not a platform. But, excepting Star Wars Weekends, Walt Disney World has done away with big events around meeting stars and creators. Maker Studios merchandise is available and if Consumer Products thought it was selling well enough it most definitely would be available in Disney's physical stores.
englanddg
One Little Spark...
A subsection of World of Disney, or a small Maker / Disney Channel store with a small "meet and greet" rotation area could work...I don't see Maker having enough of a draw. Millions of subs on youtube is impressive for an online platform, but is still a very small percentage of the larger world.
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CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Minor point: Parks and Resorts Merchandise is different than Disney Consumer Products.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Parks and Resorts is run by a Consumer Products guy and that's been the focus since the business model changed in the late 1990s.
spectromagic04
Well-Known Member
Yeah as much as I would love to see something from Maker Studios I kinda agree it might not be a huge success. While millions of people enjoy their videos and subscribe to the YouTube channels of Maker you just never see anyone wearing a Maker Studios Merch. It probably would do better as an online section on the Disney Store than a actual store in Disney Springs.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
But would overt displays of Disney ownership be good for Maker Studios? It kind of kills the illusion of regular Joes producing content and becoming stars.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
I'm not talking about the strategy, I'm talking about the organizational structure. Junk sold at Downtown Disney is TP&R revenue, not DCP revenue.
englanddg
One Little Spark...
A lot of the content creators came out about it when it happened. Angry Joe did a whole episode on it (which was actually quite funny). It's not exactly a "secret".
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Are there other studios where you DO see people walking around with their merch? I can't think of much online-specific merch in general, let alone YouTube. Maybe The Onion or Homestar Runner.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
I didn't say it was their revenue. If The merchandise sold Consumer Products would notice and push it more. The parks would follow suit because they are operated as malls.