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Disney and Universal working on Marvel deal for Florida?
- Thread starter Yellow Strap
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No, just trying to grasp at anything to make their theory come to fruition. Sounds oddly familiar....
doctornick
Well-Known Member
Sure, but I don't think their days making playing cards is relevant to how long lasting their video game IPs are.
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
That wouldn't be "freely" then.
Good lord, you're obnoxious.
Bingo. On the nose.
SeaScape, Universal did not gift wrap the rights to Marvel and hand them to Disney like the keys to the city, they let them lapse and return to Marvel which, at the time, was not property of the mouse.
Wikkler
Well-Known Member
You've missed it by a bit.
Nintendo started making video game consoles in 1977. Before then, it was playing cards and toys.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Spiderman in Japan is a single ride that could easily be re-themed to something else. As the contract gets closer to expiration Universal will weight whether it's worth trying to renew the rights or if they would be better off just letting it go. As to whether Uni would love to keep the rights or not, it's impossible to guess at this point since we don't know how much public interest there will be in the franchise at the time the contact ends nor to be know if there is something they mind find more worthwhile in that spot. For all we know there will be an over saturation of the market with superheroes and a big backlash from the public.
Bairstow
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WDW1974
Well-Known Member
So, I left this thread many days ago after 21 pages of people arguing facts (is this FOX News?) And now I see it has doubled in length with people still debating facts.
I must wonder why Disney fanbois take the fact that UNI has full and utter control of Marvel IP in Florida so badly. Are they dimwits? Because anyone who thinks Disney would jump on building major Marvel attractions at WDW if they could would be delusional. Disney has had Star Wars rights for countless years and has now owned the company outright for years. Do you see an increased, merchandise aside, presence of Star Wars product? In California and Paris where Disney is free to use Marvel IP and where they wouldn't face confusion like they did when selling Marvel crap in the parks in the swamps, what exactly have they done (meet-greet-and-gropes and ... yep ... nothing else)?
And then we have idiots that want to try and rewrite the etched in stone for perpetuity contract to suit their mental needs. UNI can -- and WILL -- add attractions to MSI (the big add, which is a bit away due to all the other projects, will make Disney fanbois cry in their Figment plush). No, the character depictions absolutely do NOT have to be pre-1999. They just have to accurately depict the characters. That's one of the reasons MSI will have a lot of work done to simply its basic appearance in the near future.
Oh, and while I haven't paid much attention to the situation in Japan. Osaka does have Spidey, but it isn't looking to expand a Marvel presence. And the OLC has ZERO interest right now in either Marvel or SW IP, so Disney has no Japanese play.
They're installing an Iron Man attraction (Star Wars on roids is how it was described to me) in HKDL with opening about a year plus away. Right now, SDL is just trying to open with no Marvel or SW presence at all.
Fanbois need to read and understand just how confused and whiny they come off as.
Sorry for the cold interruption, now you can go back to arguing facts and I'll come back in another 20-30 pages.
I must wonder why Disney fanbois take the fact that UNI has full and utter control of Marvel IP in Florida so badly. Are they dimwits? Because anyone who thinks Disney would jump on building major Marvel attractions at WDW if they could would be delusional. Disney has had Star Wars rights for countless years and has now owned the company outright for years. Do you see an increased, merchandise aside, presence of Star Wars product? In California and Paris where Disney is free to use Marvel IP and where they wouldn't face confusion like they did when selling Marvel crap in the parks in the swamps, what exactly have they done (meet-greet-and-gropes and ... yep ... nothing else)?
And then we have idiots that want to try and rewrite the etched in stone for perpetuity contract to suit their mental needs. UNI can -- and WILL -- add attractions to MSI (the big add, which is a bit away due to all the other projects, will make Disney fanbois cry in their Figment plush). No, the character depictions absolutely do NOT have to be pre-1999. They just have to accurately depict the characters. That's one of the reasons MSI will have a lot of work done to simply its basic appearance in the near future.
Oh, and while I haven't paid much attention to the situation in Japan. Osaka does have Spidey, but it isn't looking to expand a Marvel presence. And the OLC has ZERO interest right now in either Marvel or SW IP, so Disney has no Japanese play.
They're installing an Iron Man attraction (Star Wars on roids is how it was described to me) in HKDL with opening about a year plus away. Right now, SDL is just trying to open with no Marvel or SW presence at all.
Fanbois need to read and understand just how confused and whiny they come off as.
Sorry for the cold interruption, now you can go back to arguing facts and I'll come back in another 20-30 pages.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
If anything it should put an end to the Disney is re-acquiring Marvel Rights discussions.
Jimmy Thick
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Don't know how Universal could use the Marvel cinematic universe considering they have to use a specific style sheet as stated in the contract, and considering most people alive today only know the Marvel characters as those from the films, I highly doubt it would be considered reasonable to let Universal use them, which basically means IF, notice the big if, there are new Marvel attractions on the way its going to be the same static comic book style thats already in place, and with the exception of Spider-Man, its more Six Flags than Disney.
But then again I could be writing the show material in between typing this...
Jimmy Thick- I get blamed for this yet it continues without me...
But then again I could be writing the show material in between typing this...
Jimmy Thick- I get blamed for this yet it continues without me...
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
That deal was different, it had an expiration date that the deal in Florida didn't have. That's like saying I gave up my Disney World Annual pass for nothing... no, I just didn't renew it.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
This is nothing against you, just a personal pet peeve of mine - Is anyone else annoyed when anything and everything that's supposed to be bigger and better is described as "such and such... ON STEROIDS!" It's become a cliche way of describing things.
GLaDOS
Well-Known Member
You'd think. I'm not sure anything will ever stop it.
AndyMagic
Well-Known Member
There is a reason this thread got started in the first place. Marvel and Universal ARE in discussions about the future of Marvel Island at IOA but those discussions involve the best way to proceed with the upcoming MSI expansion/redo. It behooves Disney and Marvel to keep the brand cohesive and since Universal has an iron-clad contract, it just doesn't make sense to prevent enhancements. 99% of the visitors to Islands of Adventure don't care who owns the Marvel brand and making sure guests have the best experience riding Spider-Man or the upcoming rumored Iron Man attraction only helps further the brand Marvel has curated over the past 10 years. It's the same reason Marvel/Disney has made an agreement with Sony to bring Spider-Man into the MCU. Running a successful business is a little more complicated and nuanced than picking sides at a football game.
Universal can use the current incarnation of the characters.
Jimmy Thick- Still living up to his surname, regardless of the account....
Captain Chaos
Well-Known Member
If you people just ignored him instead on constantly replying and encouraging him, the fungus will go away.
No, not him. Not that account or the several others....
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
It's like Barry Bonds........ (Wait for it)
(Keep waiting…)
(It's like the Star Wars announcement at this point)
Nahhhhhhhhhh. Not gonna do it.
Jimmy Thick
Well-Known Member
I was gone for over a year pookie bear, yet I was mentioned all the time, you couldn't ignore me if you tried.
Jimmy Thick- Imitated, never duplicated.
Well thank goodness we had your other personas to interact with....
Jimmy Thick- Thick is as thick does, no matter the name on the account.
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