Maybe the deal TWDC is willing to strike requires UNI to keep that silly little ride open and unimproved. It's hard for UNI to take the high hand with WDW about Dinorama with Doom on it's campus.
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Disney and Universal working on Marvel deal for Florida?
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Maybe the deal TWDC is willing to strike requires UNI to keep that silly little ride open and unimproved. It's hard for UNI to take the high hand with WDW about Dinorama with Doom on it's campus.
danlb_2000
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The success of the movies would seem to indicate that you are int he minority with that opinion.
Oh, it's an option. There's several ways this whole thing could play out. Leaving Doom in-situ is part of one of the options
If they didn't get lazy and let the parks get stale or in disrepair, they wouldn't have so much to do at all at once. I feel like doing all of those things are reasonable expectations for the next 5-10 years, even though we all know it won't happen.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Box office isn't necessarily a true indicator of quality. See also: Transformers.
GLaDOS
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Whether or not you liked them, I'd say your in the minority of Potter* fans who disliked the movies. They're still a beloved set of movies for the masses
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GLaDOS
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The vast majority of movie goers are absolute idiots. Anyone who liked the last Transformers movie should get shipped off to Guantanamo.
Whether that's true or not is irrelevant. The movie versions are the definitive look for most people.
Mr. Peabody
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lunchbox1175
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I'm not saying they shouldn't use the ip's, i am saying they are at a disadvantage. While it is true that HP has been great for them, they get the benefit of Daniel Radcliffe and Co going to UNI every year and celebrate something to do with the ride and area built and using their likeness. You don't see bilboards with the Book Artwork up on the highways. UNI wouldn't get the chance for RDJ and Co to do the same thing.....personally, i think it is a major disadvantage as people associate things with movies more than books, be they comic or novel. Every generation is different.....use the Bond or Batman analogy, for me, Roger Moore and Michael Keaton are my guys, but to my kids, its Daniel Craig and Christian Bale. I feel over the long term, as more and more cinematic versions are developed, the characters associations get further and further away from their book character, and i feel like its harder for a company to have a "brand recognition" for a ride, if they don't have the most popular or current version of it. I just keep imagining little kids going up to captain america in his comic book suit and saying you're not him. Also, they only have control of the IP in Florida or "East of the Mississippi". Disney can do whatever they want outside of that, if they ever decided to build another set of parks, say in Texas (pipe dream), they would be able to use the cinematic versions, which then there is a comparison between the two versions. While UNI's would probably be a little more "Thrill" ride, Disney's version would probably end up being more themeatic (in my opinion). Then they might be viewed as having an inferior attraction. I know this is a lot of speculation, but just how i feel about it.
Mike S
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Yup. Even though I hate some of the movies compared to the books (looking at you, Half Blood Prince) the movies visuals are what I've always known considering that my first exposure to the series was seeing the first movie in a theater.
H2O_Mouse-Ears
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Richard Harris will always be Dumbeldore in my mind.
doctornick
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My one comment on this is that I think using the movie visuals was appropriate and great for Uni. But I do think that they should have avoiding using the specific characters from the movies and focused the attractions more on "visiting the wizarding world" without HP and his friends specifically. Just IMHO and I think others would disagree, but stuff like Hogwarts Castle, Hogsmede and DA are all impressive as places without specific characters placing them at a certain time. With using the actual movie characters, they do somewhat date the attractions and they might appear less timeless in the future as the actors age in real life.
Wikkler
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What you think is going to happen ≠ What you want to happen
Captain Neo
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I thought Wicked was replacing Twister? It would make more sense there since they can recycle the tornado special effects and midwestern props.
Captain Neo
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Fantastic Four is being cancelled due to low sales though not providing a free advertisement for FOX is an added bonus/incentive for them
GrumpyFan
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As much as I would "like" to see Marvel (characters/attractions) at WDW, I really don't see this happening anytime soon, without Disney just doing a complete buyout of the contract at Universal. This can happen one of two ways, 1) Universal offers to sell out of the licensing, 2) Disney decides to buy out and throws a gob of money at them. For either of these to happen though, Disney first needs a unique concept attraction/land/park to build and market to the public in order to make it worthwhile. Having something like this would help guarantee a return on their investment.
From an investment perspective though, why would Disney do this? They're making money off Universal's use of the characters, and don't have to invest capital to keep it up to date. I think it's in their best interest to simply allow Universal to keep the licenses for Florida, continue to draw interest and royalties, and perhaps even work with them on further enhancing the attractions by selling them concepts and plans they're building elsewhere. I know it sounds crazy, but based on what I've seen and read of the contract, Disney doesn't really have a way out of it, unless Universal simply decides they're done.
From an investment perspective though, why would Disney do this? They're making money off Universal's use of the characters, and don't have to invest capital to keep it up to date. I think it's in their best interest to simply allow Universal to keep the licenses for Florida, continue to draw interest and royalties, and perhaps even work with them on further enhancing the attractions by selling them concepts and plans they're building elsewhere. I know it sounds crazy, but based on what I've seen and read of the contract, Disney doesn't really have a way out of it, unless Universal simply decides they're done.
articos
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Only certain entities within TWDC may or may not be unhappy. Others are perfectly fine with the arrangement. Any publicity is good publicity, as long as the guest goes away with a smile on their face.
bhg469
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I sort of hope it is scrapped, it doesn't sound fun at all.