mguimond1990
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Maybe the rumors are true. Maybe they bought the rights to Nintendo to replace the marvel section. Hmm very interesting.
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Disney and Universal working on Marvel deal for Florida?
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Nope. Marvel is staying and expanding. Nintendo is going in at least in Kidzone in the studios park (for starters).
realdizfan
Member
So at this point, Kidzone has been slated to be replaced by:
Shrek
Spongebob
Star Trek
Fast & Furious
Nintendo does seem like the best fit, though I haven't seen anything to really confirm that's what's happening. It does seem like the most logical thing to do though, aside from re-doing Toon Lagoon.
Shrek
Spongebob
Star Trek
Fast & Furious
Nintendo does seem like the best fit, though I haven't seen anything to really confirm that's what's happening. It does seem like the most logical thing to do though, aside from re-doing Toon Lagoon.
Cmdr_Crimson
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A few sites have stated that by the end of this year Marvel Superhero Island would start a change..TheHulk would be rethemed and Dr Doom's Fear fall would be taken out...If this rumor is true The Islands would be a good fit..http://www.screamscape.com/html/islands_of_adventure.htm
GLaDOS
Well-Known Member
Change? Yes. TO a better Marvel island.
Marvel isn't going anywhere. End of story.
realdizfan
Member
^ Eh, while I'd love to see Marvel Island re-themed to Nintendo, the chances of that happening are slim at best. Universal's holding of Marvel is very important to them on many levels.
- It's lucrative as heck right now during the Marvel movie craze
- It prevents Disney from using the most popular pieces of the Marvel franchise at WDW in most fashions
- Even if neither of the first two were valid, I have a feeling that Universal would keep Marvel there on principal just to rub it in. Sort of like an Oswald the Rabbit type deal just to be a thorn in their side.
- It's lucrative as heck right now during the Marvel movie craze
- It prevents Disney from using the most popular pieces of the Marvel franchise at WDW in most fashions
- Even if neither of the first two were valid, I have a feeling that Universal would keep Marvel there on principal just to rub it in. Sort of like an Oswald the Rabbit type deal just to be a thorn in their side.
71jason
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You forgot one:
- Barney is outdated--show cancelled years ago. Woody and Fievel are so outdated that even kids' parents today are too young to remember them. Much bigger priority to replace them than characters appearing in the #1 movie so far this year.
[My boy Curious George is just caught in the crossfire.]
PhotoDave219
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Better Pour one out for the Monkey.
PhotoDave219
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Uhhhhhhh Screamscape is a poor choice of source material.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Kidzone.
71jason
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Not really in this case, he mostly rips off OU and Parkscope for his MSHI stuff, and they've been quite accurate so far.
PhotoDave219
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You do realize I thought Screamscape bit the dust, right?
FigmentJedi
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I heard reports of Smurfs as a possibly Kidzone thing too.
Mike S
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What would shock me is if Hyrule doesn't appear in their rumored third park. I would understand KidZone focusing on Mario but Zelda has to go somewhere.
lazyboy97o
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People just making stuff up because they cannot accept reality does not a rumor make.
realdizfan
Member
^ Well to be fair, there really are discussions between Disney and Universal over Marvel Superhero Island, but they don't have anything to do with removing stuff (gotta bring Fox in when discussing "removals").
ProfSavage
Well-Known Member
Looks like it'll be getting hard for me to ignore Universal in my next trip to Orlando (whenever that will actually be). They already had Marvel, and first they add Potter, then Nintendo? Jeez! If they add something from A Song of Ice and Fire, all my favorite nerd franchises will be in one park....
tl77
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What's really funny is all the self appointed internet experts on the comic book web sites are yelling that 20th Century Fox wouldn't allow Disney the rights to the word "mutant" in the new Avengers movie... but Fox and Disney certainly don't seem to have any trouble getting together around the word "avatar"
lazyboy97o
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Fox doesn't own Avatar... Producing, financing and distribution are not ownership.