Disney negotiating the LOTR rights!

[Coaster Lover]

It's a shame they gave up the rights to Narnia... think of the amazing "Fantasyland" they could have made with the combo of LOTR + Narnia + Eragon + Percy Jackson...

 

[rk03221]

I really hope to God Disney doesn’t get lotr. They’d ruin it like they did Star Wars…just no

 

[Cesar R M]

Food fights and singing encouraged?

Only if there are potatoes included!

 

[TikibirdLand]

The same Disney that took Star Wars and made one land based on a planet that wasn't even in Star Wars, and a single Avengers land is going to make a whole new park for LOTR? Maybe we aren't talking about the same Disney

Oh, that's Doosney. They own the Moopet franchise. I think they're still trying to get their "Doosney+" off the ground.

 

[etherius1960]

With a $6000 tag on just a couple of nights in a Star cruiser hotel, shoulder to shoulder crowds in even February, and an irrational control over all ideas… I’m a negatory on Disney taking the LOTR franchise. LOTR is large enough to have it’s own series of parks, not just a carved out corner in one. For years, players of Roller Coaster Tycoon have built custom parks, toying with the pairing of Tolkien and Disney… and Disney missed a huge opportunity to jump into the ring with a ”Disney Park” builder. Their versions at video games were seriously under par with RCT. I fear they will do the same… underwhelming, high priced, over-crowded… and so controlled that no one else can provide anything Tolkien. Still, Rivendell, Hobbiton, Mt. Doom, a Balrog here, and an Ent there would make for a great afternoon… just not in the overcrowded, sell-your-soul price of Disney.

 

[WDW Pro]

Do I have the power to summon @WDW Pro to see if this is utter rubbish?

Despite being only 86.2473% accurate in 2021, I can confirm that I have written about this issue. The synopsis: nothing is set in stone but the whole thing is very messy and heavily litigated with Disney not having a clear and immediate means to capitalize on the property. Amazon on the other hand...

 

[So Over It]

It's a shame they gave up the rights to Narnia...

Narnia is an odd case, as it had pretty much nowhere to go but down after The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe. It's a great movie, but as a series it didn't have much staying power.

 

[GuyFawkes]

Amazon is going to a good job of "woking up" LOTR. I can only think what Disney would do to it.

Amazon's show is going to bomb.

All I know is Disney turned Dr. Frankenfurter into a girl. The original wasn't enough? God only knows what they would do to LOTR?

 

[Magenta Panther]

With a $6000 tag on just a couple of nights in a Star cruiser hotel, shoulder to shoulder crowds in even February, and an irrational control over all ideas… I’m a negatory on Disney taking the LOTR franchise. LOTR is large enough to have it’s own series of parks, not just a carved out corner in one. For years, players of Roller Coaster Tycoon have built custom parks, toying with the pairing of Tolkien and Disney… and Disney missed a huge opportunity to jump into the ring with a ”Disney Park” builder. Their versions at video games were seriously under par with RCT. I fear they will do the same… underwhelming, high priced, over-crowded… and so controlled that no one else can provide anything Tolkien. Still, Rivendell, Hobbiton, Mt. Doom, a Balrog here, and an Ent there would make for a great afternoon… just not in the overcrowded, sell-your-soul price of Disney.

I'd be happy with just a good Shire area (with animatronic Hobbits a la the goblins in Gringotts) and a Smaug's Mountain ride. The Shire area could have a tavern where you could get Second Breakfast (brunch), for instance. And in Smaug's mountain, you'd see of course Smaug and also Bilbo and the Dwarfs and Gandalf AAs. It could be epic fun.

But I DON'T want to see it in a Disney park. I'd much rather Universal got it. Disney should build great rides based on Fantasia, the Pride Lands, The Jungle Book, and the Disney Villains. Or something ORIGINAL. Ah, dream on, silly dreamer...

 

[MisterPenguin]

All I know is Disney turned Dr. Frankenfurter into a girl.

They had a transexual play a transexual?!! That truly is a Horror Show!!!!

 

[Goofy Ninja]

A rollercoaster based on the one from Beastly Kingdom could be pretty cool. It could have Smaug the dragon in it.

 

[mf1972]

a ride escaping the mines of moria would be fun. do it like ROTR. part walk through & part ride. a showdown with an animatronic gandalf vs the balrog would be cool.

 

[Rambozo]

I wasn't for this idea, because of the woke show. ... but if there's a dragon it completely changes my mind. I don't even care if he doesn't move either. Just give me it... I WANT DRAGON!

 

[Cesar R M]

Narnia is an odd case, as it had pretty much nowhere to go but down after The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe. It's a great movie, but as a series it didn't have much staying power.

I really liked Dawn Treader... Hated caspian thou..

 

[Goofy Ninja]

That's actually a good idea, because they already have the concept art. They could even bring back hunky Benedict Cumberbatch to do the voice for him.

Haha, sure you can have your Benny.

 

[lewisc]

This was a constant rumor back in the mid-2000s, IIRC there was a bidding war between Disney and Universal for LotR and one of them got really close to closing the deal but it ended up not happening. This was before Universal got Potter I believe.

The way I remember it, Universal was negotiating for both HP and LotR. I don't think Universal had the resources to do both.

 

[JoeCamel]

Haha, sure you can have your Benny.

Hill? OK!

 

[TikibirdLand]

Hill? OK!

Now wouldn't he make a great mini-land! Must be over 18 to enter though.

 

[JoeCamel]

Now wouldn't he make a great mini-land! Must be over 18 to enter though.

I would lose my brains out my ears with multiple Hill skits going on around me

 

[Denise Thress]

With a $6000 tag on just a couple of nights in a Star cruiser hotel, shoulder to shoulder crowds in even February, and an irrational control over all ideas… I’m a negatory on Disney taking the LOTR franchise. LOTR is large enough to have it’s own series of parks, not just a carved out corner in one. For years, players of Roller Coaster Tycoon have built custom parks, toying with the pairing of Tolkien and Disney… and Disney missed a huge opportunity to jump into the ring with a ”Disney Park” builder. Their versions at video games were seriously under par with RCT. I fear they will do the same… underwhelming, high priced, over-crowded… and so controlled that no one else can provide anything Tolkien. Still, Rivendell, Hobbiton, Mt. Doom, a Balrog here, and an Ent there would make for a great afternoon… just not in the overcrowded, sell-your-soul price of Disney.

Agree 100%