You didn’t even make contact with the softball. It’s called a contract. Go read about it.
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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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You didn’t even make contact with the softball. It’s called a contract. Go read about it.
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
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I am genuinely asking you to enlighten me with no sarcasm or attitude.
ImperfectPixie
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Disney has a contract with Universal...because of that contract most Marvel characters and (I believe) the Marvel name may not be used by Disney east of the Mississippi.
Am I remembering that right @HauntedPirate ?
danlb_2000
Premium Member
In the comics Thor was part of the Avengers, so Universal has exclusive rights to that character, Disney cannot use him at WDW.
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
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Oh ok. Thank you. I appreciate more info on the situation.
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
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Thank you. I appreciate the additional info.
UNCgolf
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Yeah, it doesn't have anything to do with how the characters are used in the MCU. The contract is all about where characters go (or went in the past) in actual Marvel comic books. There's a huge number of characters that aren't available in Florida.
The Aracuan Bird
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Unfortunately
UNCgolf
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I've actually thought it was a blessing in disguise. Guardians in EPCOT is bad enough, but if they had the ability to use any character they wanted I think most of the current WDW additions would be Marvel themed. Marvel in DHS would be fine, but they don't belong in any of the other parks (with the possible exception of Tomorrowland; there are some things that could work there). I don't believe Disney would have looked at it that way, though.
The stuff they're building for the Avengers Campus at Disneyland does not look very impressive.
The Aracuan Bird
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You know what, you’re probably right about that one
Would’ve like to see their take on a different Spider-Man attraction
ImperfectPixie
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You're probably right. I wasn't a fan of the monorail wraps.
ETA: Now that I think about it...it's almost as if they are intent on over-saturating everything.
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lazyboy97o
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Universal exclusive theme park rights to the Marvel name across the US. This is why Disney’s California Adventure has things like Hero Days (or whatever they’re actually called).
For those interested in the contract:
The Aracuan Bird
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Except for things we like
lazyboy97o
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I have seen people earnestly argue that there should be a Captain America attraction on Main Street, USA.
uncle jimmy
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Marvel in the parks is it's own park-universe that closely resembles the MCU, but is a different timeline/dimension. This is official Disney backstory that the parks will not mirror exactly the MCU.
Which isn't any different than the discrepancies between other Disney movies and park attractions in which dead villains are alive; and you can find Belle as both a princess and a pauper; and you can find Ariel as both a princess and a mermaid; and you can find some guy celebrating Simba as the Lion King by singing about a coup he's going to attempt.
Which isn't any different than the discrepancies between other Disney movies and park attractions in which dead villains are alive; and you can find Belle as both a princess and a pauper; and you can find Ariel as both a princess and a mermaid; and you can find some guy celebrating Simba as the Lion King by singing about a coup he's going to attempt.
ChrisFL
Premium Member
well....they can't use Thor as a comic book character, however Thor predates Marvel because it's an ancient god in Norse Mythology, along with Loki, Odin, etc. so Disney theoretically could create a Thor themed attraction, but it probably couldn't resemble the Marvel version at all. In fact I believe there's already Thor themed things in the Norway pavilion at Epcot
You can. At Disneyland.You know what, you’re probably right about that one
Would’ve like to see their take on a different Spider-Man attraction
Toy Story Spider Mania.
The Aracuan Bird
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And they’d probably just clone that as their Spider-Man ride if they had the rights in Florida...
