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Harry Potter is arriving sooner than expected. What does this mean for WDW?
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trr1
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on which part?Not me.
krankenstein
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EPCOT Explorer
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Not me.
I really fail to understand how you hold that opinion when being uneducated on the subject...
Read the books, jt....
jt04
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I'm not much for the idea of this fad being added to the Disney parks. Star Wars and Indiana Jones stood the test of time so those work but there is just something about potter-mania that just makes me glad it won't be in the Disney parks. It seems a much better fit for Universal.
krankenstein
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Not me.
We get it, you don't like it without trying it. Can you stop pulling your crap now?
CaptainMichael
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I really fail to understand how you hold that opinion when being uneducated on the subject...
Evan, you shouldn't be surprised. It's very typical of him.
EPCOT Explorer
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I would argue though that Star Tours opened in 1986 just three years after the third film had been released. There was no way of knowing than wether Star Wars was just a fad or would stand the test of time (heck, there really isn't anyway of knowing now either).
Harry Potter is in the exact same boat as Star Wars and Indiana Jones and while they each had three popular films before getting attractions HP has had 7 enorumously popular books + 6 financially sucessful films under its belt. It has been compared to the great British children's fantasy books such as Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes, Lord of the Rings, etc.
If Walt Disney was alive when her books were released I have no doubt that he would have actively went after the rights to make a film adaption based on her books just as he went after the rights for Bambi, The Hobbit, Mary Poppins, Bedknobs & Broomsticks, and many other books being released while he was alive.
EPCOT Explorer
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What would that be? And how would you know?:lol: You haven't read the books. Can't just be a spectator, here....
Pete C
Active Member
You are funny. It's a better fit to you now because Disney failed to obtain the rights. Had they done so you would be singing a different tune.
Fad...give me a break. So are you okay with the Cars fad being added to DCA? The Toy Story fad added to DHS? What about attractions based on a Bugs Life, Nemo, Monsters Inc, or any other PIXAR creation? What makes Harry Potter, a series rooted in 7 excellent books with more character and innovation than most Disney creations, a fad, and those other properties not? Trust me on this...Disney would kill to have J.K. Rowling's creative vision and talent on their side.
2 weeks $221.3M for the new movie. Seems like this 'fad' still has legs after what...12 years?? Yes, the HP series started 12 years ago and is still going strong with 2 more movies on the way aside from the one that was just released. Tell me how many Disney properties have been as successful as HP?
The_CEO
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You just got to understand some people are just ed that Disney didn't obtain rights to this cash cow. Just ignore them and smile.
EPCOT Explorer
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You just got to understand some people are just ed that Disney didn't obtain rights to this cash cow. Just ignore them and smile.
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:lookaroun
jt04
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You are wrong on two points. I was very happy when Potter "negotiations" broke down. As I said, Universal is a better fit.
Second, Potter is not nor will it ever be a Disney property. Pixar stuff is. Sure some Pixar stuff may be fadish but I have no problem with Disney promoting it's own properties in the parks. I was also not comfortable with the Narnia and possible LOTR stuff for the same reason unless Disney had bought the rights to those properties. I'm glad the didn't. Narnia and/or LOTR should only be developed by the estates if at all.
I think Disney should develop their own properties. SW/IJ are the only exception to the rule in my opinion.
See my last post
jt04
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You just got to understand some people are just ed that Disney didn't obtain rights to this cash cow. Just ignore them and smile.
Wrong!
i
:lookaroun
And wronger!
CaptainMichael
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How convenient...
marsrunner
New Member
i
:lookaroun
But its so much easier to be in denial when you pretend that Harry Potter doesn't matter!
I honestly don't know why anyone responds to any of his posts. Its some kind of sickness because I've done it, too. He's the most obvious troll I've come across on a message board since I stopped posting on this one particular video gaming forum. He reminds me alot of the people who only own one console (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) for whatever reason and to justify that decision or condition they berate and belittle everything that isn't available on their system, or in this case Disney theme parks. Its sad in a way, and sometimes amusing.
jt04
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Obviously you were not around during the Star Wars era. Check the "adjusted for inflation" box office returns as that will give you a better picture.
There is one other critical point. HP fan base is much more segmented than SW was/is. I'm not saying you can't find HP fans in every demographic but Star Wars was so much more a cultural phenomenon. Now I know potterites can't accept this but it is true, and I don't intend to argue with zealots.
The_CEO
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Wrong!
And wronger!
About what?