Kamikaze
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You didn't, I'm sure. A lot of people think that the current parks (mostly DHS and DAK) are unfinished, half-day parks because they can do everything they want to do (not everything available) in half a day.
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Interesting rumors about marvel in dl & wdw
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You didn't, I'm sure. A lot of people think that the current parks (mostly DHS and DAK) are unfinished, half-day parks because they can do everything they want to do (not everything available) in half a day.
misterID
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Darth Angelo
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As a Huge Disney Fan and A Huge Marvel Fan, I would love to see The Avengers walking around in the parks.
Marvel has had some real good success in the movies lately. And with one or two Marvel based movies coming out this year and in the next three years, Marvel should enjoy a place in the parks. Marvel Characters in the parks not only helps attendance but also sells more movie tickets.
Start small with a few meet and greets here and there. Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, the core Avengers. See how it goes, then if it is well received, and we all know it will be, then maybe a ride.
This is exciting.
Marvel has had some real good success in the movies lately. And with one or two Marvel based movies coming out this year and in the next three years, Marvel should enjoy a place in the parks. Marvel Characters in the parks not only helps attendance but also sells more movie tickets.
Start small with a few meet and greets here and there. Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, the core Avengers. See how it goes, then if it is well received, and we all know it will be, then maybe a ride.
This is exciting.
AdLibSean
New Member
agreed!!!
NowInc
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"Disney’s President Bob Iger appeared on CNBC earlier today and had this to say, “Marvel characters have already proven to be strong in terms of theme park attraction and we believe there are a lot of opportunities around the world, not in every one of our parks because there are some existing agreements that we obviously have to honor, but in a number of places for us to use the Marvel characters to basically help us grow our theme park business and better entertain people.”
Universal Orlando spokesman Tom Schroder said Marvel characters will remain a staple at its parks. “Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and the Marvel characters are a beloved and important part of the Universal Orlando experience. They will remain so. Our guests are going to get to meet Spider-Man and all our other Marvel characters. We believe our agreement with Marvel stands and that the Disney/Marvel deal will have no impact on our guest experience.”
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Marvel has various deals with Universal Orlando. But the agreements governing The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride and The Incredible Hulk roller coaster, appear to be virtually perpetual deals. According to Universal’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Universal Orlando retains American rights east of the Mississippi River for as long as its attractions are in operation. Universal and Marvel also have various deals for everything from merchandise sales to the theming of many other portions of Islands of Adventure."
http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog...what-will-this-mean-for-islands-of-adventure/
yes its an old article but it pretty much stands true today. I highly doubt you will see a Marvel presence in disney parks for a while.
Universal Orlando spokesman Tom Schroder said Marvel characters will remain a staple at its parks. “Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and the Marvel characters are a beloved and important part of the Universal Orlando experience. They will remain so. Our guests are going to get to meet Spider-Man and all our other Marvel characters. We believe our agreement with Marvel stands and that the Disney/Marvel deal will have no impact on our guest experience.”
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Marvel has various deals with Universal Orlando. But the agreements governing The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride and The Incredible Hulk roller coaster, appear to be virtually perpetual deals. According to Universal’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Universal Orlando retains American rights east of the Mississippi River for as long as its attractions are in operation. Universal and Marvel also have various deals for everything from merchandise sales to the theming of many other portions of Islands of Adventure."
http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog...what-will-this-mean-for-islands-of-adventure/
yes its an old article but it pretty much stands true today. I highly doubt you will see a Marvel presence in disney parks for a while.
Kamikaze
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If Disney was willing to pay for it, then the deal would get done.
SleepingMonk
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Sad but true.
Disney obviously knows their target demo and play to it very well.
Just look at MNSSHP vs. HHN or the summer concerts at each park...Uni has Drake and Pitbull, Disney has Taylor Dayne and Air Supply.
If the Marvel fans expect a thrilling, in your face, amazing experience here in the states they better look for it somewhere besides WDW.
I imagine that when Disney is ready, they'll just deploy the Marvel characters in all the parts except for WDW. I don't think the choice would be WDW or none of the parks at all.
MegaPowersPT
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Having Marvel characters in Disney Parks is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard.
lazyboy97o
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Tokyo Disney Resort and Disneyland Paris might be affected if there is an geographic exclusivity given to Universal Studios Japan and Madam Tussauds London.
Stevek
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Agree for the most part though I could see a fit in DHS at best. Beyond that, please keep them out of DL, MK, AK and Epcot.
Kamikaze
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Reason being?
RSoxNo1
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Most of the speculation regarding the Theme Park Rights to Marvel assume that Universal will have to re-theme Super Hero Island. I would think that a mutually beneficial arrangement would be for Disney to simply buy out the exclusivity rights while still allowing Universal the licensing rights for the characters. Why can't Marvel properties be present at both resorts? Sure, it would probably be ill conceived for Disney to make an attraction based on Spiderman, The Hulk, Dr. Doom or Storm, but they could agree to make an Iron Man attraction while the marquees and other images still exist in IOA.
You're right of course. The average park attender is not going to even notice that Marvel is present at both resorts and those that do won't mind.
lebeau
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I remember reading back at the time of the purchase that Disney most likely would not be interested in doing this out of fear of brand confusion. Basically, it makes Disney parks seem more like Universal parks which is a bad thing if you're the number 1 park.
I don't know how much that theory holds up, but I recall the idea of Disney and Universal sharing Marvel being dismissed pretty quickly for that reason.
maxairmike
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I can't tell you how many times I've heard, and even been asked, questions regarding Universal attractions since Disney owns Marvel now. The average guest has a hard enough time figuring out that IOA and USO aren't Disney parks as well without any brand crossovers like Marvel characters in both parks. That is likely a very big concern.
FigmentJedi
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There are Marvel characters that can fit into all four of the classic Magic Kingdom realms. This is just ignorance of the "The only superheroes I've ever heard of are the ones that have been made into movies" level.
I'm not necessarily advocating them to cram Marvel everywhere, but the library of characters and stories are vast enough that Marvel can fit into the parks just fine if done responsibly.
Guardians of the Galaxy or other Cosmic Marvel would be pretty fun to see in Tomorrowland. Hell, the Guardians even have a talking raccoon on their team. Sounds Disney to me.
lazyboy97o
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When I worked at the Disney Store it was quite often that people wanted to buy or return merchandise from franchises present at Universal Orlando Resort.
Stevek
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Wow, ignorance? A bit strong for someone just stating an opinion. I personally don't want Marvel characters put into Disney parks as they just don't appeal to me. I would prefer we stick with tried and true Disney/Pixar Characters and very limited licensed/outside characters ala Marvel or SW/Indy. You're ok with it. I respect that and we can disagree, big deal.