They can start taking over attractions based on cartoon characters that only senior citizens have ever heard of.
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Marvel at WDW
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They can start taking over attractions based on cartoon characters that only senior citizens have ever heard of.
lazyboy97o
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The idea of tearing down a pretty much abandoned amphitheater is considered reaching?
For the purpose of slightly expanding Marvel? A franchise you do not own. A franchise that is going to be built out in another theme park much better that you could ever dream of - because of the limitations you have. So let's say you make that unwise decision and commit funds to do that. Now what?
Yeah...if they did that - it would reek of desperation. Thus...reaching for straws. If they do something with that amphitheater they'd be better served avoiding Marvel.
HwdStudio
Well-Known Member
Are we getting punk’d? How many times are we going to have to...oh never mind. It will never end.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Much of the park is already stuff Universal does not own and it will not be long before most of the lands are not owned by Universal. The new park is also going to have big new stuff not owned by Universal. Universal Parks & Resorts doesn’t care.
There’s enough space for a good few years yet. Options include the Doom tower area or the Lagoon theatre area - both which have been looked at for expansion.
I don't think anyone can pinpoint the timing. Based on your posts it seems we agree that it is an eventuality. Call it a year, or two, or five. But it is going to happen. Too much money at stake for it not to. So Uni's Expansion at this time is "hey...we can cram a ride over there....or we can replace this ride with that one"? We're talking semantics now.
Surely you of all people....can see a day where WDW announces Marvel Land. Not today, not tomorrow.....but in the near future.
Not owning....and....owned by Disney......much, much different.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Their flagship lands are licensing deals with AT&T.
I don't care about the "Flagship Lands". This is about Marvel. Disney, Superhero Island, the contract, and why Uni expanding Marvel's presence in IOA really doesn't make much sense. Sure...they could...they might in a limited way.....but it's not the right move.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
You don’t seem to care about any of the actual context as it all points to what Universal has publicly stated during their investor calls, that they have no interest in dropping the license.
With the popularity of Marvel products, both the MCU Avengers and what Sony did with X-Men and Spider-Man, how can it not be the right move? It's a hot property that they're licensing on the cheap. They should have been growing Superhero Island starting 6 years ago.
While Universal attempts to push their own IPs synergistically, they don't have a deep bench that fits family parks and rely on licensing. Potterland and Nintendo will dwarf any of their own IPs and they seem resigned to that.
Of course they are going to say that........They want a boatload of money. Do you really think they are going to tell their shareholders that they are "just going to give it to Disney?" This is all going to be a negotiation. They should be telling their shareholders that Marvel has a future in their parks.
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Agree.
Agree. They missed their window. They can't decide now "hey we're just going to turn IOA into Superhero Island Park and everything will be Marvel."
I'll concede that if they want to make a limited expansion....and build rides on top of each other or re-theme existing Marvel rides to new Marvel rides....sure. But your not going to hear an announcement that Superhero island is doubling in size and here are all the great brand new Marvel rides that are coming.
Nope. From what I know its not happening. To think otherwise at the moment would be delusional.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Whatever happened to Universal's plan to expand the Marvel area with new rides?
Short story, the Iron Man ride system wouldn’t work as hoped. Then it got bumped to the back of the queue since Creative had too much on their plate.
Are you saying that it isn't going to happen? (announced or not....talked about or not).....because that would be delusional.
I am saying at this time there are no plans for it to happen. Not now. Not in five years. Not in ten. Like I said you might not like it but that’s the way it is.