Wikkler
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It's Tough to Be a Bug opened seven months before the movie was released.
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Marvel coming to WDW?!?!
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ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
As I recall that was still during the Eisner era when they actually understood synergy and it's proper application.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Just think just like DVC but with no requirement to actually DO anything just take those sweet five figure initiation fees and annual membership fees and put in a too small dining facility and you are golden oh and comp a few park tickets (on the days when a member actually scores a reservation) what's NOT for TDO to like plus the Orlando executives will finally have a dining facility worthy of their exalted stature. Perhaps they can call it 'The Money Club'
Matt_Black
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Blame Atlantis: The Lost Empire. They had characters ready and were already in the planning stages of an attraction when the movie didn't quite live up to expectations (admittedly, it was up against some tough competition that year; the kids were drawn to Shrek, while the teenage males who were probably the target audience were drawn to Tomb Raider instead).
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Atlantis suffered more from bad timing than being a bad movie, James Garner being the villian was inspired, I rather liked 'The Mole'
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
Oh, it's a great movie; I still quote Cookie's "four food groups" line. I think the thing that really hurts it, again aside from the timing, is just how atypical it is from the Disney canon, and this is during a period when WDAS was releasing some very atypical films, like The Emperor's New Groove or Lilo & Stitch.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Yeah cookie was a riot as well.
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
"Dang lightnin' bugs done bit me on my sit-upon. Somebody's gonna have to suck out this poison. Now don't everybody jump up at once."
HauntedMansionFLA
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1. Can the popular Marvel characters be used in an area like Disney Springs for meet and greets? (Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man and so on)
2. With all of the characters in the Marvel universe, why can't Disney research a character that isn't within the Universal contract and develop movies/theme park attractions. There has to be some pretty cool characters that are out there if Disney would let people be creative.
2. With all of the characters in the Marvel universe, why can't Disney research a character that isn't within the Universal contract and develop movies/theme park attractions. There has to be some pretty cool characters that are out there if Disney would let people be creative.
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
And you know a hundred years ago, it was all, "The kids these days are spoiled, what with their fancy telegrams and getting news in less than a week! In my day, you had to get on a horse and ride for six days if'n you wanted to let someone know how you were doing. And back then, we knew the value of a dollar! Because a dollar was the average yearly salary."
Mike S
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There is a dedicated Marvel store in Disney Springs so I would say yes.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
But it doesn't use the Marvel name and it has pretty light theming, mainly related to Shield.
RadiatorSpringsRacer
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Wasn't it supposed to be a Submarine Voyage retheme?
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
I believe so. But, they'd still spent some time and money on the pre-design phase, and that wound up being for nothing. And considering the other movies of the 2000-2006 period aren't really considered classics (with the exception of Stitch), one can't blame them for being gun-shy when it comes to approving stuff to tie-in to the parks, at least when Frozen debuted. Now that we've had a level of consistency, with the past four WDAS releases being unquestionable successes (and I fully expect Moana, Gigantic, and Frozen 2 to follow that trend), maybe we'll see a change in that.
jt04
Well-Known Member
1. Probably Not.
2. Absolutely. And Iger has said they intend to mine the 1000's of characters of Marvel. Plus they can always invent new ones for future generations.
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
You'll notice they're already going with characters that most non-nerds have never heard of. Guardians, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Inhumans, Captain Marvel... And that's only if they stick to the superhero side of things. If they ever decide to delve into Marvel's western, horror, or (God help us) romance comics, that's a huge well to plumb from (and it still makes Marvel viable if the superhero bubble ever bursts).
AEfx
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Mike S
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AEfx
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Oh goodness no...as much as I do like the guy, I can't bear seeing Johnny Depp in another iconic Disney role...and you know that's who they'd cast in the film. Though I'm not sure if they would make him Figment or Dreamfinder.