Marvel coming to WDW?!?!

[Lee]

I thought Guardians of the Galaxy were OK to use. Beyond that, I dunno. We assume Uni and Disney would never cut a deal on this, but stranger things have happened.

Right.
I'm certain they can't use the Uni characters.
Gotta be something else.

Next question...where? New or a re-theme?

 

[danlb_2000]

Right.
I'm certain they can't use the Uni characters.
Gotta be something else.

Next question...where? New or a re-theme?

Unless they are making a deal for characters that Uni has the rights to but are not a major part of an attraction. Iron Man or Thor for example.

 

[asianway]

If true, wasn't Joe Rohde just handed the keys to the Marvel Franchise?

Maybe they're putting Ka-Zar in the expansion pad next to Asia

 

[ford91exploder]

Shockingly. Yes. It sure looks like it.

(details to come shortly)

Please NO - I have superhero fatigue already, But they are probably coming if you say they are coming. Instead of coming up with a decent SWL fully realized we will have 2 half assed lands which does justice to neither Marvel nor Star Wars. Bob how many IP's can I cram into WDW.

 

[asianway]

Unless they are making a deal for characters that Uni has the rights to but are not a major part of an attraction. Iron Man or Thor for example.

Iron man would even be a no go, HK has a limited exclusivity deal

 

[flyerjab]

Please NO - I have superhero fatigue already, But they are probably coming if you say they are coming. Instead of coming up with a decent SWL fully realized we will have 2 half assed lands which does justice to neither Marvel nor Star Wars. Bob how many IP's can I cram into WDW.

Impressive response time. I thought it would take a bit longer for the negativity to start flowing from every single orifice you possess.

 

[Quinnmac000]

Unless they are making a deal for characters that Uni has the rights to but are not a major part of an attraction. Iron Man or Thor for example.

Universal wouldn't give up that stuff with nothing in return. This leads to a bigger question as to what Disney is giving to Universal.

 

[JUFL2019]

Please NO - I have superhero fatigue already, But they are probably coming if you say they are coming. Instead of coming up with a decent SWL fully realized we will have 2 half assed lands which does justice to neither Marvel nor Star Wars. Bob how many IP's can I cram into WDW.

I knew it would be only a matter of minutes before your negativity showed up....

 

[danlb_2000]

Iron man would even be a no go, HK has a limited exclusivity deal

I knew they were doing an attraction, but didn't know they had exclusivity on it. So does that rule out Iron Man replacing Star Tours in DL?

 

[ford91exploder]

Wow...

So...we know a lot of characters are off limits...what can they use?

Howard the Duck ride?

I've got a bad feeling about this.

So do I because this will in all likelihood take the focus off on creating a fully realized Star Wars Land, Pick ONE and do that ONE RIGHT Star Wars OR Marvel not doing both in a half baked fashion.

 

[FigmentForver96]

Universal wouldn't give up that stuff with nothing in return. This leads to a bigger question as to what Disney is giving to Universal.

That's IF Universal gave Disney something.

 

[Quinnmac000]

That's IF Universal gave Disney something.

The only characters outside the Avengers that Disney has made a movie on that is Marvel is Guardians (though there are some that are Avengers so they wouldn't be present in park) and Big Hero 6. Ant-man falls under Avenger family so he can't be used. They also can't use any that fall under X-men that also were Avengers. So in the end, what can they use without talking to Universal and making some sort of deal?

 

[FigmentForver96]

The only characters outside the Avengers that Disney has made a movie on that is Marvel is Guardians (though there are some that are Avengers so they wouldn't be present in park) and Big Hero 6. Ant-man falls under Avenger family so he can't be used. They also can't use any that fall under X-men that also were Avengers. So in the end, what can they use without talking to Universal and making some sort of deal?

I'm just saying we know nothing at this point.

 

[JUFL2019]

The only characters outside the Avengers that Disney has made a movie on that is Marvel is Guardians (though there are some that are Avengers so they wouldn't be present in park) and Big Hero 6. Ant-man falls under Avenger family so he can't be used. They also can't use any that fall under X-men that also were Avengers. So in the end, what can they use without talking to Universal and making some sort of deal?

Maybe they have redefined the definition of "Family" for the purposes of this contract

 

[PhotoDave219]

I had I heard a plausible rumor about guardians of the galaxy about six or nine months ago… And that's all I have.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Maybe they have redefined the definition of "Family" for the purposes of this contract

Maybe they finally reached a deal on some of the characters not featured directly in their park but are part of the family.

 

[Jahona]

I'm all for Guardians of the Galaxy if that's the rumor. I'm just going to grab some popcorn until 1974 comes back.

 

[WDW1974]

Right.
I'm certain they can't use the Uni characters.
Gotta be something else.

Next question...where? New or a re-theme?

C'mon my hillbilly with a hot wife friend. You doubt the ability of Robert A. Iger to bully those smalltimers at Comcast into giving Disney back its own IP? I know you haven't seen Zootopia, but maybe Bob simply made UNI an offer it couldn't refuse?Maybe Zenia simply used a well-placed horse's head.

If you knew how paranoid the man is (like who he had his security detail looking for at a recent media conference in Palm Beach), then you might realize he'd do anything to get what he wants.

 

[Steel City Magic]

@WDW1974 but would Iger fight that hard for something parks related? I'm so intrigued

 

[alissafalco]

Meh