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[tirian]

Let's hold off on that assumption. Let's see if Disney will finish the series of movies. If they do, then chances are good Disney will see it as a profitable franchise. From what I heard, they weren't sure if they were going to do the third movie. Caspian is starting strong, let's see how they all do first.

The third film has already begun filming.

"Books," hardly warrant attractions. Franchises do. Suess Landing probably wouldn't have been built if the shear number of books and nostalgia surrounding them hadn't been as strong. Potter wouldn't have been made an attraction if the movies had flopped. Middle-Earth HASN'T been built because, outside the movies, there is little commercial appeal.

For the sake of discussion, I'll point out that Middle-Earth would be a fascinating theme park environment, regardless of whether or not Guests were familiar with the source material.

If someone wants to use the franchise argument, who still watches the original "Twilight Zone"? That doesn't make ToT any less enjoyable. "But the Twilight Zone is a cultural force to a lot of people!" So are Narnia, LoTR, and Potter.

 

[CaptainMichael]

I just finished reading Prince Caspian last night, and let's just say, I was hardly impressed. I remember liking the Lion, etc. when I was younger, but I feel the sequels leave a lot to be desired. C.S. Lewis seemed to write a short, non-detailed story in Caspian, and I'm curious to see how it can be made into a film.

Narnia, IMO, is not Disney's answer to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

 

[tirian]

I just finished reading Prince Caspian last night, and let's just say, I was hardly impressed. I remember liking the Lion, etc. when I was younger, but I feel the sequels leave a lot to be desired. C.S. Lewis seemed to write a short, non-detailed story in Caspian, and I'm curious to see how it can be made into a film.

Narnia, IMO, is not Disney's answer to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

I understand; Prince Caspian is a very different book from LWW, and is not an epic. I think the filmmakers did an excellent job in filling out the book for the movie.

p.s. Make sure you read The Silver Chair!

 

[CaptainMichael]

I understand; Prince Caspian is a very different book from LWW, and is not an epic. I think the filmmakers did an excellent job in filling out the book for the movie.

p.s. Make sure you read The Silver Chair!

I found their return to Narnia interesting, but then, nothing happened and all of a sudden Miraz and the Telmarines were defeated...left me feeling odd. It was a big build up to nothing...

I'll put that on my list of things to do.

 

[Legacy]

The third film has already begun filming.

For the sake of discussion, I'll point out that Middle-Earth would be a fascinating theme park environment, regardless of whether or not Guests were familiar with the source material.

If someone wants to use the franchise argument, who still watches the original "Twilight Zone"? That doesn't make ToT any less enjoyable. "But the Twilight Zone is a cultural force to a lot of people!" So are Narnia, LoTR, and Potter.

Good to know. And I'm not going to argue the attraction potential in the Middle-Earth-niverse :lookaroun . It has tons. But that doesn't mean a organization will build anything surrounding it.

Twilight Zone and Harry Potter have a couple of things going for it that Narnia, frankly, doesn't. Both became cultural phenomina that supercede their source material. An entire generation doesn't just read, but identifies with Harry Potter. You don't see cosplayers of the Pevensie children. As hilarious as it would probably be, I've never seen someone create a costume of Tumnus.
Furthermore, Twilight Zone is a franchise like Penny Dreadful is a franchise. It's become a name for a genre that is not based around a singular story. ToT isn't based on an episode, it's based on the idea. The attraction could survive without a patched together Rod Serling nudging you along.

 

[MAGICFLOP]

I try not to get caught up in rumors.
Remeber back in the mid 90's there was a rumor about Disney opening a 4th gate, some kind of animal park. What ever happened to that one....

 

[darthjohnny]

From what I heard, they weren't sure if they were going to do the third movie.

They are making the third one, but the release date has been pushed back.

If someone wants to use the franchise argument, who still watches the original "Twilight Zone"?

I still do.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Hopefully they will continue to add more family friendly rides. Right now the studios are a waste of time and money for my family because the rides are to intense and/or scary. Other than Playhouse disney,mermaid, and HISTK playpark there is not a lot to do. Toy Story mania is a step in the right direction.

I, personally, would rather see the opposite happen, and focus more on thrills.

If someone wants to use the franchise argument, who still watches the original "Twilight Zone"?

The original Twilight Zone is, to this day, one of the best TV shows of all time.

 

[tirian]

Good to know. And I'm not going to argue the attraction potential in the Middle-Earth-niverse :lookaroun . It has tons. But that doesn't mean a organization will build anything surrounding it.

Twilight Zone and Harry Potter have a couple of things going for it that Narnia, frankly, doesn't. Both became cultural phenomina that supercede their source material. An entire generation doesn't just read, but identifies with Harry Potter. You don't see cosplayers of the Pevensie children. As hilarious as it would probably be, I've never seen someone create a costume of Tumnus.
Furthermore, Twilight Zone is a franchise like Penny Dreadful is a franchise. It's become a name for a genre that is not based around a singular story. ToT isn't based on an episode, it's based on the idea. The attraction could survive without a patched together Rod Serling nudging you along.

I don't agree, but that's my opinion. I don't expect everybody to subscribe to it. :lol:

Oh, I have seen somebody dressed as Mr. Tumnus for a costume party. It was SCARY.

 

[baz212]

That's hardly an accurate gauge of the book's popularity worldwide. Also, the list is from Great Britain, not America.

It's unfortunate too, because Lewis is a much better author than Rowling, and she freely borrows from his work. I'm surprised that the OZ books do so well in your library; they're barely popular in my home city (my sister is an early childhood specialist and her friend is a children's librarian).

Anyway, my point is that the books are popular enough to warrant an attraction.

I never claimed that it was a world-wide gauge. It was just a local snapshot. WDW is located in the US, not Great Britain. And I didn't say the Oz books did well, just better than Narnia w/ the kids.

 

[imagineer boy]

I find it very odd that some people here think that adding a NBC ride would make the park more kid friendly. Are you serious? NBC absolutly TERRIFIED me when I was younger. I like it now, because I'm a teen. So if you ask me, it would attract far more teens than kids to the park. I still really can't decide if I'd like to see a NBC ride at the studios or the holiday HM makeover.

As for Star Tours 2, I REALLY hope they get started on it soon. The ride's hopelessly dated and needs some improvements soon.

 

[Gorjus]

Oh my goodness!!!!! This one photo says so much. Thank you Master Yoda!!!!!

Why would they put a canon in Star Tours?:lookaroun

In case you need to make photocopies.

Bara dum da :sohappy:

Darn, I was going to say that.


As for rumors about Star Wars Weekends, how about this one heard from someone who heard it from someone, etc.

There is a new movie out starring a gentleman who is also popular with Star Wars fans. If he made an appearance at the weekends, he could also be promoting his new movie. Hmmmm....who could that be? I'm just saying.

 

[Legacy]

There is a new movie out starring a gentleman who is also popular with Star Wars fans. If he made an appearance at the weekends, he could also be promoting his new movie. Hmmmm....who could that be? I'm just saying.

I haven't heard about a new Samuel L. Jackson movie...

 

[Dayma]

Star Tours 2.0 and the premiere of Star Wars Live Action Show would be perfect!

 

[cemcgee]

also, an employee at Disney Hollywood Studios told us that for the next week, the prince caspian at MGM is the real Ben Barnes! but we dont know if its real or a rumor.

 

[Gorjus]

With all due respect, there is no way. It is one thing to go out as Ben Barnes. It is another thing to have Ben go out as Caspian. The guys for Caspian train a long time to meet guests. No official notice, but I seriously doubt it. It is much like asking a Star Wars VIP to be their character. Won't be done. They don't know how to do meet and greets. It is harder than you think.

 

[tonythetigerasn]

I know the film has people that either love it or hate it.

Well, I think that's exactly the problem. Whether or not Tim Burton pushed new ground and did great things with animation, the fact is, people either love it or they hate it. I can't see this being overly popular at DHS, at least not something that will make people want to return again and again. A theme park attraction shouldn't isolate its audiences (those who love it and those who hate it) it should unify them. That's the appeal of CLASSIC attractions. They appeal to all audiences. Almost every classic Disney attraction does just this.

In addition, I don't see the mass appeal of Nightmare Before Christmas everyone else is implying. Sure, there's a lot of merchandise in the parks, but that's because NBC DOES have a cult following. Let's say 5% of people who walk into the park buy NBC merchandise. This would be a HUGE amount of people buying for one franchise, and it would absolutely "fly off the shelf." But the fact remains that 90% of the peopel who walk into the park might hate NBC. Merchandise sells because die-hard fans buy, not because casual visitors love the movie. I just don't see a mass appeal in the way a major dark ride would require.

 

[Enigma]

I find it very odd that some people here think that adding a NBC ride would make the park more kid friendly. Are you serious? NBC absolutly TERRIFIED me when I was younger. I like it now, because I'm a teen. So if you ask me, it would attract far more teens than kids to the park. I still really can't decide if I'd like to see a NBC ride at the studios or the holiday HM makeover.

As for Star Tours 2, I REALLY hope they get started on it soon. The ride's hopelessly dated and needs some improvements soon.

Are you kidding? Kids LOVE Nightmare Before Christas especially the generation of children who were growing up in the late 80s/early 90s and it still has a HUGE following to this day. NBC merchandise is a big seller for disney and thats why every year at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland they retheme Haunted Mansion to NBC and why they re-release NBC in disney digital 3D. An attraction based on NBC is LONG overdue and will be extremly popular with Generation Y (Echo-Boomer) guests.

 

[imagineer boy]

Are you kidding? Kids LOVE Nightmare Before Christas especially the generation of children who were growing up in the late 80s/early 90s and it still has a HUGE following to this day. NBC merchandise is a big seller for disney and thats why every year at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland they retheme Haunted Mansion to NBC and why they re-release NBC in disney digital 3D. An attraction based on NBC is LONG overdue and will be extremly popular with Generation Y (Echo-Boomer) guests.

I think Generation Y grew up to like it. NBC didn't make very much money on its initial opening.

 

[Dragonrider1227]

It isn't an attempt to "boost" attendence at Grad Night, but to move Grad Night away from Magic Kingdom. If it moves, than MK doesn't have to close at 7pm, allowing more families to spend more time in the more popular park.

As far as the Halloween Hard Ticket, Disney needs something. Universal rules the month of October because of HHN. With the quality of that event (arguably) going down-hill, Disney has an opportunity to pull people away from it. Unfortunately, they need another franchise to capitalize on. Twilight Zone isn't enough (if they could even get the rights).

As much as I would love to see a Haunted Magic Kingdom (complete with Frontierland becoming a ghost town and Tomorrowland being invaded by aliens), MGM has the potential to directly compete with Uni.

Definetly. I feel MK is more meant for families that DON'T want anything too scary for Halloween but with DHS intended for older crowds, it'd be perfect for something to drive people away from Universal. And NBC would be better off in DHS rather than MK because of this.
On a personal note, I actually prefer Disney's Halloween over Universal's. Maybe it's because i'd prefer NOT to be anywhere near a park with Freddy Gruger :lookaroun