The Sad, Sad Tale of Marvel Super Hero Island

[WDWFREAK53]

I'm sure they do, but Disney refusing to pony up while Marvel is still at the peak of its popularity has to play a major role in their decision-making, as the rest of my post explained. Would Universal rather sell the park rights for a truly astronomical fee to a willing Disney, or still have possession of the rights when everything has petered out back to its pre-MCU levels of interest, with an area of the park that's still stuck in time? I'm betting the former. The fact that Disney owns the property and has to do all the legwork in keeping it popular introduces a unique wrinkle to the arrangement, but they're not going to keep it this popular forever, no matter what they do. Many would argue it's already on the downslide. Universal obviously has the advantage either way, since the status quo requires relatively little investment on their end, but their position isn't bullet-proof. They have to do what's good for business and make the most of it. Same goes for Disney, who aren't buying because they arguably don't need to. At least not at the gargantuan price Universal would ask. After all, they're still free to build crappy Marvel attractions using the A-list characters elsewhere, and they seem surprisingly content with doing just that.

To use a sports analogy, trade the player before his stock plummets.

 

[danlb_2000]

Which of their IPs would be as well-known as Marvel? It would have to be a franchise that can sustain a whole land of its own and four attractions.

Spider-Man was redone within the past decade and the Hulk coaster was completely rebuilt within the past five years. Super Hero Island is definitely important to Universal.

Universal often licenses outside IPs for the parks. At this point they would probably end up having to pay a much hirer price for something that isn't as popular as Marvel. Someone once made the analogy that Universal owns a rent controlled apartment in the hottest part of the city.

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

Plus they still have Doctor Doom... I hope that ride never leaves...

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

I think I see why OP was banned

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

I think I see why OP was banned

Actually, I was banned for having multiple accounts

 

[JoeCamel]

Actually, I was banned for having multiple accounts

Which would lead to the question "why do you need multiple accounts?"

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

Which would lead to the question "why do you need multiple accounts?"

It's this thing where I create accounts for my characters. They're basically metafictional people (like a Japanese girl who moved to the US named Yuuki.)

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

It's this thing where I create accounts for my characters. They're basically metafictional people (like a Japanese girl who moved to the US named Yuuki.)

Don’t do that

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

Don’t do that

Yeah

 

[J4546]

its crazy that WDW doesnt have a proper Marvel based land in DHS because marvel is a pillar of Disney. But then again, WDW doesnt even have a ToonTown in any of its parks so it is what it is

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

its crazy that WDW doesnt have a proper Marvel based land in DHS because marvel is a pillar of Disney. But then again, WDW doesnt even have a ToonTown in any of its parks so it is what it is

They did... up until 2012. (Toontown)

 

[danlb_2000]

its crazy that WDW doesnt have a proper Marvel based land in DHS because marvel is a pillar of Disney. But then again, WDW doesnt even have a ToonTown in any of its parks so it is what it is

Hard to build a land when you can't use the most popular characters.

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

Hard to build a land when you can't use the most popular characters.

I don't even want Universal to give up the rights. I just want them to build new attractions.

 

[Henry Mystic]

I doubt Comcast has any desire to sell the parks.

Plus, a horizontal merger would be awful for fans of theme parks.

There needs to be competition to keep each other on their toes!

 

[Hawkeye_2018]

its crazy that WDW doesnt have a proper Marvel based land in DHS because marvel is a pillar of Disney. But then again, WDW doesnt even have a ToonTown in any of its parks so it is what it is

I think Disney is OK with having Avengers campus exclusive to the West Coast (and overseas).

 

[BlakeW39]

I wouldn't want Disney to get the rights to use Marvel at WDW. 90s Marvel Comics Aesthetic >>>> Bland Cheap MCU Campus Design

 

[BaconPancakes]

That's cause it's based on the MCU... screw being grounded in reality.... i like good ol '90s cheese better

Yes give me all the 90's goodness! Nothing better than the 90's/Y2K era.

 

[BlakeW39]

Yes give me all the 90's goodness! Nothing better than the 90's/Y2K era.

I don't even know if a realistic Marvel land would work that well. It needs some of that flashy, comic book goodness to make Marvel an interesting place to visit. Otherwise, it's just a city with superhero logos in a couple places.

 

[SaltyChief]

I love the 90's superhero's vibe personally, especially the X-Men, and the classic Spiderman ride. Irrespective of your tastes, Disney could never afford to buy out Universal. Disney made a bunch of absolute dumb decisions, in particular 70+ billion for Fox. They can't even afford to complete the attractions they announced years ago at this point.

 

[Hawkeye_2018]

I'm curious though if this is something Universal wants to continue to dump money into. The land is going to need to be refreshed and updated at some point in the future.