Spirited Survey Says:
So, sitting here watching
@Lee 's (and
@HTF 's) Seahawks open the 2014 NFL season when I happen to see a Disney survey in one of my 12 in-boxes. And we all know how I love to give Disney free consulting work (you know, the kind they pay folks six and seven figures for annually).
The survey was about my last visit to DLR and, specifically, adding Marvel characters. You know my answers weren't pretty and they don't need my name to know the world-famous Spirit/WDW1974 responded honestly to their questions.
Yes, I brought up everything from Bob Iger's ego and lack of faith in Disney's ability to create to my desire for a Stan Lee meet-greet-with-no-grope.
A few questions were of the type that shows Disney has no idea what it's going to do with the IP out there and what it should do. It knows Marvel isn't a good fit for DL, but wants to see how far it can push the matter.
Let's talk about a few questions ...
One was what I liked most/least about having the Marvel characters in Innoventions (never mentioned by name, btw):
Liked everything;
Wait time to meet characters;
Selection of characters;
Amount of time spent with characters;
Interactions with characters too impersonal;
Characters fake/not authentic;
Too few Marvel characters;
No Marvel villains;
Need Marvel rides;
Marvel needs its own land;
Marvel needs its own park;
Interactions and experiences are too short;
(sorry, can't read my notes);
Design and theming of locations;
Not enough to do or see;
They wanted to know whether the amount of Marvel characters was: too much, not enough, just right or (the always great) don't know.
How well do offerings based around characters like Captain America, Iron Man and Thor fit in with the rest of DL Park?
When you hear the words ''Marvel Universe'' what comes to mind?
They then showed Marvel and DC characters and wanted to see if people knew the difference.
They went over all sorts of Marvel characters (from Ant Man to Iron Man to Doc Oc to Spidey to Groot to Wolverine etc ... likely about 25 total) asking who you'd like to see.
Other questions were centered around whether an individual read comics or owned any Marvel merchandise or had ever attended a comics convention where people sometimes dressed as characters.
There was a question about what other comics, heros, sci fi franchises was I interested in. They choices were:
Batman
Superman
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern
Green Hornet
Star Wars
Star Trek
Dr. Who
Lord of the Rings
The Hunger Games
Twilight
Other
They asked whether I'd like to regularly see Disney characters at DL dressed up as Marvel characters (imagine Stan, Ike, Kevin and Co with this one from their new corporate overlords).
They asked what Marvel location would I most like to visit ... and what scene would I most like to be part of.
The gist of the survey was whether I thought Marvel's presence at the DLR was a good thing or a bad thing. Since I answered that it was the worst thing next to Ebola Land, I am sure the questions that followed had some basis from my initial responses.
Other questions were quickees and general about ticket media I used, where I stayed and my feelings on how important character interaction (Disney characters) is to a visit to The Happiest Place in Anaheim.
What I most got out of it was Disney is concerned that Marvel isn't a good fit (my answer to the Marvel Universe question was: Expensive tentpole films, Universal's Islands of Adventure and Bob Iger's ego, btw) and is going to take increasing their presence at DLR slowly.
Thought about a separate thread for this, but then thought this is as good a place as any.
Your thoughts?
