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Will Universal Keep Using The Simpsons Now That Disney Owns The IP?
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Rich T
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Especially Troy McClure!
They should do a gag on the show (maybe they already have) where it's revealed that no one in Springfield has ever heard of the word "chin" and...in fact... it doesn't even exist in the dictionary in their world.
TwilightZone
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A lot of people I know watch the reruns on FX. I think it got a big re-surge in popularity due to those reruns and some recent memes.
mickEblu
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The Simpsons would fit in beautifully right next to Mission Breakout.
truecoat
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For me, I always felt this was supposed to be Doug McClure, an actor I liked as a kid in a show called Search with Burgess Meredith. He was one of 3 rotating spies on this show and you may remember him from movies like Terror in the Sky or Hell Hounds of Alaska.
truecoat
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You may remember Doug McClure from movies like SST: Death Flight or Humanoids from the Deep!
Disney Irish
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He was the mayor in the first couple of seasons of Out of this World. Which funny enough while an NBC show initially it was run on the local Fox channel after NBC moved it to syndication after the first season.
Disney Irish
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BTW, to answer the OP. Do we know for a fact its a contract between Uni-Fox and not a contact between Uni-Matt Groening directly. My understanding, and I could be wrong, is that Uni went directly to Groening because Fox initially didn't want to create a Simpson ride/area in Universal Parks.
Anyways, nothing will happen quickly. So Uni will continue to use the characters and sell the merch. And whenever the contract (whomever its with) is up will decide at the time what to do.
The only thing I expect to start happening quickly is that Disney will likely create a Fox brand store to sell Fox merch. So at DLR I would expect to see one in DTD in the next 12-18 months, just my prediction.
Anyways, nothing will happen quickly. So Uni will continue to use the characters and sell the merch. And whenever the contract (whomever its with) is up will decide at the time what to do.
The only thing I expect to start happening quickly is that Disney will likely create a Fox brand store to sell Fox merch. So at DLR I would expect to see one in DTD in the next 12-18 months, just my prediction.
Rich T
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You mean replace Mr. Toad with one black and white room repeated over and over with no change in artwork and then an unfunny punch line at the exit?
drod1985
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Wish they had that attitude before BTTF got converted into the Simpsons. Would've loved an update instead.
Disney Irish
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Rich T
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That's not any better.
THE 1HAPPY HAUNT
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I would welcome a simpsons ride to replace Autopia
TwilightZone
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Fixed that for you
FerretAfros
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While I agree the most important question is whether Disney actually wants to use the Simpsons, I think the style of humor is only a secondary concern.
Disney's best themed areas have always transported guests to a unique time and place: the old west, an idealized small-town at the turn-of-the-century, a secret steampunk outpost in a volcanic crater, or even "some nondescript coaster somewhere that's maybe India or something." The Simpsons universe, on the other hand, takes place in a contemporary generic suburban setting that could be nearly anywhere in the country.
It's part of why the show has been a success; it's easy for people to identify and connect with. It's so bland that the show even spent some 25 years making jokes about how nobody knows which Springfield they actually live in. It works great for a TV show than needs to connect with a broad audience, but it's just not a compelling setting to visit in person since it's not terribly different from what most of us live in every day.
The occasionally-questionable humor allows Disney an easy excuse to not have a strong Simpsons presence in the parks, but regardless of that I'm not sure it's a good fit for the type of experiences that Disney creates in its parks. In both cases, it's much better suited to Universal's self-aware approach to the parks
Animaniac93-98
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Seasons 4-8 are still fantastic, with not too many dates jokes. 9 and 10 have their moments too.
Phroobar
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What about seasons 15-30? Yuck!
