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08-31-2009, 09:25 AM
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| Disney to acquire Marvel OK, this is just weird. Not sure how I feel about this. Anyone? Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 billion - News Wires - CNBC.com
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08-31-2009, 09:41 AM
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| Wonder what that does to Universal's use of Marvel at the theme parks? If that use expires at some point, that really puts Universal in a bind, depending on the length of the contract.
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08-31-2009, 09:41 AM
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| A friend of mine just IM'd me about this since he knows Im a Disney person.  Surely Disney will lease the rights to Universal.......I'm not really interested in seeing the Marvel characters at Disney. LOL |
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08-31-2009, 09:49 AM
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 4 BILLION?! Wow, that's a lot of $.
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08-31-2009, 10:14 AM
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| I was also wondering about what would happen to Super Hero Island at IOA... I hope it's not affected, that's one of the best areas of any theme park ever (no offense to my beloved Disney, lol). So hopefully Disney will lease the rights to Universal for that... I'm not sure if it will affect any of the WDW parks, though... hmmmm...
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| Maybe they will use the Marvel characters to build a new theme park (let the rumors fly )I could see some of the Marvel character showing up in HS without it feeling too weird. I don't think it would bother me if Spidey or Wolverine show up in HS, it would feel weird if they showed up in MK. It also opens up the possibilities for some more unique shows. A live action Xmen show, similiar to the Indy show could be pretty cool.
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08-31-2009, 10:22 AM
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| I too am interested to see how this plays out with Universal. Maybe now Universal will stop bashing Disney in their ads.
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08-31-2009, 10:24 AM
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| Wow. Very interesting to see how this is gonna go down. Will Disney and Universal work together?? Which characters will go to which park? What will happen to all the characters that now "live" at Universal? And the most important question to me---- Can Disney make better movies then Universal? I mean that in most super hero movies the comic book history of the character seems to be left out or just ignored. The history and relationships seem to me to be left up to the director. Thats why most of the movies don't feel right. We shall see what happens--I want more news.
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08-31-2009, 10:30 AM
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| hmm this doesn't bode well for us/iota :P if universal accquires the rights to DC, then perhaps it'll be okay but I can see disney accquiring the super hero island attractions and putting them in DHS
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08-31-2009, 10:40 AM
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| DHS seems to be the only place where they would fit in. But overall, it just doesn't seem like a smooth fit. Scott's right, more details and news would help! I'm sure that will come in the next few days. But I don't know, and it still needs to be approved by the Marvel shareholders. Strange!
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08-31-2009, 11:02 AM
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| WOW. This is huge. I do really like this move. I also wonder about IoA and their use of the Marvel brand. Im sure Disney will make US pay a hefty price to keep the license. It would be cool if this opens up ideas for a new park or a new area in DHS.
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08-31-2009, 11:08 AM
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| This really is beyond huge to me, it's not just the characters, it's movies, and comics as well. This just kicks Disney up a notch in being the best uber company in the world, imho!
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08-31-2009, 11:27 AM
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| Could one reason be Disney has sort of lost touch with boys??? I just read on Yahoo how Disney is great at producing for girls (Hanna Montana--The Jonas Brothers) but has sort of lost touch with boys. But boys will love all the superheros around Disney now!! Man its gonna be interesting to see how this goes down Will Universal have to get new chacacters??? Who would they get??
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08-31-2009, 11:35 AM
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| I've never really been a comic book aficionado myself. I am curious to see how this will play out though. I agree though...the only place those characters would fit...if indeed they would be utilized by Disney in the parks...would be DHS. Perhaps they will just lease the rights to US/IOA so they can continue to use them...probably a good way to make the $4 billion back.
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