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Originally Posted By FerretAfros Although not surprising at all, I just can't get excited about using the Innoventions building as an oversized meet & greet space. Innoventions never really lived up to its potential for a variety of reasons, but I think that nearly every iteration of it was more compelling than yet-another series of M&Gs Normally I'd complain about putting more emphasis on something that's so low capacity, but given how few people entered the building in the past, it doesn't seem like that will be too big of a problem here
Originally Posted By monorailblue I just can't accept Spider-Man as a Disney character. Maybe in time, but not at this point.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I completely agree, but the Innoventions building has been showcasing other companies' products for so long that it doesn't really bother me (even if it's a switch from technology to entertainment companies) Of the Marvel characters, I think Guardians of the Galaxy seem the most Disney because they were popularized by Disney. At least Disney is overseeing the production of the Avengers films. To me, there's really nothing about Spiderman that says "Disney", even if they own him and show his animated TV show on their channel; with the number of reboots that film franchise has had recently, it practically feels like it's public domain
Originally Posted By dagobert I'm totally fine with Marvel being part of Disney. However unlike Lucasfilm or Pixar, Marvel shouldn't be in the MK parks.
Originally Posted By dagobert At DLP Spider Man has already his meet & greet for two years now at WDSP. Why did it take so long in the US? I know the legal problems at WDW, but what about DL?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I would guess they were trying to find a place to fit him in. Generally speaking, I would imagine the WDW audience would be more receptive to this sort of change, so they probably could have added it there sooner if it weren't for the contract. With the fickle DL locals, it makes sense to add him in a more out-of-the-way location that has been closed for a while, rather than just tossing him into the mix. I would imagine they were using the trendier Avengers characters to test if there might be a market for Spiderman. Since he's not a face character, I bet they would rather keep him around on a regular basis than Thor or Captain America
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I'm the only one that seems to like Marvel. I think it's so cool that Spiderman will be there! The article mentions that Thor will be back, but in the comments said Captain America won't be here in the fall, but they expect his to return in the future. I was hoping they'd find a way to have Hulk, that would be so cool to have my kids picture with Hulk!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The Transformers meet & greet characters at Universal are amazing and provide the template for how a larger-than-life Hulk meet & greet character could work. While extremely popular, the Marvel characters don't really "fit" in Disneyland to me. A little edgier, they really need their own land (or park, even). But maybe I'm just out of it and none of that really matters in Tomorrow-whatever land.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "CC, they CAN take a picture with Hulk! It the Lego Store in DTD. lol " Already got one of those!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "The Transformers meet & greet characters at Universal are amazing and provide the template for how a larger-than-life Hulk meet & greet character could work. " That's true! Maybe they're working on Hulk! I can't imagine how popular good ole' Hulk would be.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Even I would get kind of excited to meet the Hulk. The other Marvel characters just feel a little too much like Comicon cosplayers to me; for some reason they bother me more than the other face characters (perhaps because they were done as cosplay *so* many times before ever appearing in the parks). But if they could do a convincing Hulk, that would be really cool! As somebody on the Blog pointed out, this will be opening the day after the Avengers Half Marathon. I wonder if that means that there might be some unannounced surprises, either during the race (at this point, I expect Spiderman) or for the M&G
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I hope Spiderman's costume leaves EVERYTHING to the imagination, I don't want to have to try and avert my eyes from the giant elephant in the room if you know what I'm saying.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I'm not sure what you mean. But Innoventions is near what used to be 'Mission to Mars' which featured flight control hosted by Mr. Johnson. Wait - Is that what you mean?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Think of the costume like the walkways at Disneyland on a crowded day. At a certain point, there's really no place else to put the guests, but Disney does the best with their options given. That said, at some point everybody is a little uncomfortable. But when the parks are that crowded, everybody is aware of the situation and does their best to ignore it. With that many people on the walkways, there's not a lot of wiggle room, so collisions tend to be pretty minor And here's a photo from DLP: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dlptoday.com/images/2014/07/20140709_spiderman_1.jpg">http://www.dlptoday.com/images...an_1.jpg</a> In the worst case scenario, I assume it will still be better than the Nemo puppeteers in the Pixar Play Parade and Paint the Night. At least we won't have to look Spiderman in the eyes https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2072/2501003216_2e750f987a_z.jpg
Originally Posted By familyguy >>I hope Spiderman's costume leaves EVERYTHING to the imagination, I don't want to have to try and avert my eyes from the giant elephant in the room if you know what I'm saying.<< WOW! lol
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <That's true! Maybe they're working on Hulk! I can't imagine how popular good ole' Hulk would be.> Best part: if an obnoxious kid really annoyed the actor, he could say "Don't get me angry, kid. You wouldn't like it when I get angry" and still be in character. <But Innoventions is near what used to be 'Mission to Mars' which featured flight control hosted by Mr. Johnson. Wait - Is that what you mean?> LOL!
