Originally Posted By FerretAfros Dalmatians!!! I still feel that same way about Power Rangers. And Pooh.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^Agreed with that. I'm in the 'people are overreacting with the Marvel stuff' camp. I honestly think its more about film and media moreso than it is about the theme parks. I mean Disney sees how much these films are making, it will easily smooth over their bottom line. I have no doubt that the stuff will make it to the parks, someday, but not right away, especially when you think of all that backlog development they have of other things right now. With all the attention to do-over of DCA, the new lands for HKDL, the TL and FL plans for DL, WDW rumored (maybe close to confirmed) FL makeover, the Paris and Tokyo parks getting a few new Pixar stuff in the next 2-3 years, its obvious they dont even have room on their schedule to suddenly throw in a bunch of out of place characters rides at the moment even if they want to. I dont see anything more than merchandise and maybe a few character photo ops in DCA and the studio parks in the near future and I mean a few years at least. I dont envision an actual attraction anytime within the next 5 years if that. MAYBE stuff can get fast tracked for the new Shanghai park I'm guessing, but thats it maybe. I think people are getting a little frantic over nothing in terms of the theme park stuff when its probably the film development and the licensing fees in the first place to everyone else that is most enticing since all that is proven hits. The other stuff can come later.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney LOL, my post was for #98. Where the hell did everyone come from all of a sudden??
Originally Posted By DAR <<^^Agreed with that. I'm in the 'people are overreacting with the Marvel stuff' camp. I honestly think its more about film and media moreso than it is about the theme parks. I mean Disney sees how much these films are making, it will easily smooth over their bottom line.>> You should see the overreacting on IGN from the comic nerds(which I'm proud of being) They're saying things like will everything will be G rated. Or Zac Efron will now be Spider-Man. However there's a pretty good podcast over on IGN that discusses the deal. And all of the editors seem to really like the deal. It's the IGN Comics podcast if anyone is interested.
Originally Posted By DAR Plus and I agreed with what they said on the podcast, what you're probably going to see first are tv projects being developed for Disney XD, ABC Family and ABC.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Then there's the Marvel Super Heros Park set to open in Dubailand in 2012 is out there ... and while I detest the thought of Disney doing business there, I wonder if they feel the Marvel 'brand' can be used to test the waters." Dubailand as a major theme park destination is pretty much dead because of Dubai's real estate bust. Now that Disney owns Marvel you can be certain that any pending deals for the use of Marvel characters there will be scrutinized by Disney very carefully. <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hJxl892i6j9UL9CWdP1O9U84VqBAD9A9BQKO0" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/hostedne...9A9BQKO0</a>
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "I've caught too many of you saying ... "Oh, but that's too much money", or "Disney can't afford it" when it comes to anything important for DL." Then I'm afraid that you've missed the point. When something is deemed too expensive for a corporation it means (in one sense) that the investment isn't likely going to yield the kind of returns that management would like to see. This is why most of the development you see at DLR is happening outside DL's gates. Disney is investing in project that it believes will yield the biggest financial results.
Originally Posted By DAR Plus unless something in all facets goes terribly wrong, this is going to be a long term deal.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Long term is a given. What's up for questioning is how disney is going to BEGIN to recoup their $4 billion investment. They're not going to do it with character meet n greets, or with plush stores. They're not going to do it with theme park rides. And it's not likely that they're going to do it with those 4,000+ "other" characters that no one has ever heard of. They're going to want a blockbuster summer movie - that's where the real coin is. Once that hits, then the plush toys and walk-arounds will start to gain some traction.
Originally Posted By Spyderman I think it's safe to say you will see Marvel being used in DCA particularly the Hollywood pictures backlot. Possibly even getting their own land (replacing bugs land?)
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/9/2/" target="_blank">http://www.penny-arcade.com/co...009/9/2/</a>
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <I think it's safe to say you will see Marvel being used in DCA particularly the Hollywood pictures backlot.> The "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" building is empty.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>And it's not likely that they're going to do it with those 4,000+ "other" characters that no one has ever heard of. << I wonder how they arrived at that 5,000 characters figure? It must include a lot of the "extras" that appear in crowd scenes and random office workers at the newspaper office. Of that 5,000, how many would be a franchise unto themselves? • Screaming and Pointing Woman™ • Kindly Daily Bugle Janitor™ • Dangling from Precariously Derailed Elevated Train Guy™ • Angry Suspicious City Dweller™ • Joe the Plumber™ • Sassy Diner Waitress™ TM and © 2009 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. Screaming and Pointing Woman™, Kindly Daily Bugle Janitor™, Dangling from Precariously Derailed Elevated Train Guy™, Angry Suspicious City Dweller™, Joe the Plumber™ and Sassy Diner Waitress™ used by special limited license arrangement with Kar2oonMan Industries for this post.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I could see Sassy Diner Waitress becoming a fairly lucrative franchise. Mixing superheros and sitcoms seems like a natural next step... : )
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I could see Sassy Diner Waitress becoming a fairly lucrative franchise.<< Heck, she almost became the Vice President of the United States!
Originally Posted By DAR I'm a comic fan and there are characters I've never heard of. But off the top of my head you have your basics, Spidey, Iron Man, Fantastic Four X-Men(of which there are hundreds. Then you have your space characters. You also have characters like Blade and Werewolf by Night.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs 2oony, don't forget -Obligatory Kids in Danger -The Paperboy -Friendly dog -Gruff Diner Cook
Originally Posted By mawnck A slideshow of "unclaimed" Marvel characters. I just happened to find this. I don't know or care enough about the Marvel characters to even join in the joking. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/10-marvel-characters-disney-could-turn-into-the-next-iron-man-2009-8#dr-strange-1" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com...trange-1</a>
