Originally Posted By WilliamK99 <Disney unlike those that frequent Disney message boards, thinks long-term, not short-term....> Go.com << Says the same guy who says we can't compare the Marvel purchase and the ABC purchase because they are 2 different entities. Huge difference between a company that has been around 70 years with a rich history and a company that was around 2 or 3 years and was bought up during the Dot Com boom that ultimately proved a failure. Even if comic movies start falling again, 10 years later they will come back up.... 70's brought us Superman 80's brought us Batman 90's brought us X-man 00's brought us Spider-man,Iron Man, Dark Knight, et all... I wish some people would look past their personal feelings about an entity and realize that while you personally may not like the idea of Disney owning Marvel, at worst Disney will still make money eventually(10 to 20 years down the road, Spider-man has always been a merchandise winner), and at best, Disney will make billions in sales due to the branding such as what they do with Hannah Montana/HSM/Wizards and all the other girl stuff Disney shoves down our throats.
Originally Posted By Socrates But, if unemployment keeps rising... Socrates "The unexamined life is not worth living."
Originally Posted By mawnck >>But, if unemployment keeps rising...<< Look! Up in the sky! It's Socialist-Man!!
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes >>I wonder what you people would be saying about Indiana Jones, before it came out.<< I remember this one well. We had just gotten Captain EO and Star Tours, and I was forming the opinion that WED has lost it's talent for coming up with original ideas - relying too much on Lucas et all. Then I read in an Annual Report that the next big thing coming to DL would be Indy. I was pretty sure it was going to suck. Boy, was I wrong! I don't want to see Marvel in DL either, but I've regained quite a bit of faith in what they can do (despite the over tooning that's going on lately).
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 But, if unemployment keeps rising... Socrates "The unexamined life is not worth living."<< The economy is like a roller coaster, it naturally has ups and downs... If the economy falters and Disney/Marvel lose money one year, the economy will eventually go back up.... Besides, movies usually do well during economic downturns as shown this year....
Originally Posted By Neologos I still think that it was a good investment for Disney. I think that in the end good things will come of this. I don't know how everything will turn out, but I still think that this will be a good mix. I bet that they will layer these character's in. I am interested on television programing we will see. That should show the changes quickest on ABC, ABC family, Disney Chanel and Toon Disney. The stories that take off there, will pop in the resorts soon after in Merchandising in parks. After that most of us will stop noticing. Schmitty thanks for your memories on Indy.
Originally Posted By Socrates (BTW, the unemployment remark was a feeble attempt to joke about "X-Men" becoming "X-Man".) And having read all this, it seems to me the best use of Marvel characters in the parks will be in the movie-studio parks and perhaps a new park in Asia. What are the odds they'll never be seen in the Magic Kingdom-type parks? Socrates "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance."
Originally Posted By Hista98 Schmitty thanks for your memories on Indy. But neolegos Indy fit perfectly into adventureland it took place in an ancient temple in the jungle. what would say Spiderman who lives in new york have to do with Frointeriland nothing, no matter how they theme a ride or expeience, you can ignore the fact that the charecter would not fit the area park or land, and that is bad show!!!
Originally Posted By Neologos Nobody ever suggested spiderman in frontierland. I am just saying that there is space for a new land back there. For a short time it was the festival of Fools for a Hunchback show. The Renaissance! France! The audacity of Disney to profane cowboys everywhere. It has been a petting zoo one too. They promised that the next big E-ticket Ride was going there (SOMEDAY). I see nothing wrong with that place for hero themed attraction. What I don't get is the hostility that you have. I brought up IDEAS. Ideas are not dangerous. People afraid of ideas are dangerous. Relax, if you are old enough, drink a beer. I am in Iraq so drink on for me too. This is a site dedicated to Disney. With Disney imaginations rules. Play, wish upon a star, take a Star Tour, Explore a forbidden temple. Brave a haunted house. This is Disneyland anything is possible! Don't hold on to "can't" so hard that the "cans" get away. I will keep up this discusion, but lets have some fun doing it. Peace, dude Peace.
Originally Posted By Hista98 i like the idea of a superhero thmed area, but i would rather it be in an area like DCA's backlot or the sutidos not in dl the lands are supposed to be themed on eras and places in time not movie genres. thats my point. sorry for my hostiailty i really love disneyland and don't like when it gets overcomericalised. peace man
Originally Posted By Neologos No worries, I have been avoiding this site my whole tour. Now I am getting ready to come home so I have been letting myself think of the place. I usually just read the information and I don't post much. One of the first places I am going when I get home is the Magic Kingdom.
Originally Posted By Bellella That empty area in Frontierland should remain as it is. The park should have some backstage space.
Originally Posted By Hista98 see i would like to see a ride there, its so visable from onstage they need something there
Originally Posted By Bellella When I'm on the train, I can hardly see that area at all. There's just a wall surrounded by trees.
Originally Posted By dizkid When my mom told me about the deal I thought April Fool's Day had come early, but now I'm sort of excited. It's a great way to get a demographic that they have been lacking in for the longest time, teenage boys (I am the exception that proves the rule.) As for the theme parks, I can only see one option. Give Marvel it's own theme park, some may say that there isn't room room for one in Anaheim, thats okay. Put it somewhere else in the O.C., it's the perfect opportunity to expand the resort to a larger area. Also, putting it somewhere else will make it less weird of a combination, instead of walking out into the esplanade and seeing MarvelWorld. You can choose if you want to go see it.
Originally Posted By Hista98 its too bad though that in order to get that demographic they had to use someone elses charecters rather then get creative and use there own.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Hasn't Disney always done that? It's not like Walt Disney wrote Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, or Alice in Wonderland.
Originally Posted By Socrates "Give Marvel it's own theme park, some may say that there isn't room for one in Anaheim, thats okay." Perhaps there is? Socrates "The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
