Disney to acquire Marvel
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Planetnicole · 09-03-2009, 06:27 AM

My DH came home last night and was talking about the deal. I already knew, thanks to these boards. He seems to like the idea, but Im not sure. about it. I think my ds3 would enjoy the super heroes around the park (DHS) but there would have to be a special area for them, like they have for Star Wars.

bradk · 09-03-2009, 07:41 AM

I can't believe I forgot all about this.. I was so ahead of my time (as usual - le sigh)

Nahtezuh · 09-03-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by aliceinwdw

I think it's an odd combo for Disney to own Marvel, which is more adult-oriented entertainment/cartoons/comics, but then again that could be the point.

Not really. Marvel is very young kid oriented, too. There is no doubt that comics and the recent movies appeal to older boys and men. But there a slew of products such as action figures and cartoons that get gobbled up by the younger set

disneydreamer33 · 09-03-2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovedisney247

I don't think we're going to be seeing Spiderman at DHS any time soon. CNN money has reported that the contract with Universal for Spiderman, Ironman, Dr. Doom and the Hulk is perpetual--so unless Disney buys out the contracts--which BTW are only for EAST of the Mississippi River--we won't be seeing them at WDW, but the possibility certainly exists for DL from my understanding.

On another note--I think this is a really good buy for Disney. Marvel is a diversified company that can now take advantage of the "Disney" platform to lower publishing and promotional costs. It also gives Disney accesss to several new fan target groups--including the comic-con goer and boys age 5-85!

That is what I read too. So I am guessing we could be seeing some Marvel stuff at DL/CA.

Grumpytiggernomore · 09-03-2009, 10:57 PM

That's what the ticket price & DDP price increases have or will pay for

Somehow, to have those characters in Disney --- even the Studios--- seems so, well... doesn't seem or feel Disney. Just my opinion --- another park, but that is not likely either.

Disday · 09-03-2009, 11:55 PM

For those who think that this deal is "inappropriate", consider this, Disney owns ABC, Miramax, Hyperion Publishing, and Touchstone Pictures. Most of these properties have delt with very adult material. Disney realizes that the word "family" means "all" members of the families - including adults. The Disney name will not be put on any project that is inappropriate for children. They know how to separate their various labels to fit certain age levels.

Daremo · 09-04-2009, 12:37 AM

I don't know how to feel about this acquisition. What did Stan Lee do wrong? Is Stan Lee retiring, could this be what it is all about? However, as a future game art designer, I see a huge potential benefit wise. A lot of the games out now for Marvel are not that great. Marvel vs Capcom is one example of a bad game. Arcade wise, the Marvel games are pretty good. As for the fighting games, they need a lot of help. I can see where a merger between Disney and Marvel would possibly help the Marvel game franchise. I can see improvement in Disney games as well. Disney has struck well with their target markets for their games. Pixie Hollow, Toon Town, and Kingdom Hearts comes to mind as some of Disney's best games for their target markets. Marvel has some good games in Spiderman and the new Wolverine. Disney has done well with their computer games, but both Marvel and Disney need to work harder at their console games. I would like to work for the company to help them develop their games better. I see a large potential for improvement and I would want to be there to help them go in the right direction. Going from a movie to a game is always a tricky thing. You are taking someone's intellectual property and changing it to meet the needs of a target gaming audience. Sometimes it is the same audience that you are targetting for your movie audience, but when the game is created, you have to change the plot line from the movie enough to make it work better for a game. It is one thing to go from a comic book to a movie where everything is static. When you play a game you want to have choices but still restrict it to the original intellectual property. I think that acquiring Marvel was a good move on Disney's part. Marvel went from comics, to movies, to games, to merchandise and this is not always an easy thing to do.

bradk · 09-04-2009, 10:38 AM

Stan Lee hasn't been part of Marvel for years. There's actually been some lawsuits going back and forth, but they still have a fairly amicable relationship as far as I know.

but on that token... not only does Stan Lee's current company POW! Entertainment have a first look with Disney (see Stan Lee | StitchKingdom.com for a bit of info on one project), but the acquisition has his strong blessings. he said it was like 'your two best friends coming together.'

Jciambor · 09-04-2009, 07:43 PM

Stan Lee doesn't run the company like he used to 25, 30 years ago. Hes more of a part-time producer of comics and films an executive consultant if you will. Hes getting to old to start his own projects at this point or have heavy involvement with them. He used to make very interesting comic book series in his prime. Though in recent years he's become more of a personality and a PR face as the Comic Book living legend. He makes his living these days making public appearences and working as a consultant with movies based on his comics.

Which is in my opinion a good thing to do when your getting to old to run a comic book empire. Just keep a clean public image for the rest of his life for all those kids and people that look up to you.

lindawdw · 09-04-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chezp

I was interested when I heard this last night - it's not something I'd have expected and I must admit we did discuss the implications for Universal. I'd prefer to see the Marvel characters remaining there, rather than moving to Disney.

MayraLR · 09-04-2009, 10:16 PM

My kids would love that. But I can't picture them at WDW especiallly at MK. Imagine Spectromagic and after Mickey Mouse's float comes a float with Spiderman, Wolverine and Iron Man

, uhh I don't think so. Maybe at DHS it could work.

Disday · 09-04-2009, 11:47 PM

I don't think that we'll see the Marvel characters at the Magic Kingdom. I think that they would either go at DHS or at a new theme park. I was also wondering why Disney doesn't try work out a deal with Universal that they can still keep their Marvel Island, but that Disney could also use the characters in their own theme parks. IOA has never been a real threat to Disney, although they may have more competition with Harry Potter. I would think that the Marvel characters being in more than one popular Orlando theme park could mean better promotion for the franchise.

Evil_Queen · 09-08-2009, 02:09 PM

I'm on the fence about this . I know that Disney is trying to market for boys. I would just hate to see Spiderman clinging to the castle or the Hulk trashing the Spaceship Earth.