Something that had not occurred to me until I decided to read in detail just now on the Disney take-over of Marvel: Of course, it is so obvious... the comic book characters could appear at the Mouse House's theme parks. Something does not seem right about that.
Needless to say the terms of the deal -- all sales are built on some conditions -- could spell out something like "under no circumstances are Marvel characters to appear at your goofy and overpriced theme-parks".
Disney could make a Marvelopolis park: "With heroes and villains, the bad and the good."
Yeah, nothing like passing off characters fueled by rage, like the Hulk, as wholesome, family entertainment.
ReplyDeleteBut Marvel character-themed rides already appear in theme parks through-out the U.S. Disney will either have to let these contracts run their course, or buy them out.
I suspect Disney bought Marvel for one reason and one reason only: the very successful film division.
I'm guessing Marvel will be run as arm's-length division, much as DC is at Time-Warner.
I should have bought Marvel stock back when they did an IPO...
I wish I had have bought 'Westjet' stock a few years ago.
ReplyDelete"They" say that if you are going to play the stock market, buy stocks in a biz that you are really interested in. I can imagine you kicking yourself right now.
Hmmm.... could a Howard The Duck theme park be too far off?
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