I think it's going to depend on how the characters were licensed to Universal Park and Universal Films. If the characters were exclusively licensed for a set term to Universal Theme Parks, Disney will have to wait until the license expires. If the characters were licensed to Universal Pictures and Universal Pictures has the exclusive right to license theme park rides based on these characters, Disney is stuck and will have to buy back those rights. I'm sure this will come out in the trade stories. FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MotionPictureArt.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 2:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Disney Co buys Marvel Comics for $4billion Indeed, that's why I'm so interested in the effects of this. Universal has a theme park called Islands of Adventure and one of the islands is a Marvel island. Disney and universal are big competitors, so I wonder what whit happen next. Is Universal going to change the Marvel island into a different theme, that's just what happened when Warner Bros. sold a bunch of their parks, or does Disney have a trick up their sleeves. Disney has tried to take over the Universal parks in the past so who knows. The best and most creative attraction at Islands of Adventure (and probably the whole world in my opinion) is based on Spider-Man. Rumors are already spreading that this ride might be replaced with a similar one based on Transformers. And how will Disney incorporate the Marvel characters, just an attraction here and there or maybe a fifth theme park??? We'll just wait and see. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Franc" <[email protected]> To: "'MotionPictureArt.com'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:35 PM Subject: RE: [MOPO] Disney Co buys Marvel Comics for $4billion > Aren't the Marvel character already rides at Universal? FRANC > > -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > MotionPictureArt.com > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Disney Co buys Marvel Comics for $4billion > > > I wonder how this will affect the Orlando theme parks if the deal goes > through. Ron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Halegua Comic Art" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:45 PM > Subject: [MOPO] Disney Co buys Marvel Comics for $4billion > > >> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Disney-to-acquire-Marvel-for-apf-730717 >> 1 >> 39.html?x=0&.v=5 >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is > solely >> responsible for its content. >> >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
