Disney aquires Marvel comics

[Stitch4Prez]

I just read and copied this:

Walt Disney Co. agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man, X-Men and Spider-Man into the Disney fold.

Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters.

Marvel shareholders will receive $30 a share in cash plus about 0.745 Disney share for each Marvel share. Based on Friday's closing prices, the ...

I couldn't get the rest.

 

[PolynesianLily]

Hmm, sounds cool but I wonder why Disney would want them.

 

[crazytp93]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ent...l-in-cash-and-stock-deal-worth-4-billion.html

I would suspect this would impact the parks also.

 

[Mandy91]

Yeah, I'm not happy about it.

 

[crazytp93]

This doesn't make much sense to me.

Where does this leave Universal? IOA has rides like Spiderman, which Marvel owns (owned) the rights too.

And also, I just can't see Cinderella's castle (or any Disney attraction) and a Marvel attraction going together so well...

 

[Mandy91]

This doesn't make much sense to me.

Where does this leave Universal? IOA has rides like Spiderman, which Marvel owns (owned) the rights too.

And also, I just can't see Cinderella's castle (or any Disney attraction) and a Marvel attraction going together so well...

Exactly.
When I think of Marvel, I think of Universal.
Marvel and Disney just don't go together, it's not really their "thing".

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

I don't like it either, but looking at this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_bi_ge/us_disney_marvel_entertainment_1
Look at how much Marvel's shares are.

 

[Ppufi]

If Spiderman comes to WDW, I will die.

 

[DisneyPirate]

As a comic lover and disney nut... Marvel just isn't Disney

 

[AliceinHalloweentown]

From what I've read this can't impact parks east of the Mississippi, for Spiderman, X-Men, Fantastic 4, and one other thing Universal has contractual rights to.

I don't really want to see these characters in a Disney park, anyways, but the merge should be very profitable for Disney in the long-run.

Movie profits are going to amazing... In the past decade of movies alone Marvel's made around 2-3 billion.

 

[AliceinHalloweentown]

If Spiderman comes to WDW, I will die.

Can't. Universal has themepark rights to Spidey east of the Mississippi from what I've read.

 

[*girlwonder*]

As a comic fan.... I'm not really sure what I think about this. It could bomb, it could be amazing. But I have to agree with: what will happen to Universal's attractions? I think I'd die if I couldn't ride Spider-Man during a Florida trip.

..Disney had better not go messing with the characters, though. *glare of rage*

 

[AliceinHalloweentown]

As a comic fan.... I'm not really sure what I think about this. It could bomb, it could be amazing. But I have to agree with: what will happen to Universal's attractions? I think I'd die if I couldn't ride Spider-Man during a Florida trip.

..Disney had better not go messing with the characters, though. *glare of rage*

Part of the call has the Disney execs promising to use a hands off approach similar to Pixar movies.

Again, this buy is mostly movies, I would think, but merchandising and appealing to young males is what Disney's after. (They don't have much in that dept, currently, and DisneyXD has failed).

 

[BabyPiglet]

Well, that's interesting. I'm not surprised or anything. I fully think Disney will one day own...everything. That's where they're headed. They should buy Walmart!

Uhm, anyway, I don't really care if it affects the parks or not. It's 'Disney' now!

 

[AliceinHalloweentown]

Right now, my opinion (although I don't want them in a Kingdom park) they'd probably be fine shoehorned into the Studios or DCA.

Hell, we've already got Power Rangers in the Studios.

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Ugh, I personally, don't like that at all. It's so... not Disney material kinda stuff...

 

[Pecobill]

Can't. Universal has themepark rights to Spidey east of the Mississippi from what I've read.

Till the contract runs out.Also the characters can be used or a new ride.The only thing they can't do is copy the current ride.

 

[BabyPiglet]

Right now, my opinion (although I don't want them in a Kingdom park) they'd probably be fine shoehorned into the Studios or DCA.

Hell, we've already got Power Rangers in the Studios.

That's what I was thinking. Spiderman can have some little back area in the Streets of America to meet and greet. But I really don't care, it won't ruin my experience if they're out and about.

 

[AliceinHalloweentown]

Perhaps the film deal will be like Disney/Miramax?

Seperate... but not? I'd say like Touchstone but it's origins are with Disney to put some more mature films.

 

[MuskratSusie]

I think it'll be cool to see what they do with it in the future...hmm.