Posts tagged with: "marvel"

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Disney will not use Marvel in Orlando parks

Despite Disney's $4 billion purchase of Marvel Entertainment, the theme park behemoth will not use the recently procured queue of characters in any of the company's Orlando parks. A top Disney executive confirmed speculation that a pre-existing licensing deal exists between Marvel Entertainment and... [More]

Side Attractions: Sept. 9, 2009

Today on Side Attractions we take a look at a Six Flags-Chrysler team-up, a faux kidnapper, and superheroes. • Six Flags and Chrysler have "joined forces" to connect soldiers with loved ones. The joint venture has Six Flags parks in New Jersey and Texas... [More]

How the Disney-Marvel deal affects Universal

As was noted in Lifthill's previous post on the matter, The purchase of Marvel Entertainment by Walt Disney Co. may affect Universal's properties in the long run. Universal has a massive Marvel superheroes installation in Islands of Adventure and another Spider-Man simulator attraction--similar to... [More]

Disney to purchase Marvel Entertainment

Walt Disney Co. has announced plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. in a stock and cash transaction valued at about $4 billion. Once the deal is complete, Disney will own all of Marvel and the company's more than 5,000 characters. "This transaction combines Marvel's... [More]