Tom Staggs on bringing Marvel to the parks

[StarDustFairy]

I say take the Millionaire, Monsters Inc, and the place that is the arcade for the parties and put in something similar to the transformers ride but with the avengers for that space. It would fit in with the Hollywood area.

From what I hear, the Transformers ride is great. However, my issue with statements like this is that I feel Disney should not be doing anything "like what so and so did.." I feel everyone else should be wanting to do it like Disney.

I feel Disney is becoming too much of a follower than a leader, and it really does worry me that the park will slip and someday become "meh". I want them to come out with new ideas that no one has experienced before, and leave all the rest saying "lets do it like Disney".

[captveg]

I don't know if Marvel has enough properties to sustain a third gate to be honest. I mean, when people think Marvel including Spider-Man, Iron-Man, Hulk, Captain America, etc; they think of essentially E-ticket rides. A theme park can't be filled completely with those types of attractions, thus anything that isn't spectacular would be unjust to the brand and thus devalue anything else associated with the Marvel universe.

A Marvel theme park I feel would be too much, and an attraction or two in either park would be fulfill enough demand for people so they can get their Marvel fix as an E-ticket ride, because let's face it, anything else would be underwhelming.

Nah, I think there's plenty of Marvel properties that could be used for 15-20 rides/attractions, easy. (Even with Cars Land now open DCA has a mere 20-ish rides, and that's counting the simple Paradise Pier and Bugs Land A/B ticket ones). You got all the X-Men - that's an entire land right there. The Avengers is another land - you could have an Avengers ride and then individual rides for each character. Spider-Man. Fantastic Four. Silver Surfer. Blade. Daredevil. Ghost Rider. Lots to work with, IMO.

[k_peek_2000]

I WANT to see Marvel in the parks.

[Eonevoli1017]

Nah, I think there's plenty of Marvel properties that could be used for 15-20 rides/attractions, easy. (Even with Cars Land now open DCA has a mere 20-ish rides, and that's counting the simple Paradise Pier and Bugs Land A/B ticket ones). You got all the X-Men - that's an entire land right there. The Avengers is another land - you could have an Avengers ride and then individual rides for each character. Spider-Man. Fantastic Four. Silver Surfer. Blade. Daredevil. Ghost Rider. Lots to work with, IMO.

I agree that they have enough properties to fulfill a theme park (I misspoke earlier). But when it comes to attractions, the comics are full of action/adventure. Nobody wants to see a Hulk version of tea-cups or Casey Jr. I think anything other than E-ticket rides will be underwhelming for the characters and the properties. I'm sure there could be plenty of Meet and Greet locations (which is what Disney is moving towards anyway), but I think E-ticket exclusively is what the property should be about and anything like am omnimover ride wouldn't fulfill the expectations of Marvel fans. Let's face it, those are VERY HIGH expectations.

[calsig31]

I say take the Millionaire, Monsters Inc, and the place that is the arcade for the parties and put in something similar to the transformers ride but with the avengers for that space. It would fit in with the Hollywood area.

Unless they do the West Coast Avengers, I don't see how.

[lazyboy97O]

Unless they do the West Coast Avengers, I don't see how.

The Avengers is a film...

[calsig31]

The Avengers is a film...

I am not of the mindset that just because it is a film, it fits into Hollywood. Bambi is a film, too. That doesn't mean it would fit.

The West Coast Avengers would fit, as that team was based in LA. The other team would not as they are based on the east coast

[mondo]

I think a Marvel park would be the best. The E & D ticket rides could be for the more popular characters, like Avengers, X-men, Spider-Man, while the A,B,C ride could be for the least popular characters.

[Stitch626626]

I think a Marvel park would be the best. The E & D ticket rides could be for the more popular characters, like Avengers, X-men, Spider-Man, while the A,B,C ride could be for the least popular characters.

Sure! In the X-men section of the park, you can the Wolverine E-ticket next door to the Marrow A-ticket! Like anyone knows who Marrow is...

Marvel's got thousands of characters and there are only a select few that really have the potential for attractions. Sure, you can shoehorn the fantastic four into the E-tickets, but you can't just throw in a "least popular" character into the lower tiered attractions.

Could a Marvel park be done? Sure. Are single attractions scattered around the already existing two parks more likely to happen? Unless Disney wants to wait 10 years to bring the Avengers into the parks, I'd say yes.

[calsig31]

I don't know if Marvel has enough properties to sustain a third gate to be honest. I mean, when people think Marvel including Spider-Man, Iron-Man, Hulk, Captain America, etc; they think of essentially E-ticket rides. A theme park can't be filled completely with those types of attractions, thus anything that isn't spectacular would be unjust to the brand and thus devalue anything else associated with the Marvel universe.

A Marvel theme park I feel would be too much, and an attraction or two in either park would be fulfill enough demand for people so they can get their Marvel fix as an E-ticket ride, because let's face it, anything else would be underwhelming.

Not necessarily. Marvel has such a rich story history that not everything has to be a thrilling E-ticket coaster. There are so many tales that could be retold as a classic dark ride.

Picture great stories like the origin of the Fantastic 4 or epic takes like the Dark Phoenix Saga or Secret Wars brought to life in front of you with animatronics as you float by in a flume or with an omnimover. Rides like that will do the brand justice, not some unsightly steal coaster with a superhero name slapped on the side.

[film975]

I love hearing that Mr. Staggs wants to take time in bringing Marvel to the parks. I also love hearing that he wants to do it right.

[MrsMonroe]

the amazing spiderman climbing matterhorn mountain

[biggsworth]

I can't wait to see how they incorporate all these magnificent stories and amazing characters into Disney parks!!! As far as a third gate goes am not sure if they could pull it off. You would be making a park that zero'd in on one audience. They would need a section of a park much like IOA has them. The big question is where does that section go? That to me would be a third gate of some sort.

[Witches of Morva]

ORDDU: The Marvel Universe just does not fit into Disneyland. Let them have their own park if necessary but don't bring two totally different worlds into the same park where they are bound to clash horribly.

ORWEN: The more outside properties they bring into Disneyland makes the park less 'Disney'. That's not why we like Disney theme parks. We go there for the REAL Disney characters--not Marvel.

[OliviaVonDrake]

...as long as it stays in DCA, I don't care.