Disney CEO Says Marvel Theme Parks Likely on the West Coast
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 12.21.2012
But not so much on the East coast...
Disney's CEO has reiterated the possibility of the studio opening up a Marvel theme part sometime in the future. Bob Iger spoke with Reuters (via the Disney Blog) and said that there is unlikely to be a Marvel park on the East coast due to licensing agreements, but that a West Coast one is possible as well as overseas in places like China, Japan and France.
The licensing on the East coast has to do with Universal, who has long-standing agreements with Marvel that have been in place for years and will remain so due to the terms keeping them in play for a long time. However, anything west of the Mississippi is far game and the few Marvel/Universal tie-ins that were in place have already gone away since Disney procured the company.
No word on when it might happen, but it is probably just a matter of time at this point.
