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Article: Parks in for a ride after Disney's Marvel deal; Universal seen as big loser.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2009
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Byline: William Ehart, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Don't expect the Incredible Hulk to smash Cinderella's Castle, but Walt Disney Co.'s purchase of Marvel Entertainment Inc. and its comic villains and troubled heroes will shake up the theme-park world as much as it will the movie business.
Last week's $4 billion deal opens the Magic Kingdom to Iron Man and Dr. Doom - which hold more appeal to teenage boys than Mickey and Minnie - and puts in doubt NBC Universal's licensing agreement for Spider-Man, one of many enduring characters created for Marvel by comic-book legend Stan Lee.
Other changes are afoot in fantasy land - the revitalization of Six Flags ...