Hey Thrill Seekers,
Disney’s Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (ToT) is currently ranked as the second best attraction at Hollywood Studios as voted for by our customers. Its a classic that has managed to stand the test of time. So I was kind of surprised when I read some rumours circulating on Saturday night that Disney were considering giving ToT a makeover.
Here’s what I’ve heard;
The IP rights for The Twilight Zone which are licenced from CBS are up for renewal soon, it can easily be argued that this IP has lost some of its value since the original concept for ToT was actioned and therefore Disney maybe looking to use some of its copious amounts of owned IP instead of hiring others.
The makeover itself is said to be based around the Marvel owned characters The Guardians of the Galaxy, WDWThemeParks.com are reporting that the new backstory would be that guests are visiting The Collector’s mansion.
As you maybe aware Universal have a long established deal that gives them the rights to use Marvel Characters exclusively in Orlando however insiders seem to suggest that this deal is for some of the more well known characters like Spider-Man, The Avengers, The X-Men and the Hulk for example. Its fair to say that until the film came out The Guardians of the Galaxy were pretty much unknown unless you were into comics.
Now bear in mind this is all just rumour and nothing has been confirmed, personally I’m not even sure that the ToT attraction particularly fits in with the story told by The Guardians but one thing is for sure, Disney are understandably desperate to get Marvel IP in their parks as soon as possible.
We’ll keep you posted when we hear more.
Smiles included…
Jamie
