Adriel Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 According to www.mugglenet.com there's a rumor J.K. Rowling signed a letter to Disney which has plan to build a theme park based on the popular book (and movie). What do you guys think? Anyone knows more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterJunkie Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 It was posted this morning that she is NOT in talks with Disney... No Harry Potter Parks in th future..sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmouse Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'd heard at one stage she was in talks with Disney and Universal and had decided to go with Universal. This was over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterJunkie Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Here is the link. No Harry Potter at Disney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 It'd be cool if Harry Potter got its own park. There's so much potential for a park to be based around the book. Though I don't know how popular it would be once the book popularity dies off several years after the final movie comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I agree that it would be a cool thing, but if anything ever happens it will probably just be one attraction at a park like Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Benvenuto Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 If this does happen sometime in the future, Disney, Universal or whoever. I'm for it, I personally support this idea. It's just a dream for me, but in the future, if my kids could go to it as their WDW I would take them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I've always been very surprised Six Flags hasn't done anything. I mean, the movies are done by Warner Bros., and Six Flags has the rights to several Warner Bros. properties already (not sure of the extent of the contract). Though I realize that a studio having the rights for a movie and having the rights for theme park attractions are totally different animals. Anyway, somebody needs to get cracking while the property is hot. This level of interest can't last forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I've always been very surprised Six Flags hasn't done anything. I mean, the movies are done by Warner Bros., and Six Flags has the rights to several Warner Bros. properties already (not sure of the extent of the contract). I believe the studio only has rights to the movie and make the book into a movie. As far as character rights go and everything else that goes with it, I believe those belong to the author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I don't think this'll ever happen, but my two cents on the idea itself... It's kinda good in theory, and maybe it'd work in a Camp Snoopy kind of way, but I'm not sure there are really enough characters and themes to warrant making a real park from it. Places like Disney and even Parc Asterix have generations of characters, movies, stories, whatever to draw from and are pretty much unlimited, something like the Potter books... Maybe they could make it work for a land somewhere, kinda like Seussland at IOA, that I might like to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof72 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I don't think this'll ever happen, but my two cents on the idea itself... It's kinda good in theory, and maybe it'd work in a Camp Snoopy kind of way, but I'm not sure there are really enough characters and themes to warrant making a real park from it. Places like Disney and even Parc Asterix have generations of characters, movies, stories, whatever to draw from and are pretty much unlimited, something like the Potter books... Maybe they could make it work for a land somewhere, kinda like Seussland at IOA, that I might like to see. i agree....i could see this as a "land" with places like Diagon Alley, Hogwart's, Hogsmead, The Leaky Cauldron (as a restaurant), etc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krouvi Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The ride should be an indoor inverted coaster. They should "play" the fact people can see and feel what's under. I can imagine the ride so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xme3 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I think it might be cool if Disney treats it like a number one priority, other wise, they might have a failed venture on their hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I so want to eat at the Leaky Cauldron and buy evil items on Diagon Alley! Here's an idea... B&M Flyer themed to a Quiddich (sp?) tournament. And at the end you find the snitch. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Isn't Harry Potter and all related nonsense owned by Warner Bros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 ^ Wow Rich, way to read the whole thread! Somebody said earlier (and I believe they're correct) that Warner Bros have the rights to the movies with the author's approval, but that she still owns the character rights themselves, so it would have to come from her downwards in order to make a park. Presumably if they did do such a thing it would be the likenesses of the actors from the films that are used, so Warner Bros would certainly be a part of it, but I'm pretty sure JK Rowling is the controlling factor in pretty much ANYTHING Potter-related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof72 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 ^ Wow Rich, way to read the whole thread! Somebody said earlier (and I believe they're correct) that Warner Bros have the rights to the movies with the author's approval, but that she still owns the character rights themselves, so it would have to come from her downwards in order to make a park. Presumably if they did do such a thing it would be the likenesses of the actors from the films that are used, so Warner Bros would certainly be a part of it, but I'm pretty sure JK Rowling is the controlling factor in pretty much ANYTHING Potter-related. we were at MGM the day that one of the books was released.....there were about a dozen copies at TOT gift shop first thing in the a.m., and by the time we went back to ride again around noon, they were GONE! ppl were carrying those thick, hard-cover books all around the park that day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 ^ Why on Earth would you buy a Harry Potter hardcover at a theme park? Strange people. I worked at a Virgin Megastore when the last book came out and they arrived three days before the release date... Resisting the temptation to open that box was TOUGH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmouse Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Here's an idea... B&M Flyer themed to a Quiddich (sp?) tournament. Nah!! how about a Vekoma Booster Bike with broomsticks instead of bikes. Basically the coaster that Alton had on the drawing board for Gloomy Wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Isn't Harry Potter owned by Warner Brothers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Isn't Harry Potter owned by Warner Brothers? YES! And they own Gary as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obeygiant Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I don't think Harry Potter will fit in with Disney. Almost every ride at Disney is based off something cool (twilight zone, star wars, POTC, indiana jones) and HP just won't fit in. Plus, what park would the HP attraction be at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof72 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 ^ Why on Earth would you buy a Harry Potter hardcover at a theme park? Strange people. that is exactly what we were wondering..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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