Harry Potter at a Disney Park?

DisneyManInSeattle · Post by **DisneyManInSeattle** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 3:39 pm

Regarding Jim Hill's report.

Would you enjoy seeing HP (not movie related) stuff at a DL park?

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cliff_77 · Post by **cliff_77** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 3:47 pm

I think that as long as the ride was quality (like indiana jones) not something they retrofit to live in another space (like monsters inc) it could be very cool. I would love to see something really epic done with those characters, and as long as it wasn't a knock off dark ride, it could be sweet.

Post by **js3901** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 4:54 pm

I would love to see a HP attraction built at one of the parks. However, I do not see this happening as the HP franchise is owned by Warner Brothers, and I don;t see them giving up one of their biggest cash cows....

jbvenn · Post by **jbvenn** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 5:07 pm

An HP attraction would be awesome, if it was done with the kind of imagination and attention to detail that went into an attraction like TOT.

Post by **spaulo** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 5:14 pm

js3901 wrote:I would love to see a HP attraction built at one of the parks. However, I do not see this happening as the HP franchise is owned by Warner Brothers, and I don;t see them giving up one of their biggest cash cows....

WB owns the film rights. That's all. Rowling retains all non-film rights to the characters, worlds, plots, etc... and she signed a letter of intent giving Disney the right to develop a theme park attraction.

Warner can't do anything about that.

Lion Sleeps Tonight · Post by **Lion Sleeps Tonight** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 5:43 pm

Interesting. It would take some time getting used to an idea of a HP attraction at a Disney theme park. I can see it at MGM somewhere. They already play HP music around the Hat.

Imagine the grand opening of the attraction, and all the fans. *shudders*

Cheshire Cat · Post by **Cheshire Cat** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 5:52 pm

Yeah... MGM could use a ride based on a live action movie... maybe start off like they're filming the movie and suddenyl it's real or something like that. Or if Beastly Kingdom ever gets built Harry Potter could easily find a home there.

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 6:16 pm

I could see a HP ride in Universal more.

Just Believe · Post by **Just Believe** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 6:20 pm

csquare77 wrote:I could see a HP ride in Universal more.

I think at Universal they would take the quality to an advantage like Disney would. But I think Six Flags has rights to Warner Bros. because they have the Looney Tunes there. The only problem is Six Flags could never really show the quality required for the ride. Only Universal and Disney could really create a great HP ride.

soccermouse · Post by **soccermouse** » Oct Fri 20, 2006 4:21 pm

My daughters and I are big Harry Potter fans. We could easily see a whole park build around Harry's adventures, but we do not think that it fits in a Disney Park.

DisneyManInSeattle · Post by **DisneyManInSeattle** » Oct Fri 20, 2006 6:32 pm

I don't know if I could enjoy a HP ride/attraction if it didn't have the movie characters in it. That is my biggest problem.

Just Believe · Post by **Just Believe** » Oct Fri 20, 2006 7:12 pm

I think they'd have no choice to have characters from the movie. The movie is really how most people actually know the story and characters. I mean, that's how I know them

netslave · Post by **netslave** » Oct Sat 21, 2006 12:25 am

I wouldn't mind seeing something from HP @ the Studios. Maybe a broom ride some how or a walk through the books kind of like how the Great Movie Ride goes through the movies. It could end with a high speed broom race or quidditch match.

Sarah Turp · Post by **Sarah Turp** » Oct Mon 23, 2006 4:13 pm

I suppose it could fit into the Great Movie Ride quite well as it is/they are some of the defining movies of our time, whether you like them or not!
I wouldn't want to see a whole ride on it though, it's just not disney!

Post by **spaulo** » Oct Mon 23, 2006 4:35 pm

2719 Hyperion, a newish Disney blog, has a great article up that points out this Jim Hill "news" is really poppycock he probably just came up with by himself:

Here.

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