So...Disney bought Marvel.

[Hojipoon]

"Disney hopes to put Marvel's 5,000 characters to work on its television channels and in video games, theme parks and movies."

D: Am I the only one kinda...scared of this?
D: I don't want Hanna Montana in mah x-men....

 

[Blue Eyed Wallflower]

I was watching G4 when I heard about this on The Feed. I was shocked and angry. My fiancee is sad, because now, they may not make Thor and a lot of those other movies they planned on making that he was so excited for.  

[the_forgotten_thought]

talk about the disappointment of the year. i hate disney; they don't even make good movies anymore- that's up to dreamworks and pixar now adays. but disney still has to put their damn name on everything. i'm kinda disappointed with marvel at the same time, though, for whoring themselves and being bought by such an overbearing and stupid child/weakminded aimed enterprise. =[

yeah, i'm still kinda upset over all this news. haha  

[Undead Superstar]

so they bought it....ok i am scared and they'll still make those movies...they should know that if they don't the backlash will be unbearable  

[Deathman Kid]

Yeah I was kinda mad too...  

[Ishachanmeow]

I'm disappointed and appalled! ish still throwing up... screw Disney  

[Quixotic Faye]

rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes

Hey, remember that scene in Pulp Fiction where Goofy pointed a gun at Donald's head and said, "ENGLISH, MOTHER-AHYUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT?!"

That never would have happened if Disney hadn't bought Miramax. ******** you Disney!!!! scream scream scream




By the by,

List of Disney's Assets

The Walt Disney Studios
* Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
o Walt Disney Pictures
o Touchstone Pictures
o Hollywood Pictures
o ImageMovers Digital
o Miramax Films
+ Miramax Family Films
+ Dimension Films (Disney owns the Dimension Films library for all films released before September 30, 2005)
+ Miramax Television
o Disneynature
o Animation
+ Walt Disney Animation Studios (formerly Walt Disney Feature Animation)
+ Pixar Animation Studios
+ DisneyToon Studios
* Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (formerly Buena Vista Distribution)
* Buena Vista International
o Miravista Films
o Patagonik Film Group (joint venture between Disney and Artear Argentina)
* Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (distributes under the following labels: Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Touchstone Home Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment, Miramax Home Entertainment, Dimension Home Video, ABC Video, Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* El Capitan Theatre
* Disney Music Group
o Walt Disney Records
o Hollywood Records
o Mammoth Records
o Lyric Street Records
o Buena Vista Records
o Disney Music Publishing (see Buena Vista Music Group page for a list of publishers that are part of Disney Music Publishing)
* Disney Theatrical Productions
o Hyperion Theatrical
o Disney Live Family Entertainment
+ Disney on Ice - produced by Feld Entertainment
+ Disney Live — produced by Feld Entertainment
* Disney Character Voices International

Disney-ABC Television Group

* U.S. Television Networks:
o ABC, Inc
+ ABC Television Network
# ABC Daytime
# ABC Entertainment
* Greengrass Productions
* Victor Television Productions
# ABC Kids
# ABC News
# ABC Owned & Operated Stations
* WLS-7 Chicago, Illinois
* WJRT-12 Flint, MI
* KFSN-30 Fresno, California
* KTRK-13 Houston, Texas
* KABC-7 Los Angeles, California
* WABC-7 New York City
* WPVI-6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* WTVD-11 Raleigh-Durham
* KGO-7 San Francisco, California
* WTVG-13 Toledo, Ohio
# Hulu (ABC 27%, NBC Universal 27%, News Corp 27%, Providence Equity Partners 19%)
o Disney ABC Cable Networks
+ Disney Channel
# Playhouse Disney
+ Disney XD-formerly Toon Disney & Jetix
+ ABC Family - formerly Fox Family & The Family Channel
# BVS Entertainment - formerly Saban Entertainment
# Jetix
# Jetix Latin America
# Jetix Europe
# Jetix Cosumer Products
# SIP Animation (undisclosed minority stake)
+ SOAPnet
* U.S. Cable Network Equity Holdings:
o Lifetime Entertainment Services and A&E Television Networks [joint venture between Disney (37.5%), Hearst Corporation (37.5%) and NBC Universal (25%)]
+ Lifetime
+ Lifetime Movie Network
+ Lifetime Real Women
+ A&E Network
+ The History Channel
+ The Biography Channel
+ History Channel International
+ Military History Channel
+ Crime & Investigation Network
+ Biography Magazine (published by Hearst Corporation)

NOTE: In 2009, Lifetime Entertainment and A&E were merged as NBCU was given a equity share of 25%.

* Production & Syndication Divisions:
o ABC Studios - formerly Touchstone Television & ABC Television Studios
o Walt Disney Television Animation
o Disney-ABC Domestic Television - formerly Buena Vista Television
o Walt Disney Television
o Buena Vista Productions
o Disney-ABC International Television - formerly Buena Vista International Television
o Disney Educational Productions
* International Television Networks & Programming Platforms:
o Disney Channel Worldwide
+ Disney Channel (25 channels worldwide)
+ Toon Disney (8 channels worldwide)
+ Playhouse Disney (9 channels worldwide)
+ Jetix (channel and branded programming blocks in 80 countries)
+ Disney Cinemagic
+ Hungama
+ ABC1
* International Business Ventures:
o Walt Disney International Business Ventures & Business Development
+ Super RTL (joint venture between Disney (50%) and RTL Group (50%))
+ GMTV (Disney 25%, ITV plc 75%)
+ HBO Central Europe (joint venture between Disney, TimeWarner and Sony)
+ UTV Software Communications (Disney 32%)
+ NET TV (20 %) Spain
* Radio:
o Radio Disney
* Publishing:
o Hyperion Books
+ ABC Daytime Press
+ ESPN Books
+ Miramax Books
+ Hyperion East
+ Hypeion Audiobooks
+ VOICE

ESPN, Inc.

(Disney 80%, Hearst Corporation 20%)

*
o ESPN and HD
o ESPN2 and HD
o ESPN on ABC - formerly ABC Sports
o ESPN Classic
o ESPNEWS and HD
o ESPN Deportes
o ESPNU
o ESPN Now
o ESPN Plus
o ESPN Original Entertainment
o ESPN Pay-Per-View
o ESPN Regional Television
o ESPN International (see for complete list of channels)
+ ESPN America
+ ESPN Star Sports (joint venture between Disney (50%) and News Corporation (50%))
+ TSN (30%)
o ESPN Radio
o Mobile ESPN
o ESPN360
o ESPN The Magazine (published by Hearst Corporation)
o ESPN Books (an imprint of Disney's Hyperion Books)
o ESPN Home Entertainment (currently distributed by Genius Products)
o ESPN Outdoors
+ BASS
o ESPN Digital Center

Disney Interactive Media Group

Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG)- Websites & Online Destinations

* Disney Online
* D23
* Disney Auctions
* ABC.com
* ABCNews.com
* ABC News Now
* ESPN.com
* ESPNsoccernet
* Go.com - formerly GO Network
* FamilyFun.com
* Wondertime.com
* Disney Family (Family.com)
* TouchstonePictures.com
* Miramax.com
* BVOnlineEntertainment.com
* Muppets.com
* Jetix.tv
* HollywoodRecords.com
* LyricStreetRecords.com
* ABCFamily.com
* Video.com
* SOAPnet.com
* Oscar.com
* ClubPenguin.com
* Hulu (27%)
* Hundreds of other websites relating to Disney properties & businesses, just a few are listed above

Mobile Services and Entertainment

* Disney Mobile
* Disney Mobile Studios
* Starwave Mobile
* Living Mobile
* Minds Eye Productions
* Enorbus
* mobile2win China

Disney Interactive Studios (DIS) - formerly Buena Vista Games

* Avalanche Software
* Black Rock Studios (Previously Climax Racing)
* Fall Line Studios
* Junction Point Studios
* Propaganda Games

Disney Consumer Products

* DisneyShopping.com
* Disney Store (locations in Japan are owned and operated by licensing agreement with Disney by The Oriental Land Company)
* World of Disney Store
* Disney Apparel, Accessories & Footwear
* Disney Food, Health & Beauty
* Disney Home & Infant
* Disney Publishing Worldwide
* U.S. Children's & Family Magazines:
o Disney Adventures
o FamilyFun Magazine
o Wondertime
* Children's Books:
o Hyperion Books For Children
+ Jump At the Sun
+ Volo Books
+ Michael di Capua Books
o Disney Press
o Disney Editions
o Disney Libri
o Disney Educational Productions
* Global Children's Magazines (hundreds of publications are included, listed below are just a few)
o W.I.T.C.H.
o Topolino
o Disney Princess Magazine
o Winnie the Pooh Magazine
o Fairies Magazine
o Mickey Mouse Magazine
* Disney English
* The Baby Einstein Company
* The Muppets Studio, LLC (formerly Muppets Holding Company LLC)
* Disney Stationery
* Disney Toys
* Disney Electronics

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

The company's Parks and Resorts division owns and operates two resorts in the United States and another three internationally through various joint ventures and licensing agreements.

Disneyland Resort
Anaheim, California, United States
* Disneyland - 1955
* Disney's California Adventure - 2001
* Downtown Disney (California)
* Resorts:
o Disneyland Hotel
o Disney's Grand Californian Hotel
o Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel

Walt Disney World Resort
* Magic Kingdom - 1971
* Epcot - 1982
* Disney's Hollywood Studios - 1989
* Disney's Animal Kingdom - 1998
* Downtown Disney (Florida)
o Pleasure Island
o Downtown Disney Marketplace
o Downtown Disney Westside
* Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
* Water Parks:
o River Country - 1976-2001
o Typhoon Lagoon - 1989
o Blizzard Beach - 1994
* Resorts:
o Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
o Disney's Beach Club Resort
o Disney's BoardWalk Inn
o Disney's Contemporary Resort
o Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
o Disney's Polynesian Resort
o Disney's Wilderness Lodge
o Disney's Yacht Club Resort
o Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
o Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
o Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
o Disney's Port Orleans Resort, French Quarter
o Disney's Port Orleans Resort, Riverside (formerly known as Disney's Dixie Landings Resort)
o Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
o Disney's All-Star Music Resort
o Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
o Disney's Pop Century Resort

Tokyo Disney Resort

Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo (owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company through a licensing agreement with Disney)

* Tokyo Disneyland - 1983
* Tokyo DisneySea - 2001
* Ikspiari
* Resorts:
o Disney Ambassador Hotel
o Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta

Disneyland Resort Paris

Marne-la-Vallee, France (Disney 51%, public shareholders 49%)

* Euro Disney S.C.A.
o Disneyland Park - 1992
o Walt Disney Studios - 2001
o Disney Village
o Resorts:
+ Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch
+ Disneyland Hotel
+ Disney's Hotel Cheyenne
+ Disney's Hotel New York
+ Disney's Hotel Santa Fe
+ Disney's Newport Bay Club
+ Disney's Sequoia Lodge

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Hong Kong, China (Disney 43%, HKSAR government 57%)

* Hong Kong Disneyland - 2005
* Resorts:
o Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel
o Disney's Hollywood Hotel

Disney Cruise Line

* Disney Magic - 1998
* Disney Wonder - 1999
* Castaway Cay - 1998
* Disney Dream- 2011
* Disney Fantasy- 2012

Disney Vacation Club

*
o Disney's BoardWalk Villas, Walt Disney World Resort
o Disney's Beach Club Villas, Walt Disney World Resort
o Disney's Old Key West Resort, Walt Disney World Resort
o Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, Walt Disney World Resort
o The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge, Walt Disney World Resort
o Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World Resort
o The Villas at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, [Walt Disney World Resort]]
* Disney's Vero Beach Resort, Vero Beach, Florida
* Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Adventures by Disney

Disney Regional Entertainment

* DisneyQuest - Downtown Disney, Florida at Walt Disney World Resort
* ESPN Zone - 8 locations in the U.S.

Disney Worldwide Outreach

* VoluntEARS
* ABC A Better Community
* Team ESPN
* Learning Together! from Disney ABC Cable Networks Group
* Movies, Magic & More from The Walt Disney Studios
* Disney's Environmentality
o Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund

Other Assets
* Marvel Entertainment (pending regulatory approval)
* Steamboat Ventures

Oh yeah, Disney totally ruins everything it touches by inserting its own characters and family-friendly programming into everything they own. How dare they.  

[jfnbhgurkddhj8]

They did cite a hands-off relationship with Marvel, at least...so Marvel should go on making their own stuff, while Disney reaps in the money.  

[MadMabMae]

If Disney only made movies like in the old days... But still. Marvel and Disney? Wrong.  

[Quixotic Faye]

Otakkun

They did cite a hands-off relationship with Marvel, at least...so Marvel should go on making their own stuff, while Disney reaps in the money.

Honestly, Marvel fans should be happy this is happening, because Disney has a vast wealth of resources to fund Marvel's productions and an unbelievably awesome marketing department. Instead, they'd rather conjure up some kind of twisted world where Disney has the Punisher and Hannah Montana teaming up with Donald Duck and Spiderman to fight Sephiroth because they overthink it from a simple business venture.  

[Queen Taru]

The new CEO of Disney is trying to get Disney back to the way they were with their own good quality animated films. He seems like a much better CEO than the other one, which is why Pixar signed a longer contract with Disney.
Disney is also just going to sit back and let the companies be themselves.

Does it totally urk me that Disney is gradually devouring everything it can? Yes but it helps keep me favorite companies afloat.  

[xXNuclearDiffusionXx]

Wow are you serious? I dont think Disney should make some marvel comics movies, considering most are full of swears, violence, and blood. So yea.............  

[CoverMeInYourBlood]

the_forgotten_thought

talk about the disappointment of the year. i hate disney; they don't even make good movies anymore- that's up to dreamworks and pixar now adays. but disney still has to put their damn name on everything. i'm kinda disappointed with marvel at the same time, though, for whoring themselves and being bought by such an overbearing and stupid child/weakminded aimed enterprise. =[

yeah, i'm still kinda upset over all this news. haha

i don't blame ya. I feel the same way  

[prince darien54]

I feel the same. disney thinks they own the world and whatever they don't have, they will soon! some things are awesome; all early disney movies, some spin-off shows from movies, and recess! others are not; Hannah montanah, jobros, all other "caned laughter" shows!

Leave Marvel Alone!  

[OldBlueGenes]

I was very sad when I heard this. Hopefully disney will not screw with things too much and the creative talent and feel of marvel will remain unchanged.

Not looking forward to seeing dudes in spidey or wolverine costumes walking alongside cinderella at disneyworld, though. There's something seriously wrong there.