Two good things that would come from Disney purchasing WB would be a) we could finally have that Mickey and Friends/Looney Tunes crossover show that fans have been wanting to see for years, and b) this would mean that there would have been no AT&T purchase nor a Discovery merger.
There is no way the Feds would allow Disney to buy Warner Discovery. The would be a clear violation of the Antitrust laws. Disney would be allowed to buy a few foreign studios but that is it.
If Disney bought DC, Disney would own literally everything. There would be extreme crossovers in the movies. Disney would have much more leverage over movie theaters, since Disney still supports the old-fashioned way of viewing movies: the theater.
The Clone Wars would continue airing as originally planned, with season 6 being much longer, and season 7 being more or less a direct adaptation of the Ahsoka book. Warner Bros would begin production on a new trilogy of Star Wars films, with George Lucas himself giving his own creative input.
In recent years, Disney and Universal have been two of the most profitable media companies. If they combined, they would undoubtedly dominate an industry that is probably already insufficiently competitive, and the government would probably step in to prevent that.
TIL Disney almost bought Universal Studios back in the early 2000s, which would have given Disney access to franchises such as Jurassic Park and Back to the Future.
And as a general rule of thumb, Universal is cheaper than Disney in almost every category, from tickets to theme park food, and the most noticeable being hotel rooms.
Disney is planning to cut down on Marvel movie and TV releases as the company looks to reduce costs and avoid “superhero fatigue.” In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Iger said Disney would be slowing down when it came to putting out content for its Marvel and Star Wars franchises.
Disney is slowing down when it comes to making movies and TV series for its Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm franchises, CEO Bob Iger said Thursday on CNBC. The move comes as the company is looking to cut costs during a time when its recent films, from Marvel to animation, have underwhelmed at the box office.
Disney's deal to pay $4 billion for Lucasfilm, the home of the Star Wars franchise, in 2012, represented the entertainment giant's fourth-largest acquisition.
Why did Marvel sell to Disney? In 2009, The New York Times reported that Marvel had trouble financing some of its major movies and meeting a requirement to raise a third of its budget by selling off overseas distribution rights.
WarnerMedia co-owns the CW network that hosts DC's Arrowverse television shows. It strengthened the foothold of the company on television compared to that of Marvel. Contrary to the rumors, Marvel is not acquiring the company as Marvel is a mere subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.
Possible, sure. DC is Warner Bros. ' property, which means they can sell it to whoever they want, which includes Disney if they offer a price WB likes. But it's exceedingly unlikely.
Sony and Disney didn't buy Warner Bros because Warner Bros' parent company, Time Warner (now Warner Bros Discovery after WarnerMedia, formerly owned by AT&T, was spun off and merged with Discovery Inc.), wasn't selling the studio.
In total, Disney has lost more than $10 billion on its streaming service venture since it was introduced in 2019. On Disney's earnings call, Iger reiterated that the company is “confident” that its streaming services will achieve profitability by the end of 2024.
In fact, analysis of the 13 Marvel movies that file publicly-available financial statements shows that only two have ever ended up in the red. They were perhaps the studio's greatest gambles.
Disney, for instance, announced that it will incur a whopping $1.5-$1.8 billion impairment charge from removing content from its platforms, which translates into a very sizable write-down and a lower tax burden.
Marvel Studios' “Blade” is going back into hibernation. Due to the ongoing writers strike, Marvel has shut down pre-production on the superhero reboot, which is set to star Mahershala Ali as the titular vampire hunter alongside Aaron Pierre, Delroy Lindo and Mia Goth.
NOT CURRENTLY ON DISNEY+: The Incredible Hulk (2008), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Those films are streaming on Amazon.
Here are the average entree costs at each restaurant at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando: The average price for an entree at Universal is $23.80 before tax and tip while at Disney it is $29.57, or an average of $6 more per entree.
If one only compares the SeaWorld ticket price to the Disney World ticket price, SeaWorld is the cheaper option. We suggest making a list of your priorities and what you want to see in Orlando, as well as informing your choices with a budget.
If you're more interested in large rides like roller coasters, Universal is going to be your best bet. The same is true if you're a big fan of Harry Potter. If you don't mind some of the more family-friendly rides or you have little ones to bring along, Disney may be a better option.
