29yrswithaGApass Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 If Great Adventure didn't have the Looney Tunes or DC Comics, what animated or IP would you like to see at the park? Be realistic and don't include any characters that currently are exclusive to other park chains (Disney characters, Marvel, Harry Potter, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 I was going to say Nickelodeon since most kids probably know the characters well but with American Dream that probably wouldn't work. Maybe Cartoon Network since I don't think any US parks use that license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemur Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 The obvious answer to this is Pokemon, but it's technically incorrect because Universal owns the license to all Nintendo IP as far as ride theming is concerned. This is a surprising difficult question to answer, when you take into consideration overseas licensing agreements. Cartoon Network's characters are licensed to a water park in Thailand owned by Amazon Falls Company Limited. I doubt the agreement is a worldwide exclusive, as Turner wouldn't be so dumb as to leave that much money on the table. Sega, who owns Sonic, seems content to open their own indoor theme parks and not actually partner with anyone or to license the characters as one-off to places like Alton Towers in the UK (which has since re-themed). Disney and Universal have gobbled up so much of the market for licensing, it really is a difficult question. So little theme-able entertainment is independent of NBCUniversal and Disney these days aside from Sega and CN, the only thing really left is HBO's lineup of mostly adult-geared entertainment and they don't seem interested in theme parks and thrill rides (though the Lord knows, they're milking every last dime out of Game of Thrones, so who knows.) That said, I haven't played any video games since roughly 1999 and it was Final Fantasy (not a bad idea) on the PlayStation 1 so there maybe a franchise out there I'm totally overlooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 17 minutes ago, Lemur said: ..... the only thing really left is HBO's lineup..... So you're saying there is the chance of a West World theme park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemur Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, scott said: So you're saying there is the chance of a West World theme park? I don't know if there is enough irony in the world to pull that one off. ETA: From the depths of my memory emerged the rumor of an Animaniacs reboot, which I would *love* to see licensed to GAdv. Granted, they could piggyback off of the Looney Tunes contract with Time Warner ... who also owns Cartoon Network. Edited October 13, 2017 by Lemur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Justin Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Dreamworks? Batman could become Dreamwork's Dragons Superman could become Megamind Green Lantern could become Kung Fu Panda Joker could become Puss In Boots Harley Quinn could become Fiona And Justice League could become Madagascar Penguins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Since Universal now owns DreamWorks Animation and plans to use it in their theme parks, highly doubtful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthewanderer Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 If they wanted to stick to using movie/TV-based themes for rides they could use the "Lethal Weapon" and "Police Academy" series.If they really wanted to freak people out they could re-theme the rides with totally new & original themeing/characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pineracer Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 On 12/14/2017 at 5:37 PM, Coaster Justin said: Dreamworks? Batman could become Dreamwork's Dragons Superman could become Megamind Green Lantern could become Kung Fu Panda Joker could become Puss In Boots Harley Quinn could become Fiona And Justice League could become Madagascar Penguins Beto Caerro World does have a Dreamworks licence (I had an Idea they should retheme Chiller to Madagascar 3 because the dueling shuttle aspect could fit with the circus plot). I wonder what Universal has in place about it, kind of like the Marvel deal with Disney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertDavid Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 I would like to see them get rid of IPs altogether and have an actual theme park, instead of a generic park with characters slapped on the side of rides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rws0704 Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 One ride would be named Goliath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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