That is correct. Universal also has the North American rights to Godzilla as part of RKO's third party partnership, coupled with RKO's parent company Peacock now being part of the MCA consortium.
Good to know.
Disney does have a few third party partners already. Britt Allcroft is one of them. As is Tribune Media who own the Dick Tracy character. Plus Mirage Studios because Disney let Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird each continue to have final say on TMNT projects since April of '89. That might change because Laird would have to sell his stake in the TMNT if, for instance, CBS Discovery wanted to hire him to run DC Comics, or if MCA wanted someone new for Archie/Gemini or TimeWarner needed someone to head WB Comics (Formerly Warner-Pacific). Or perhaps if Bill Gates needed someone to put in charge of Paramount Comics (Formerly EC/Quality). Kevin Eastman, the other Turtle co-creator, has been head of Marvel since '98 ITTL.
At least if Disney gets the remaining 25% of the TMNT franchise, we can have Peter Laird open up shop at Harvey, since Kevin Eastman became the new head of Marvel a few years back.
Theme Park IP Chart as of 2004
Chain | Parks | Primary IP's | Third Party |
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts | Disneyland Park (Anaheim, CA)
Nara Disneyland
Tokyo Disney World
Disney's American Adventure (Tokyo)
Riverfront Square (St. Louis, MO)
Magic Kingdom (Orlando, FL)
EPCOT Center (Orlando, FL)
Disney-Fox Studios (Orlando, FL)
Epic Kingdom (Anaheim, CA)
Sydney Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland (Opening in 2006) | Walt Disney Pictures
20th Century-Fox
Atari
Marvel
Harvey | Mirage Studios (TMNT)
Tribune Media (Dick Tracy)
Amblin Entertainment (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Roger Rabbit)
Britt Allcroft (Thomas the Tank Engine)
Legendary (Carmen Sandiego)
MJJ Productions (Captain EO)
K-BAHN, LLC (Backstreet Project/Cyber Crusaders)
Tee & Charles Addams Foundation |
Universal Recreational | Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Florida (Orlando, FL)
Islands of Adventure (Orlando, FL)
Fantastic Realms (Orlando, FL; Opening in 2010)
Universal Studios London (Former Battersea power plant)
Universal Studios Japan (Osaka)
Universal Studios Australia (Gold Coast, Queensland; Opening in 2008) | Universal Pictures
Archie Comics
Gemini Comics | RKO Radio Pictures
Toho Co., Ltd.
Hasbro, Inc.
Nintendo of America
Apple Corps (Yellow Submarine)
DreamWorks SKG
Dr. Seuss Enterprises
New Line Cinema (Starting in 2010) |
Bally's, Inc. | Bally's Chicagoland (Chicago, IL)
Bally's Magic Mountain
Bally's Circus World
Bally's Worlds of Wonder (Las Vegas and Glasgow)
Bally's Cowboy Corral
Bally's Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun (Kansas City, MO)
Bally's Kentucky Kingdom
Bally's Old Chicago (Indoor park)
Bally's Elitch Gardens (Denver, CO)
Bally's Great Escape (Queensbury, NY) | Hollywood Pictures
Midway Games
Bullwinkle Studios
Namco | Paws, Inc.
Dark Horse Comics
Feld Entertainment
Premavision
Formerly:
New Line Cinema (1994-2010) |
Turner Leisure | MGM Grand Adventure Park (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Geauga Lake (Aurora, OH)
Darien Lake (Darien, NY)
Frontier City, (Oklahoma City, OK)
Riverside Park (Agawam, MA)
Enchanted Village (Federal Way, WA)
Great America (Santa Clara, CA)
Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ) | United Artists
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cartoon Network | King Features Syndicate (Popeye) |
Cedar Fair (TimeWarner) | Knott's Berry Farm
Cedar Point
Valleyfair
Dorney Park
Opryland (Nashville, TN; Currently being rebuilt as an indoor park)
Kennywood | Warner Bros. | |
Six Kings | Six Flags Hollywood Park (Inglewood, CA)
Kings Island
Kings Dominion
Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags Over Georgia
Astroworld
Kings Fiesta (San Antonio, TX) | Columbia-TriStar
Hanna-Barbera
Nickelodeon
Pixar
DC Comics
Discovery Channel | |
Microsoft Leisure | Paramount Pinnacle (Carson, CA)
Dollywood (Pigeon Forge, TN)
Silver Dollar City (Branson, MO)
Silverwood (Spokane, WA) | Paramount Pictures
Rankin-Bass
Paramount Comics
SEGA | Carolco
Aardman
Bagdasarian
BBC
Formerly:
New Line Cinema (1995-2010) |
1: Within Disney's third-party ties, I can see Mirage Studios, Amblin Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, and the Charles Addams Foundation staying on board. The others could find some place else to give their IPs a shake.
2: Could we have Universal buy DreamWorks at some point? Even if they themselves are a subsidiary right now?
3: I think Bally's and Paramount would need to replace the New Line deal sooner, rather than later.
4: And in last place, we have WB, which currently has Warner Bros. Pictures and WB Comics to call home in Cedar Fair.
Existing IP's available for license
Rainbow Brite (Hallmark)
Berenstain Bears (Random House)
Peanuts (United Feature Syndicate)
We need Peanuts to go to Knott's Berry Farm, in all honesty.
As for Rainbow Brite and Berenstain Bears, they can go to either anyone that isn't Disney or Universal.
Companies looking to partner up
Lionsgate
Mattel
Blockbuster (Parent company of Netflix ITTL)
I did not know that Blockbuster purchased Netflix in this timeline, but I hope to hear more about it.
In comparison, my statement on Rainbow Brite and Berenstain Bears stays unchanged for these three companies. Although, my money's on Paramount getting the Blockbuster chain on board.
If there's any existing IP's that the majors don't have that fell out of my radar please let me know. Also, if there are any other companies looking to partner up that I don't know about, let me know about that too. Thanks.
You're welcome.