kblanken Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Studio Ghibli? Wait ten years until people are over Potter? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Brad Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I'd love to see Mickey get his own dark ride. "Mickey's Castle of Illusion" -inspired by the old video game "Mickey's Fantasia Adventure" -obvious "Mickey's Adventure in the Studio Vault" -needs a catchier name. The premise: Mickey is a janitor at a Disney film studio and discovers a vault full of dusty old reels from Disney films, old and new. Of course the reels are magic, and characters and scenes come to life... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Wait ten years until people are over Potter? I'm not convinced that is going to happen. In 10 years, the kids who were 10 when Potter first came out will be 25 and starting families of their own. They'll remember their memories of Potter as a child and want to share the memories of reading the books or watching the movies together w/ their own kids. They'll want to share the experience of an Orlando vacation with them, and Harry Potter will remain a destination. Some stories live with us a long time. It was like 30 years b/w when Roald Dahl wrote James and the Giant Peach and when it was released on film. Charlie and Chocolate Factory has similar shelf life. CS Lewis' works, Judy Blume's works, etc..all have similar shelf life. They had books that were enourmously popular with people when they were kids, that were then reread to their own children 20+ years later, who in turn passed it along to their own children. Harry Potter is likely one of those stories, stories that young parents look forward to reading to their children when they're old enough, movies they hope to watch together; they're stories that will not only be shared w/ their own children, but likely their grandchildren some day. Harry Potter will remain viable for much longer than 10 more years, much, much longer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kblanken Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I'm not convinced that is going to happen. In 10 years, the kids who were 10 when Potter first came out will be 25 and starting families of their own. They'll remember their memories of Potter as a child and want to share the memories of reading the books or watching the movies together w/ their own kids. They'll want to share the experience of an Orlando vacation with them, and Harry Potter will remain a destination. ... Harry Potter will remain viable for much longer than 10 more years, much, much longer. I agree that there will be plenty of people that will be into it for a very long time, but I just don't expect Potter to keep bringing in an extra 3 million people a year forever (IoA 4.62 million in 2009, 7.67 million 2011.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 How old is a mouse? Does it not continue to draw fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 According to Wikipedia, Jerry from the TV series "Tom and Jerry" is about 80 years old. I'm not sure what kind of fans he draws, or where, but my guess is that he does draw some sort of fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Sheesh. Way to make old Terp feel even more ancient! Please pass the Geritol! Terp, who got his retirement estimate this week, but shan't be collecting soon...he has yet another career to pursue first! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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