{"id":364,"date":"2009-02-18T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuildr.com\/index.php\/2009\/02\/18\/disney-fans-also-question-lego-deal\/"},"modified":"2020-03-20T22:46:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T03:46:33","slug":"disney-fans-also-question-lego-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickbuildr.com\/index.php\/2009\/02\/18\/disney-fans-also-question-lego-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Fans also Question LEGO Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

So most of you know by now that Disney and LEGO<\/a> have signed a deal to produce sets based on Toy Story, Cars, and Prince of Persia.  Now, I like the MEGA Block Car<\/a> sets and was mad that MEGA Brands had the license deal.  And I’m looking forward to doing a Radiator Springs display.  And I’m really looking forward to see what LEGO does with the Toy Story brand.  But what threw me was the Prince of Persia announcement… I didn’t know another movie based on some video game was coming out; generally these movies don’t do well at the box office (see Doom, Tomb Raider, etc.).  Why would you produce product based on a untested brand (even though Disney is behind it, doesn’t make it an automatic hit).<\/p>\n

And now looking at some of the Disney fan blogs<\/a> , they’re not to happy with the idea as well.  My favorite quote:<\/p>\n

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Jones: Persia, sir. It\u2019s what they used to call Iran.<\/div>\n
Exec: Hmm, Iran, not too sure about that. Aren\u2019t we at war with Iran?<\/div>\n
Jones: Not yet, sir. Maybe you\u2019re thinking of Iraq?<\/div>\n
Exec: Bah, they\u2019re all the same. But excellent, that means there\u2019s still time for us to exploit the country\u2019s history and culture for our own personal gain.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

 and:<\/p>\n

Jones: … And people love Lego for some reason. …<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 Looks like it’ll be the next Avatar or Galidor fiasco.<\/p>\n\n

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