[Disney WI] - Dark Days After Walt

Basically, the company had gone into a downslide following the death of Walt Disney, with company revenues from theme park attractions deemed more viable than pursuing of animation (reportedly at one point theme parks generated 70% of the company's profits). Attempts by outside parties like Coca Cola and Saul Steinberg to take over the company occurred in the early 1980s, and despite efforts to innovate the company seemed to be in doldrums.

With all that in mind, what if Walt Disney had fallen to a takeover that broke up the company's less profitable departments, or had chosen to license, sell off or shut down their animation division and transition solely to live events? What effect would that have on animation in North America without the Disney Renaissance, or on copyrights law if Disney is focused solely on protecting their property as relating to the theme parks?
 
Honestly, I've long been fascinated by a possible scenario in which Marvel, of all companies, takes over Disney in perhaps, say, the '80s or '90s.....though I'm not entirely sure what the best and most plausible POD might be for that, TBH.
 
This will result in major butterflies in the world of entertainment, there is no merger with Capitol Cities/ABC, the theme parks are sold to outside investors who licensed the various trademarked characters.
The land in Florida is developed in to an endless sea of timeshares condos and golf courses with the minimum amount land preservation as possible.
The actual movie studios are sold and the film distribution company, Buena Vista is also sold and if Orion Pictures is the buyer they may still be in business today.
Marvel Comics maybe out of business or a part of DC Comics.
Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and other characters are licensed to slot machines companies and to other less than family friendly enterprises.
 
Honestly, I've long been fascinated by a possible scenario in which Marvel, of all companies, takes over Disney in perhaps, say, the '80s or '90s.....though I'm not entirely sure what the best and most plausible POD might be for that, TBH.
I don't think that would have been plausible at any period of time. Even at their lowest Disney still outstripped Marvel's most profitable years pre-Disney. "A good year" is very different in context between both corporations. You'd have to have Marvel get bought by someone bigger, then that group rebrand as Marvel (as happened OTL), then have that group somehow take over Disney.
 
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