CloneWars Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 According to MTV, talks are going on right now http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/11/05/disney-buying-hasbro/This would mean that Disney would own the company that makes their Marvel and Star Wars toys. They would also get Transformers, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons among many other licenses.This seems like the most logical next step for Disney. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 How much money does this company have? Hasbro is going to cost at least 2 billion.That's 17-20 billion they will have paid out in about 8 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Hasbro's price has to have increased since the last Transformers movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Well this would explain why it cost me $120 bucks to go to both Disneyland and California Adventure. Edited November 6, 2012 by DAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 According to MTV, talks are going on right now http://geek-news.mtv...-buying-hasbro/This would mean that Disney would own the company that makes their Marvel and Star Wars toys. They would also get Transformers, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons among many other licenses.This seems like the most logical next step for Disney. What are your thoughts?When do anti-monopoly laws kick in? this is getting ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Homer Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I called this!I can't see this deal going through until 2015 at the earliest, though. Disney only has so much money that isn't already tied up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Am I the only one who things this is a bad idea?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Am I the only one who things this is a bad idea??For who? Disney or consumers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoursTruly Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Sounds like a plan to me. I think MtG and (aspects of) D&D could be successfully expanded into television and/or film franchises if handled properly, and Disney has the knack for that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accursed Arachnid!™ Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 This is becoming scary. Without any real competition, Disney would be free to just churn out crap and still win each year easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 would they get movie rights to Hasbro properties too? Then Paramount would probably beg Hasbro to not let themselves be bought by Disney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneWars Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 would they get movie rights to Hasbro properties too? Then Paramount would probably beg Hasbro to not let themselves be bought by DisneyI think the deal for Transformers was six movies, but I might be wrong. They might have struck a deal like Fox did with the X-Men films where they can keep the rights as long as they make a film every 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 When do anti-monopoly laws kick in? this is getting ridiculous.There is no monopoly if this deal goes through. Hasbro is not a movie studio, theme park company, or television station. They're a toy manufacturer. They make toys. There are other companies that make toys. This deal doesn't come close to making Disney a monopoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Am I the only one who things this is a bad idea??I thinks it's a horrible idea also. I actually don't think this rumor is true, but it's terrible if it is. The movie rights to Transformers and GI Joe are tied up with other studios. Board games are not that popular anymore, so owning Monopoly and The Game of Life doesn't really help Disney.Hasbro doesn't have any other famous characters to turn into movies, except My Little Pony. So if Disney thinks a My Little Pony franchise is going to set the box office on fire, then so be it. But I think buying Hasbro is a horrible idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) There is no monopoly if this deal goes through. Hasbro is not a movie studio, theme park company, or television station. They're a toy manufacturer. They make toys. There are other companies that make toys. This deal doesn't come close to making Disney a monopoly.Hasbro does own a production studio and partial stake in a TV station, but yeah, it still wouldn't make Disney anything close to a monopoly. They still have plenty of competition on all fronts. Edited November 7, 2012 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 So now Disney's next step is always "buy something"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Only 2B ? I am pretty sure that Hasbro is more expensive than 4B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriastone14 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Wreck-It Ralph opens to record numbers for Disney the newest hit movie of Disney.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneWars Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 I thinks it's a horrible idea also. I actually don't think this rumor is true, but it's terrible if it is. The movie rights to Transformers and GI Joe are tied up with other studios. Board games are not that popular anymore, so owning Monopoly and The Game of Life doesn't really help Disney.Hasbro doesn't have any other famous characters to turn into movies, except My Little Pony. So if Disney thinks a My Little Pony franchise is going to set the box office on fire, then so be it. But I think buying Hasbro is a horrible idea.Hasbro also has Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons. Both of those have strong BO potential. But, the biggest reason of all for Disney to buy Hasbro is so that they don't have to license their properties to other toy manufacturers. Cars merchandising has totaled well over $10B over the years but Disney only gets a percentage of that. Owning a toy company guarantees they will see a larger percentage of profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Buying companies from different fields is called vertical integration. Obviously makes a lot of sense to have everything under one roof. There are laws against that as well. For instance they can't buy cinema chains to show their own movies. Probably IMAX would also not be allowed for them. It has happedned often in history that successful companies buy into other busineses and changed their center of interest (Seagram from alcohol to media). Sometimes when they get into financial trouble they also start to sell their least successful branches again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
