Disney’s former CEO Bob Chapek used to refer to the company as a “Synergy Machine” because of the way it was able to leverage its various IPs across multiple industries and platforms. A new movie from the studio could sell merchandise and become a popular theme park attraction, and that has certainly happened with the newest Marvel movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
The Fantastic Four, alongside H.E.R.B.I.E. are now making appearances inside Tomorrowland at the Disneyland park. There’s also a new nightly projection show taking place on the facade of Space Mountain. It’s a much warmer welcome than most Marvel characters get at Disneyland, limited to simple character appearances at Avengers Campus. That, along with the movie itself, has led some, like YouTuber Offhand Disney, to believe that even more is planned for Disneyland’s Tomorrowland thanks to Marvel’s First Family.
