Private-equity Blackstone Group Wants Out of Universal Orlando

COMMENTS (7)

• In other words…the merger is going through.

  Comment by perplexed — Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 2:59pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • You comment makes no sense. Has nothing to do with the merger, has everything to do with Blackstone wanting to sell high.

    Comment by eh — Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 3:36pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Agree with EH. Maybe they will invest six flags or Cedar Point.

  Comment by 8movies5plays — Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 3:43pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Cedar Point is in N.E. Ohio…it’s only open 6 months out of the year. That’s why it’s always been an underperformer.

    Comment by Donna — Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 4:12pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Blackstone probably doesn’t want to be a part of the new attraction to be built at Universal Studios Tour, Orlando…it’s called the Comcast Experience in 3D.

  Comment by tom — Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 3:49pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Disney should bid on this. This would let them have a theme park to promote their Marvel aqusition from last year as well as let get their hands on Harry Potter which I bet they regret on passing up. Also Dreamworks and Disney are partners so Spielberg probably would be on board with this deal too. Makes way to much sense not to happen.

  Comment by Steve — Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 4:35pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • I think that regulatory agencies won’t allow that to happen. Disney already dominates the Orlando theme park industry, owning Universal Studios Orlando would give them complete control over everything.

    Although, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Disney attempt to buy back the Marvel characters from Universal Studios Orlando to put them in Disney World.

    Comment by Jesse — Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 6:28pm PDT  Reply to this post