Will Spider-Man Stick in the Middle East?
Will Spider-Man Stick in the Middle East? Friday March 23, 2007#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Talk about globalization. Marvel Comics recently killed Captain America, but the superhero may resurface in, of all places, the United Arab Emirates. According to Reuters, a theme park based on the Marvel characters is under development and will open by 2011 in Dubai. We’re not talking about a few off-the-shelf spinning rides with the X-Men and Dr. Doom grafted onto them. The companies involved in the park say that they will spend $1 billion on leading-edge technologies and attractions. Rides don’t get much more leading edge than the Spider-Man attractions at Universal parks in Orlando and Japan. Since there is no indication that Universal will be involved with the UAR project, it’s unlikely that the Spider-Man ride,
