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Kingdom Heartswas an unexpected hit from the 2000s as it blends both Final Fantasy and Disney properties seamlessly. However, over the years, fans have wondered who owns the Kingdom Hearts license; does Disney carry it?
Is Kingdom Hearts Disney Owned?
Yes, theKingdom Hearts series is owned by Disneyand is licensed to Square Enix like any other franchise the corporation owns. It’s just like when Disney offered the video game rights to EA forStar Wars Jedi: Survivor. Disney, in fact, sells Kingdom Hearts shirts on itsofficial Amazon storeand has featured the main protagonist Sora inside the Disney parks before. TheFinal Fantasy characters, however, like Cloud, Vivi, and Yuna are all owned by Square Enix.
Disney Is Rumored To Be Making A Kingdom Hearts Movie
A new Kingdom Hearts movie is rumored to be in pre-production, according toThe Disinsider. “Disney is developing an animated Kingdom Hearts movie,” a report said. “While years back I had heard the idea was to do something on Disney+, more recently I have heard the goal would be big screen adaptation, but as of now, these are just rumblings and nothing has been greenlit.”
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A Kingdom Hearts movie certainly sounds exciting, especially if its animated. It would take us through multiple worlds of Disney’s past and there would be epic keyblade battles against the heartless. With such deep lore, however, it might be a struggle to keep movie fans in the loop. A TV series likeThe Last of UsandFalloutwould be a fantastic way to deliver the adventurous storyline.
Kingdom Hearts In The Disney Parks
Kingdom Hearts has been present in the Disney theme parks before. During the 2004 marketing push for the GBA game Chain of Memories, Sora, Donald, and Goofy appeared in the parks in their game outfits. According toDisney Dan, both Goofy and Donald had their shield and staff respectively.
While Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded was promoted, a statue of Sora, King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy was shown in the Disney Tokyo Sea’s park. It stood for one month in 2010.
Recently, King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy have appeared in their Kingdom Hearts get-up during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween events. They’ve been seen at theDisney California Adventuretheme park.
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