The Marvel Experience, which was supposed to be touring the country all summer, has been killed in action. The Associated Press reports that its Philadelphia stop will be the first and only appearance of the event this season.
To be perfectly honest, I had kind of forgotten about The Marvel Experience, which came through Dallas at the start of this year on a test run. Parts of it were fine. Great, even, especially if you've got a couple comic book obsessed young children you're trying to entertain. But it was certain rough around some edges, and it sounds like those may not have all been ironed out.
There wasn't another Dallas stop scheduled any time soon, so this shouldn't affect the plans of most local readers, but you can find the full AP story on the cancellation below.
High-tech Marvel theme park cuts summer tour short
NEW YORK (AP) - The indoor high-tech traveling theme park "The Marvel Experience" has stumbled and will cut short its summer tour.
Producers of the show that includes 360-degree projections, holograms and a 4-D motion ride said Sunday its big debut in Philadelphia will be its one and only stop. The Chicago, New York and St. Louis legs have been cancelled.
Refunds will be available. No reason was given for the show's abrupt cancellation.
It's another black eye for co-producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris, whose "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was a costly failure on Broadway. Hero Ventures, a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, and Marvel Entertainment also produced the tour.
The $30 million show had previously made stops in Phoenix, Dallas and San Diego before being retooled for the current run.
