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Green RPM Power Ranger at Disney's Hollywood Studios. © Stitch KingdomA brief update on the fate of the Power Rangers meet & greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As we reported yesterday, Disney has sold the Power Rangers property back to Haim Saban, the creator of the franchise.

As a result, word has widely spread earlier today that the Power Rangers meet & greet opportunity at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World resort will see its last day on August 7, 2010.

At this time, there are no rumors of substance as to who may replace them if any, but the likeliest candidate is probably Phineas and Ferb who would be more or less at home on the Streets of America and are likely to show up in the parks on a full time basis eventually, but they were not expected to appear prior to October 1.

The recent years have not been kind to the meet & greet residents of the mean Streets of America who have included Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater (who had been moved several times before finding a permanent home in the parks) and Kim Possible with Ron Stoppable who have ceased appearing in the parks altogether.

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Posted by Stitch Kingdom - May 13, 2010 at 11:44 pm

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Disney Shuts Off ‘Power Rangers,’ Selling Them Back to Creator; New Season Goes to Nick

Originally acquired by Disney when it acquired then Fox Family Worldwide (the network channel now known as ABC Family) back in 2001, the Power Rangers have received mixed messages from its master. Despite its immense popularity and several seasons (‘generations’) being produced by Disney, the series struggled to find its way in the Disney family, mostly for its perceived portrayal of violence in fantasy fighting.

The show, which would seem most at home on Disney XD, ultimately found itself restricted to Saturday morning programming on ABC. RPM was the last original season produced by Disney in 2009 with Disney opting to following it by re-running the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (MMPR) series instead of producing new shows.

The deal announced today will return the property, including all seventeen seasons, to its original creator, Haim Saban, and his corporate entity, Saban Capital Group. Saban plans on producing a new season of the franchise which will air on the Nickelodeon network.

Currently, Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort offers several daily meet & greet opportunities with Power Rangers from multiple generations. At this time it is unclear whether they will continue to appear as a result of the sale, but it’s probably not likely that they will.

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Posted by Stitch Kingdom - May 12, 2010 at 8:04 pm

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Rumors of Power Rangers’ Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Action Figure Insider reports confirmation from Bandai that Disney will be producing an 18th season of the franchise. Report here.

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Posted by Stitch Kingdom - March 20, 2009 at 7:47 pm

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