Spiderman, Other Marvel Heroes Cancel Trip To Chicago
NEW YORK (AP) -- The indoor high-tech traveling theme park "The Marvel Experience" has stumbled and will cut short its summer tour. The tour, which was supposed to come to Chicago's McCormick Place July 11 through Aug. 2, has been canceled.
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 New York and St. Louis legs also have been canceled.
According to ticketmaster.com, refunds will be available at point of purchase only. The site said that Internet and phone orders will automatically be canceled and refunded. 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.
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