# Disney + Star Trek Rumor?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-star-trek-rumor/716551>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 1, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-star-trek-rumor/716551 "2015-04-01T22:18:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-star-trek-rumor/716551/1 "2015-04-01T22:18:51Z")

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99% certain this is a April Fool gag on me, but…any rumors that Disney just bought the Star Trek franchise? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-star-trek-rumor/716551/2 "2015-04-01T22:23:34Z")

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It’s a [prank.](http://mightymega.com/2015/04/01/disney-buys-star-trek-tv-rights/) Star Trek is still owned by Paramount/CBS.

Just don’t ask about Star Wars.

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-star-trek-rumor/716551/3 "2015-04-01T23:00:38Z")

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I’m pretty sure that Disney purchasing Trek would be in violation of antitrust law. You can’t own \*all \*the spaceships.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-star-trek-rumor/716551/4 "2015-04-01T23:05:29Z")

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To boldly go where no mouse has gone before.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-star-trek-rumor/716551/5 "2015-04-01T23:07:02Z")

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We could have a Star Trek vs. Star Wars movie!