My thinking is since JK walked into a Disney office and basically told them exactly what to build, it would have been corporate malfeasance to not use the info to their benefit.But Nick, what is being said is that Disney knew what UOR pitched to JK and therefore decided to build a land based on one of their own IP's...they got Pixar, cars sells merch big time, always has.
To me, this is typical business, but I am not knocking Disney nor trying to compare companies...heck, to me, IOA's Islands are an early concept of a themed land...