ANAHEIM, CA—The Walt Disney Co. has purchased three parcels of land near its Anaheim theme park and resort, and the LA Times says the move is inviting speculation about a future park expansion involving Disney's Star Wars or Marvel's superhero characters.

The newspaper article that appeared Tuesday quoted Robert Niles, a Disney expert and blogger.

Disney owns the Marvel and Star Wars characters through purchases of Marvel Entertainment Inc. in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012.

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David Phillips

David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.