Highlights
- Disneyland is expanding its Avengers Campus with two new attractions: Avengers Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab.
- Guests at Disney California Adventure can look forward to seeing all of their favorite Avengers on the Avengers Infinity Defense ride.
- Robert Downey Jr. will be appearing at the Stark Flight Lab, simulating a flight experience in his workshop.
Guests in Disneyland The resort can expect two brand new attractions at Avengers Campus in the next few years. Every two years, The Walt Disney Company hosts the D23 Expo, an event known for its big announcements about upcoming movies, projects, and park expansions and updates. While several projects have been announced for Walt Disney World, Disneyland guests can look forward to an expansion of the Avengers Campus area, including two new attractions: Avengers Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab.
Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, confirmed during the event that everything announced is in active development and does not represent a Blue Sky concept. The Walt Disney Company has faced some doubt in recent years for presenting seemingly “Blue Sky” projects or ideas for updates in the parks that were just possibilities and nothing concrete and confirmed. Universal Orlando is bringing Epic Universe to life next year, including areas inspired by the Universal Classic Monsters. How to train your dragon, and the Harry Potter franchise, many fans wondered if Disney would respond to competition from Universal. After the confirmed announcements from D23 earlier this month, it seems clear that Disney Imagineers have been hard at work on projects behind the scenes.
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During the Horizons: Disney Experiences panel, D’Amaro revealed several announcements for expansions and new attractions at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Disney California Adventure will receive an expansion of the Avengers Campus area, with work set to begin sometime next year. The area is expected to double in size with the addition of two new attractions, the highly anticipated E-Ticket ride Avengers Infinity Defense and a Iron-Man Attraction, Stark Flight Lab.
Disneyland announces two new Avengers attractions to expand the park
Avengers Infinity Defense is the first time Disneyland guests will be able to experience an attraction featuring all of their favorite Avengers. According to Disney, the premise of the story is that important technology belonging to the Avengers has been lost, allowing them to jump between worlds. A variant of King Thanos is using it to wreak havoc across the galaxies, and riders must help the Avengers travel to places like Asgard, Wakanda, and New York City to try to stop him. Other than the story concept, not much is known about the attraction, including the ride mechanics, though it appears that it will be similar to the popular Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction in Galaxy’s Edge.
Stark Flight Lab features Robert Downey Jr.’s return as Tony Stark/Iron Man. Riders are placed in a “two-person capsule” and taken to a testing station. A robotic arm grabs each capsule and whirls guests around in a simulated flight. Guests enter Tony Stark’s workshop, where they can see the Starks’ latest inventions and weapons used by the Avengers. Before boarding the capsules, they are briefed by Tony Stark on what to expect from the experience, and no two rides will be the same. Based on concept art for the attraction, the ride mechanisms appear to be similar to those of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universal Studios theme parks.
It was recently announced that Downey Jr. will return to the MCU, but not as Tony Stark. Instead, it was announced that Downey will take on the role of Doctor Doom, traditionally a Fantastic Four villain, in the next avenger Film, Avengers: Endgame. Although the casting announcement was somewhat controversial, there is no doubt that Robert Downey Jr.’s return to Marvel will be one to watch.
Despite some recent difficulties, Marvel remains one of the biggest studios in Hollywood, with Deadpool and Wolverine currently some of the highest box office numbers for Marvel films in years. While the film marked the official introduction of Deadpool, Wolverine and the X-Men into the MCU, Disneyland revealed that Deadpool and Wolverine would also be available for character meet-and-greets in the park for the first time. Despite Avengers: Endgame Despite being five years old, it is still one of the highest-grossing box office hits of all time and Thanos remains one of the most famous villains in the MCU.
With these two new attractions, Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure will essentially double in size. Stark Flight Lab and Avengers Infinity Defense will join existing attractions WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure and Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! Guests will also be able to see several Avengers wandering near Avengers Headquarters and the Ancient Sanctum, including Black Widow, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man and others.
In addition to the expansion of the Avengers Campus, Disneyland is also expecting a completely new Avatar Disney California Adventure experience inspired by Avatar: The Way of Water, and an experience inspired by the Pixar film Coconut. Walt Disney’s first audio-animatronic character will be featured in a new show called “Walt Disney – A Magical Life,” which will detail some of Walt’s greatest achievements and visions for his parks. These announcements came alongside numerous announcements for upcoming updates and expansions to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. These ongoing projects are expected to add several new areas to the parks and offer new experiences to Disney park guests over the next few years.
