Avengers Campus Expansion Set to Double in Size at Disneyland Resort with Two New Attractions

Aug 11, 2024 in "Disneyland Resort"

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Avengers Campus Expansion Concept Art

Posted: Sunday August 11, 2024 10:49am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure in Disneyland Resort is poised for a significant expansion, with the size of the area set to double. This major development will introduce two brand-new attractions that will immerse guests in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with construction on this ambitious project slated to begin next year.

Avengers Infinity Defense

One of the upcoming attractions is Avengers Infinity Defense, a multi-world adventure that will allow guests to team up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in a battle across iconic Marvel locations. The plot centers around advanced technology that enables the Avengers to jump between worlds, which has mysteriously gone missing. This technology has fallen into the hands of King Thanos, who is using it to wreak havoc across the multiverse.

Avengers Infinity Defense

Guests will join forces with a variety of Marvel heroes as they travel through realms such as Asgard, Wakanda, and New York City. The attraction promises encounters with characters of all sizes, from the tiniest to the most formidable. The journey will also bring guests face-to-face with King Thanos himself in a climactic showdown.

Avengers Infinity Defense

Stark Flight Lab

In Stark Flight Lab, Tony Stark has a new mission for recruits. Guests will board two-person pods and be transported to a test station. The ride’s centerpiece is a robot arm that grabs the pod and sends it spinning through a simulated flight, providing a unique and immersive experience.

Robert Downey Jr. will reprise his role as Tony Stark, adding an authentic touch to the experience. Stark will guide guests through the attraction, making them feel like they are part of his latest experiment.

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Touchdown17 days ago

It would also be amazing if Iron Man could fly with you slowly as your scoop went backwards to give instructions, you could design his boom to be hidden in his boot jet rocket wash (smoke effects) if he was standing and you and him were moving in a more circular route.

Rockishcoco17 days ago

I think Jurassic World at Uni Bejing might be a good comp for how animatronics and screens can coexist for a SCOOP-style ride. While not perfect I definitely think it does an admirable job of blending both while not making the screens totally jarring. I doubt Infinity Defense will have the same amount of Animatronics as JW but even just two or three would go a long way. That Thanos concept art where he's got the sword and has the ruins behind him practically screams for a Kylo style villain face-to-face. Would be a super impressive figure just on size alone.

MistaDee18 days ago

Yeah I could totally see something like that being a good solution. The way Forbidden Journey uses the dragon would be an easy comp

mickEblu18 days ago

I think you re right not getting your hopes up but if they wanted to make it work they could. I feel like if I’m not feeling the size/ scale of Thanos as a physical figure that would be a huge let down. Imagine going on a Jurassic Park ride and all the dinosaurs were on a screen. Obviously I expect most action scenes to be on screen but there has to be a creative way to get a Thanos AA in there. Even if it’s a huge head/ torso and one arm popping out of something like the yeti in the Matterhorn

MistaDee18 days ago

I'd love to be wrong on this, but I'm talking specifically about the Peter Pan/Transformers/Spider-Man system. From the versions we've seen so far. The designers have chosen to make most of the action on-screen with the practical effects supporting things that happen on-screen, just like that awesome missile effect in Stormrider. I do think we might see an AA in the closing scene like Indy, thanking us for our help, but I think Thanos would be featured in the climax/action heavy sequences. Now maybe there's a creative way to work it in - he could "capture" us and then have a scene in the middle with an AA but I'm not getting my hopes up

mickEblu18 days ago

It all comes down to execution. For example, a huge Thanos AA doesn’t have to be included in the same room as a screen focused scene.

Professortango118 days ago

The AA's and practical elements make Tough to be a Bug the best 3-D show I have experienced and also made it repeatable for me. The missile element in Stormrider at TDS was the best thing in the ride and they removed it when they made it Nemo, hurting the repeatability of the attraction. Practical effects and figures don't hurt the 3-D, they instead give us a reason to return once we've already seen the movie over and over.

MistaDee18 days ago

Yeah this is my main concern for the AAs in a 3d ride. Having a big dimensional figure like a Thanos AA would make the screen based components a lot less convincing. Story wise it also wouldn't make a ton of sense for us to meet the big bad villain in a pre-show environment either. Might just be an Iron Man AA in the preshow for infinity defense and some animated props that respond to on-screen characters in the actual ride.

BrianLo19 days ago

Not to be a preemptive apologist, but Tokyo’s Pan might have been my favourite attraction of the lot and it doesn’t have an AA. This isn’t going to be a breaking point for me. But I wouldn’t mind them in a pre show.

D.Silentu19 days ago

Indeed, I really am holding out for them to surprise us with this one. Beijing's Jurassic World is a great example of how such a ride system can be elevated. It's important to the overall health of DCA that that Avengers is ambitious.

mickEblu20 days ago

Definitely helps. I factored that in. That’s why I wouldn’t be surprised if there will be 2-3 AAs between the ride and the pre show. What I’m concerned about is that we don’t have many examples of this or similar ride systems with many or any AA’s. Spider-Man, Transformers and Peter Pan. So I think there is something there that doesn’t make these attractions AA friendly. I think these rides are so screen focused that throwing in the physical AAs actually hurt more than help the ride experience as they make what’s happening on screen less “real” in comparison. It can be done but execution needs to be great. The Jurassic World ride in Beijing is a great example of how it can be done but it’s not as screen focused as the other rides I mentioned and was designed around having large dinosaur AAs. Also the show building for Avengers doesn’t look all that large now that they re sharing the space with the flat ride. I feel like if they were going for a ride with larger sets and show pieces they wouldn’t have found a way to cram that flat ride in there. I’m hopeful and cautiously optimistic for 2-3 AA’s but also would not be shocked if there was only one Thanos or none at all.