The park will include experiences, attractions and surprises for superhero fans, such as the inclusion of Spider-bots at the worldwide engineering brigade, "something that Peter Parker's been working on in Avengers Campus," says Marvel vp Ryan Penagos.
The Avengers Campus theme park, coming soon to Disney's California Adventure and Disneyland Paris, was given an inside look at the D23 stage in Anaheim on Friday.
Marvel vp and creative executive Ryan Penagos shared that the park will include experiences, attractions and surprises for superhero fans, such as the inclusion of Spider-bots at the worldwide engineering brigade (WEB), "something that Peter Parker's been working on in Avengers Campus," says Penagos.
He adds that Spider-Man's suit will be featured at Avengers Campus," noting that a big theme of the Campus is Tony Stark finding that next generation of Avengers. In the sneak peek, Penagos was able to play around and manipulate the armor of Spider-Man's suit.
"When guests visit Avengers Campus, they will become part of an interconnected, global story that spans from California to Paris to Hong Kong with the Avengers recruiting new extraordinary people to join them."
Showing a rendering of the project, which is set to debut in 2020, Penagos further clarified that the Avengers Global Initiative will be expansive in scope and feature many different stories of familiar Marvel heroes.
Watch the full clip below.
the organization known as Hydra is continuing to leak the super-secret plans for the Marvel-themed land at Disney California Adventure! First it was the Spider-Man ride vehicles, then the W.E.B. Suppliers Spider-Man shop. We’ve even seen the plans for the Ant-Man Microbrewery and the entire layout of the Avengers’ west coast campus. Now it’s time to take a look inside of W.E.B. facility that houses the Spider-Man web-slinging attraction:
The queue will be a tour through the W.E.B. facility, with lotas of displays to look at. To the left, we see a display all about the “Slinger”, the “Superpowered Autonomous” vehicle we will be riding in for this attraction.
Above we see a pre-show room, the home of some eccentric engineers or scientists apparently. Notice the crane game machine on the left, as well as a few Spider-Bots hanging around.
Of course, we have already showed you the above art of the loading area with the Slinger vehicles awaiting guests. Now we board the ride and take a look at some of the ride scenes…
A ship or plane of some sort is crashed through the wall in this scene. We also can see Spider-Bots caught up in some webbing.
A turn down the hallway reveals more Spider-Bots and more industrial setting.
The art we’re showcasing doesn’t really show much in the way of moving props (we’re getting Ant-Man and the Wasp Nano Battle vibes, which is not a good thing), but this may have something to do with the 3-D augmented reality technology rumored to be applied to the ride vehicles themselves. Sparking from various places does indicate that something has gone wrong and that some villain may have infiltrated the W.E.B. facility.
What kind of trouble will we get into in the Paint Bay?
Well, all the paint on the floor seems indicate at least a little bit of trouble. Notice the multiple Marvel references in this scene to Pym Technologies, SHIELD, Stark Industries, Black Panther, and more.
A darker area of the ride features a reference to Pym Technologies.
Guests will exit past an Avengers logo on the wall.
Hopefully we’ll be learning a lot more about this ride at the D23 Expo in just a few days time.
The ground was moving under Disneyland last week as Southern California felt one of the biggest earthquakes in the last 50 years. The 7.1 magnitude quake made national news and rattled SoCal residents, including Disneyland.
Throughout this Blog we will take you through what we know of the "Disney Earthquake Protocol". We’re shaken, not stirred.
Earthquake!!
Last week we had two major earthquakes here in California. While both were located outside of Orange County, they were felt strongly throughout the area. The first happened on July 4, traditionally one of the busiest days of the year for Disneyland, with a magnitude of 6.4. Rides automatically shut down and guests were evacuated from attractions. Then, just one day later, a 7.1 hit and the procedures were repeated. Keep in mind that the quakes were over 120 miles away from Disneyland, so the impact wasn’t a fraction of what the poor folks in the Ridgecrest area suffered through.
And....for those of you who heard reports that Disneyland and the Disney Resort were being scarily shaken to the ground..........here is what happened in "real time". Most guests didn't give the earthquake much of a second thought, other than having to experience the "Disney Earthquake Protocol", designed to keep us all safe.
What happens when the big one hits?
Disneyland has procedures for every attraction and public space. If the quake is a minor one, most rides will cycle through and stop for inspection. More extreme shaking will cause seismic sensors to automatically stop the ride and guests will be evacuated when it is safe to do so. If guests are in danger of falling debris, they will be instructed to move to large outdoor spaces such as the Central Plaza or Small World Mall.
Keep in mind that much of Disneyland was built in the 50’s and 60’s and not all areas have the same earthquake readiness as newer areas such as Galaxy’s Edge or California Adventure. Every time there is a quake, we start receiving calls and requests for information from frazzled tourists. “Is Disneyland safe in an earthquake?”, “What happens when a quake happens if you are on a ride?”, “Does Disneyland shut down when a quake hits?”.
Disney has trained their cast members for emergencies and teams are ready to respond and assist guests, not just for earthquakes, but for any natural disaster, fire, or terrorist threat. In many ways, you may be safer at Disney than at home or the mall.