Disneyland's new Marvel attractions look pretty legit in new concept art
As if we didn't have enough to look forward to with the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge park expansion, Disney has released new concept art for its expanded Marvel-themed areas at select Disneyland parks.
Disney Parks first announced the attractions for Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Resort in California, and Hong Kong Disneyland in March 2018, and now we've got our first look at 'em.
Described by Disney as a global "Avengers Initiative," the interconnected attractions and areas at parks around the world are themed around Marvel's beloved heroes.
At Disney California Adventure park in Anaheim, California, the Guardians of the Galaxy attraction has been running since 2017, but the park will soon enjoy its own Marvel-themed area set to open in 2020.
"In California and Paris, Tony Stark is retrofitting two of his father’s Stark Industries sites into new hubs for training and innovation," reads Disney's blog.
"Through partnerships with S.H.I.E.L.D., Pym Technologies, Masters of the Mystic Arts and the new Worldwide Engineering Brigade, The Avengers and their allies will forge new global campuses to champion the next generation of heroes."
Currently undergoing a $2.2 billion multi-year expansion, Disneyland Paris revealed a new image for a permanent Marvel-themed area coming to its Walt Disney Studios Park in 2020, which will feature "heroic encounters" and yet-to-be-announced attractions and dining areas.
Plus, the area will feature the previously announced, repurposed, Marvel-themed version of the park's Rock‘n’ Roller Coaster, starring Aerosmith. Why not?
"This new area will allow guests to encounter the heroes in new and exciting ways, from the mystic arts of Doctor Strange to the gravity defying feats of Spider-Man," reads Disney's release.
"Guests will also experience the latest in Pym Technology with Ant-Man and Wasp and be wowed as Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Captain America and more leap into action on a moment’s notice."
Hong Kong Disneyland has already seen the rollout of the Iron Man Experience, but will land a new interactive attraction, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! in March 2019. You'll fight against Arnim Zola and his army of Hydra Swarm-bots alongside the dream duo.
Exactly how interactive the attractions are remains to be announced, but Scot Drake, creative executive, Marvel Global Portfolio, said park attendees will take an "active role."
"We are expanding this epic story universe in a way that, for the first time ever, will allow you to take on an active role alongside these Super Heroes," said Drake in a press statement.
Sign us up. From looks of the Avengers: Endgame trailer, they're gonna need some help.
Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.
