Posted on 03/20/2018 9:07:03 PM PDT by jeannineinsd
Disneyland is squashing its bugs in favor of Marvel superheroes, as it plans to replace the “a bug’s land” at Disney California Adventure theme park in Anaheim with a new “land” devoted to Marvel comic characters.
In a move that had been rumored for some time, Disney announced on Tuesday that the new Marvel land slated to open in 2020 will be anchored by the revamped Guardians of the Galaxy ride, replacing the cute-bug-based attractions area that appealed mostly to little kids.
New Marvel Lands will also be developed in Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong. Disney’s Hotel New York will also receive a Marvel character facelift.
“At Disneyland Resort, the new themed land will be anchored by the popular Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! at Disney California Adventure park, which has become the highest-rated attraction at Disneyland Resort since its 2017 opening,” according to a Disney press release from Tuesday. “The Guardians of the Galaxy will be joined by Spider-Man and the Avengers in what will become a completely immersive Super Hero universe. This expanded presence will begin recruiting guests in 2020, furthering the evolution of Disney California Adventure park.”
This latest move continues the ongoing renovations at Disney California Adventure, which is under construction right now turning its former Paradise Pier into a new land called Pixar Pier, including a newly revamped roller coaster, new carousel and renovated Mickey’s Fun Wheel ferris wheel.
The area of “a bug’s land” was developed after the success of the 1998 Pixar film “A Bug’s Life,” and to show the world from the insects’ point of view. It was inspired by the Aesop’s fable, “The Ants & the Grasshopper.”
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I am glad to have moved away and my premium pass expired. I wouldn’t want to see these changes to Disneyland and DCA.
Will they have a Wakanda section for “advanced” folks?
One of the problems that Disney has faced over the last 50 years is their selection of park presentations. They are quick to put in a theme area based upon a movie hot at the time. But as they don’t get it into circulation for a number of years down the road, they have to replace it to continue to draw a new, or renewed, audience.
A real good example is the Main Street Electrical Parade. Way ahead of its time, it has “popped up” in the Parks and has never been replace with anything like it. And in all honesty, the technology is still with the time.
rwood
Disney California expanded from the classic theme park built in 1955 to the Adventure Park in 2001 across the street. It doubled the size of the original park.
The original is the standard by which all American theme parks are measured.
So lemme get this straight...
A park that used to be filled with wonder, learning and good memories is now full of storm troopers walking lock-step with guns, telekinetic space-wizards who maim people with prejudice with devastating swords of pure energy and then blow up planets... and now a team of people who beat up people, -Most of the time EACH OTHER- and carry swords, guns, suits of armor, hammers and even a bow and arrow for good measure.
That’s what Disney is now ? Pass. Thanks.
I remember those. I also remember the tobacco shop on Main Street.
Opening Day Attractions (July 17, 1955):
Autopia
Disneyland Band
Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station
Disneyland Railroad New Orleans Square Station
Jungle Cruise
King Arthur Carrousel
Mad Tea Party
Main Street Cinema
Mark Twain Riverboat
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
Peter Pan’s Flight
Snow White’s Scary Adventures
Storybook Land Canal Boats
Nope, no storm troopers, no killing, no superheroes, and only two based on innocent and long-enduring Disney movies. Most of those rides were still there when we first took our youngsters in 1989.
My favorites were the haunted house and pirates of the Caribbean. I hear the haunted house is no longer there.
Those were always the best on a hot day. Pretty sure they’re both still there.
The Haunted Mansion is still in Disneyland near New Orleans Square and Pirates of the Caribbean.
King Arthur
Mark Twain
Lewis Carroll
Peter Pan
Snow White
How can those exhibits be “rebooted”?
Kids don’t read anymore, how about Fahrenheit 451 Land where the rides exist to replace the experience of reading the books?
Whenever we go to a Disney park (CA or FL), we always start with the classics from my childhood: It’s a Small World, Pirates of the Carribean, and Haunted Mansion. Then we do the other stuff.
I remember riding Haunted Mansion when it first opened, many eons ago.
Ha ha. Grew up on the East Coast but we went to Southern California every other summer to visit family in the 60s and 70s. Disneyland was an annual pilgrimage and not only do I remember having to use those tickets, last year I found a partially used booklet in a box of my mother’s postcards.
And we can’t have children learning the moral of The Ant and the Grasshopper now, can we?
Was at Adventure Land on Wednesday what was nice about the bugs ride is that the lines were short and my 4 year old could do all the rides. As opposed to the other end of the park where she was not 42”.
But she loved seeing Elsa and Spider-Man. So having a Marvel theme rides may be a good business decision.
Also note that Disneyland is split into 2 parks now, the fore mentioned Adventure land and Disneyland Park (the old single park).
I found their fastpass system to be useless, but I liked their maxipass where you paid $10 and can download all the pics taken by the park photographers.
Or the tale of the “Frogs who Wished for a King”.
A tale which might have warned them as to what our country would be if ever there were elected any other than an NBC.
Umph! Not that this taught them anything. (sigh heavily)
They ruined the Tiki Room. Used to be charming. Last time I saw it was a Gilbert Gottfried snarkfest.
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