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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...

Disneyland, California Adventure will be opening a new attraction soon, called, "Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters." I can honestly say that this looks like the very worst "ride" I have ever seen in my life. What is the point? They aren't bumper cars, in fact, I don't know what they are. Disney phoned this one in. Disney world has Star Wars land and Avatar Land coming out soon, and I bet they will be amazing- but California Adventure, it just seems like they've given up.

A Gay Old Time Disney’s California Adventure previewed its kid-friendly ‘Bug’s Land’ attraction on Sunday. Funny thing was, it was also the unofficial ‘Gay Day’ at the theme park *********************** Oct. 7 — One thing everyone in the press knows about Disney: their media events are magnificent. So when a leaf-shaped invitation to the preview party for the new “A Bug’s Land” attraction at Disney’s California Adventure blew into my office, I promptly placed it at the top of my social heap. BY MOST ACCOUNTS, California Adventure is a $1.4 billion disaster, a victim of the recession that coincided with...