Updates Assemble: New Details for Avengers Campus and Beyond

Filled with action, adventure, and an all-star lineup of iconic Super Heroes and villains, Disney Parks are home to legendary stories of endless courage and heroism. And while we all have our fair share of favorite well-known characters, that heroism can often be found in some truly unexpected places.

In an unlikely, surprise cameo straight out of a post-credits scene, Disney superfan John Stamos took over temporary hosting duties from Neil Patrick Harris, stepping onto the Horizons stage at D23: The Ultimate Fan Event presented by Visa to chat about new updates for Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure park.

Stamos was joined by Walt Disney Imagineer Brent Strong and President of Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer of Marvel, Kevin Feige, discussing updates on the growing lineup of Avengers-themed experiences across Disney parks.

Protectors of Wakanda, wielders of Mjolnir, and those with the gamma-fueled strength of The Incredible Hulk, read on. As discussed at D23, learn more about new details for Avengers Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab at California Adventure, as well as new updates for Super Hero projects in development at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort.

Right now, Avengers Campus at the Disneyland Resort is in the midst of a major expansion that will double the size of the land, with construction in progress for two new attractions announced at D23 2024: Avengers Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab. Tonight, we shared that the land will soon reconnect with Cars Land.

We also announced that both of the new attractions will open in 2028!

New details on the storyline, ride experience and featured heroes were announced for Avengers Infinity Defense.

When the new attraction officially debuts at California Adventure, you’ll be welcomed to Avengers Infinity Defense as new recruits, where your journey begins with a pre-mission briefing from Ms. Marvel, played by Iman Vellani.

Here, you’ll get your key mission: reassemble the Avengers to battle King Thanos, preventing the mad titan from wreaking havoc everywhere.

Some of your favorite on-screen heroes are reprising their roles for this attraction, including:

Once on board, you will be surrounded by massive physical sets blending seamlessly with huge media scenes, putting you into the middle of the action as you feel like you’re hurtling across many worlds. “The fun part about Avengers Infinity Defense is how we get to use every single trick in the Imagineering book – and inventing some new ones – to create this attraction.” You’ll travel to iconic locations like Asgard, Wakanda, and New York City, next to heroes you’ve come to know and love, while (spoiler alert!) coming face to face with King Thanos himself.

As previously shared at SXSW 2025: On this new attraction inside Avengers Campus, you’ll sit in two-person “gyro-kinetic pods” and roll along a track before stopping in front of a giant robot arm, essentially feeling what it’s like to train like a flying Avenger. Making several high-speed maneuvers inspired by Iron Man and more, you’ll be deployed to a test station, whirling around in a simulated flight that will have you eager to take a spin again and again.

This new Avengers pavilion under construction will soon be the home to Avengers Research Testing Labs at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, you’ll be able to step into a tower experience unlike any story you’ve seen before.

Here, Stark Industries and other brilliants minds like Peter Parker (a.k.a Spider-Man) works at Avengers Research Testing Labs. However, whenever you have powerful new tech, you’re bound to draw the interest of some evil forces, which is exactly where this adventure really starts to take off.

Using 120+ feet of storytelling tech, you’ll travel across realms like Wakanda, Asgard, and more, caught in the middle of the action alongside Spider-Man and your other favorite Super Heroes.

Nearby, a brand-new Quinjet landing platform will also be a great place to encounter heroes throughout your visit. Construction is well underway and once it goes vertical, it will truly make a statement on the towering skyline of Tomorrowland and beyond in Hong Kong.

Over at Shanghai Disney Resort, a new Spider-Man-themed land and thrill attraction is coming soon.

This will be the first land anywhere in the world dedicated exclusively to Spider-Man, home to the new Shanghai division of the Worldwide Engineering Brigade (W.E.B. for short, of course).

Inside the new land, Peter Parker and his friends have created a new set of Spider-Bots to help assemble their experiments and help them build their brand-new coaster.

In the spirit of W.E.B., Disney Imagineers are is collaborating with local artists to create more than 20 murals throughout the new land, celebrating all things science, Spidey, and the Avengers. If you’re in attendance at D23 this year, you may be able to even see a sneak preview of their work on display at the Imagineering Pavillion at the Anaheim Convention Center!

The final piece of the track for the attraction has now been installed – what could possibly go wrong with all these Spider-Bots around?