food IS a theme park
Disney World is going through a historic transformation, but over at Disneyland Resort, things are changing too!
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland
Mickey’s ToonTown is being revamped, and Tarzan’s Treehouse is getting an upgrade as well. If you’re planning a trip to Disneyland in early 2023, there are some ride closures you might want to know about!
UPDATE: This refurbishment no longer appears on the Disneyland Resort calendar and appears to have been canceled for the time being. Check below for the latest updates.
Have you ever been to Avengers Campus?
Avengers Campus
It’s the newest land in Disney California Adventure and it’s the perfect spot for any Marvel fan! You get to step into the world of the Avengers and meet new characters, ride with the Guardians of the Galaxy, and eat food the size of your face! But if you were hoping to go on the Spider-Man attraction, you might be out of luck.
Skipping the regular, standby lines in Disney parks certainly isn’t anything new.
Genie+ ©Disney
And, since the introduction of the latest system — Disney Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lanes — there have been quite a few changes and updates in both Disney World and Disneyland. We recently learned that surge pricing would be implemented for Genie+ in Disneyland, and now it looks like yet another new change has come to the service!
Want to SKIP the LONG standby line at a popular Disney ride? Well, there are a few ways you could do that.
WEB SLINGERS
You could rope drop the park to try and get on the ride with a shorter wait, or stick around until later at night to see if lines die down. You could also pay for one or both of Disney’s FastPass+ replacement services — Disney Genie+ and Individual Attraction Selection — to skip the standby lines. But what if you could skip the line for FREE?
UPDATE: Disney recently announced that Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind WILL be using a virtual queue when it opens on May 28th and that a standby line will not be available.
In an age where practically everything has gone digital, Disney has made strides to make one of our least favorite experiences — waiting in line for rides — go virtual. In doing so, they have introduced their Virtual Queue system, which hasn’t been widely adopted just yet but rather used for their most popular rides.
Rise of the Resistance
In Disney World, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT previously used Virtual Queues. On the west coast, Disneyland’s Rise of the Resistance, as well as WEB Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure also have used virtual queues in the past. But lately things with virtual queues have been CHANGING.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a real-life superhero? Well, when you’re visiting Disneyland Resort you can actually make that happen!
Avengers Campus
Avengers Campus is an entire land in Disney California Adventure dedicated to the Marvel superheroes that we’re used to seeing on the big screen. And, you’ll be able to experience more than a casual wave to Iron Man…you can actually become a superhero on the newest attraction, WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure. Since opening, the attraction has operated with a virtual queue (something that many Disney fans have become used to when visiting the parks nowadays), but it seems that this has changed!
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure is a new simulation ride in the Avengers Campus section of Disney California Adventure. In it, you help save the Worldwide Engineering Brigade from Spider-Bots that have gone haywire by shooting them with webs!
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Usually, this ride uses a Virtual Queue for its line, assigning spots in line with a lottery system and then calling guests over to enjoy the ride when it’s their turn. Today, Disney made a slight change to the Virtual Queue description for the attraction on their website.
We’re BACK at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure (we just couldn’t stay away from that Choco-Smash CANDY Bar)!
Avengers Campus
We’ve been hangin’ out here trying all the eats, checking out the merch, and more. And now, it’s finally time to ride this land’s brand-new attraction: WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure!
We’re LIVE from the opening day of Avengers Campus!
WEB SLINGERS
And boy are we excited to show you around this brand-new land! Now, one of the highlights of Avengers Campus is WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure, a 3D attraction that lets YOU sling webs and save the day. Guests hoping to hop aboard will need to secure a boarding group (like for Rise of the Resistance!)…and as you may expect, this will be prettyyyy tricky.
Today is THE DAY! Avengers Campus is officially OPENING in Disney California Adventure!
Avengers Campus
This brand new land turns you from a guest into the newest Avengers recruit and there is A LOT to explore here! We’ve been keeping track of all the happenings for Avengers Campus since it was announced pre-pandemic (doesn’t that feel like EONS ago!?) and the moment is finally here! And we even got a first look at the land a few days back. Now, we’re taking you along with us as we explore all the new attractions, character, and, of course, FOOD! So, let’s get right to it, shall we?
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