CONFIRMED: Construction Just Started on Disney's Avengers Campus Expansion

Some pretty HUGE things are coming to Disneyland, including a new Coco ride and an Avatar-themed land. Even Downtown Disney has been getting a LOT of new updates, like four NEW restaurants that recently opened PLUS a reimagined candy shop that should be opening SOON.

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However, one of the most exciting things happening in Disneyland is the Avengers Campus expansion that will bring two NEW rides to Disney California Adventure. Well, we’ve got a HUGE update on that front: construction begins THIS WEEKEND on that expansion, according to The Orange County Register.

As of Sunday, January 12th, Disneyland has closed the Timon parking lot to make way for construction at Avengers Campus. The expansion will double the size of Avengers Campus and bring two new rides to the land, including Avengers Infinity Defense. Here’s the official description of the ride: “Technology that allows the Avengers to jump between worlds has gone missing, and King Thanos is using it to wreak havoc everywhere. Recruits will travel to iconic locations like Asgard, Wakanda, and New York City alongside the likes of big and small heroes. You also just might find yourself face-to-face with King Thanos, too.”

Avengers Infinity Defense will have guests join in battle across the multiverse alongside the Avengers to defeat King Thanos and recover stolen Stark technology. ©Disney

The other ride is Stark Flight Lab, where “you’re going to sit in two-person pods and deploy to a test station. Then a robot arm grabs your pod and starts whirling you around in a simulated flight.” Okay, that sounds a little nauseating, but FUN!

Stark Flight Lab will train guests to fly using new flight technology from Tony Stark’s workshop. ©Disney

However, construction on the Avengers Campus expansion will shut down a California Adventure attraction, the Red Car Trolley, on February 8th. Disney needs the space taken up by the trolley’s barn for the expansion, so the entire ride will be permanently closed. However, one of the trolleys will remain on Buena Vista Street for photo ops.