Avengers ready to welcome Marvel fans at new Disneyland campus

Spider-Man flew high above Disneyland Resort's new Avengers Campus in California which opened on Friday, tumbling through the air as guests below meet Iron Man, Black Panther and other Marvel superheroes.

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The six-acre (2.43 hectares) Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim is the Walt Disney Co's latest redesign of its popular theme parks, which were closed for extended periods during the coronavirus pandemic.

 Characters from the film "Black Panther" perform at the Avengers Campus media preview. AP

Highlights include an aerial Spider-Man robot that performs somersaults while flying 60 feet (18.3 m) in the air. A human dressed as Spider-Man will greet visitors at ground level.

Guests also can ride a Spider-Man attraction called Web Slingers, where they team with the character to battle out-of-control Spider-Bots. Physical sets and virtual environments will blend to make visitors feel like they are slinging their own webs, designers said.

 Anthony Mackie, left, and his character Captain America, right, appear on stage with Paul Rudd. AP

Fan favourites from Disney’s blockbuster Marvel movies, from Black Widow to Captain America and Ant-Man, also will roam the area and interact with guests.

"It's the first time we are celebrating all of these heroes and bringing them together in one place," said John Mauro, portfolio executive producer at Walt Disney Imagineering.

 The character of Black Widow is pictured ahead of the opening of the Avengers Campus. Reuters

Food options include a cart offering shawarma, a nod to a scene at the end of the 2012 "Avengers" movie when various superheroes ate the Middle Eastern dish together after saving the world.

The Disneyland Resort, which includes the original Disneyland and adjacent California Adventure, re-opened to the public on April 30 after being closed for more than a year due to the pandemic. The Avengers campus had originally been set to open in July 2020. It was built in an area that previously celebrated the animated movie "A Bug's Life."

 A Doctor Strange character performs during the "Doctor Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts" show. AP

As part of ongoing safety measures, Disneyland is accepting guests only from California until June 15, when it will start allowing visitors from other states. Guests are currently required to wear face masks.

Reuters