Disneyland has recently introduced its newest land at Disney’s California Adventure. Avengers Campus is a new land that features some of the most popular Marvel characters and superheroes in recent years in an immersive land offering attractions, food, and entertainment.
Because this new area is so popular, you’ll want to be prepared in advance for your Avengers Campus visit. Read our guide to Avengers Campus to learn what to expect and how to plan your trip.
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Guide to the Avengers Campus at Disney’s California Adventure at Disneyland
Avengers Campus is located in Disneyland at Disney’s California Adventure. To access the land, you’ll need valid park admission and a park reservation – or a park reservation to Disneyland Park with the park hopper option on your ticket.
For now, it’s best to purchase your tickets well in advance so you can secure the park reservation ASAP. Another Avengers Campus recently opened at Disneyland Paris (at Walt Disney Studios Park), and one is also planned for Hong Kong Disneyland theme park. However, if you want to visit Avengers Campus in the US, you’ll have to visit Disneyland, not Walt Disney World.
You must have the Disneyland app loaded on your phone to access showtimes, character greeting opportunities, Lightning Lane Multi-Pass, Individual Lightning Lane, and mobile ordering. You’ll also want to make sure that your tickets are loaded into your account before you go so that you’ll be ready to enjoy the parks.
I also recommend carrying around a fully charged portable charger for your phone because you won’t want to run out of battery. You probably won’t have time to sit and charge at an outlet during your day at Disney California Adventure Park.
Attractions at Avengers Campus
Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission: BREAKOUT!
This well-loved attraction is at the very end of Avengers Campus. It was located in the parks before Avengers Campus was built – originally as the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
In 2017, the building and ride mechanics stayed, but the theme was changed from Twilight Zone to Guardians of the Galaxy. Even though the Guardians of the Galaxy aren’t technically Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission: BREAKOUT! is part of Avengers Campus.
The ride offers both a standby line and a lightning lane. If you’ve purchased the Genie+ upgrade, you can save time by reserving lightning lane admission.
Once you enter the main building, you’ll be directed to a preshow where you’ll learn that Taneleer Tivan has “collected” the Guardians of the Galaxy and is eager to showcase them to his guests. Rocket Raccoon, however, has a plan to let you in on as you watch the preshow.
The actual ride takes place in the elevator vehicle, and once it starts, you won’t know if you are going up or down. This ride (and its counterpart at Disney’s Hollywood Studios—The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror) has always been one of my favorites. It’s such a unique feeling—a little scary but a lot of fun.
Guests must be at least 40 inches to ride. The movement can be a little scary, but the actual theme of this one isn’t frightening.
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure
With the opening of Avengers Campus, WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure is brand new. In this new attraction, you’ll start with an open house tour of the WEB Workshop, hosted by Peter Parker (Tom Holland). When the Spider-Bots start replicating out of control, you’ll be asked to board a WEB slinger ride vehicle to help Spiderman battle them.
While this ride is similar in theory to Toy Story Midway Mania, you’ll utilize your hands to sling virtual webs to fight the bots. The web-slinger vehicle fits four across, and it glides around the building. It’s a lot of fun, and after one round of battling the bots and competing against your family/friends, you’ll want to ride again immediately.
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure offers Lightning Lane Multi-Pass, a single-rider line, and a standby lane.
The single rider line is a nice option for (usually) a shorter wait. However, you won’t be riding (and therefore competing) with people that you know. While this ride initially opened utilizing the virtual queue, this is no longer the case. It’s a family-friendly attraction with no height restrictions.
Dining at Avengers Campus
There aren’t any table service restaurants available at Avengers Campus, but there are still some dining options with an Avengers twist. On our last day at Disneyland, we decided to get lunch and some drinks at Pym Test Kitchen and Pym Testing Lab.
Pym Test Kitchen and Pym Testing Lab
You can get food and beverages at the Pym Test Kitchen and Pym Testing Lab. The Pym Testing Lab is an outdoor bar offering snacks, nonalcoholic drinks, beers, beer cocktails, and regular cocktails. My son loved his Popping Particle Punch, a nonalcoholic, carbonated drink with flavor bursts (similar to Pop Rocks). You can also purchase a separate Pym particle capsule to light up your drink with red or blue.
Adjacent to the lab is the Pym Test Kitchen, a quick-service restaurant. It was crowded during our visit, so we ate a little earlier than the traditional lunchtime. There are tables located around the kitchen and the lab, as well as overflow seating. Despite that, finding a seat during the peak lunch hour can still be challenging.
My son enjoyed his lunch – a PB3 Superb Sandwich, featuring PB3, jelly, banana, and candied bacon, with tater tots and a tiny banana smoothie. I opted for the Pym-in Sandwich, and while it was small, it was the perfect size for lunch. The menu also features an Impossible™ entree, great for a vegetarian.
Although we didn’t order it, we did see many guests eating the Quantum Pretzel. It looked like a great snack that the whole family could share.
We utilized mobile ordering for both. It’s the perfect way to skip the lines. We found a place in the shade to sit and waited to be alerted that our orders were ready.
Other dining options
Other casual dining options are located around the Avengers Campus. These include two different Shawarma Palace kiosks and the Terran Treats food cart, which offers churros with raspberry swirls and a cream puff with raspberry cheesecake.
Entertainment at Avengers Campus
The big highlight of the Avengers Campus is the Amazing Spider-Man Stunt Show, which takes place right over one of the buildings on campus. Showtimes are displayed in your Disneyland app, and cast members will guide you to the areas where you can stand to watch.
The Amazing Spider-Man show features a robotic, life-life Spiderman who showcases the various stunts the suit can perform. It’s a quick show, but worth seeing.
There’s also Doctor Strange’s Ancient Sanctum area, featuring the Orb of Cagliostro. Showtimes featuring Dr. Strange can be found in the Disneyland app.
Avengers Campus also features character meet and greets. Characters include:
- Iron Man
- Mighty Thor
- Scarlet Witch
- Black Panther
- Captain Marvel
- Black Widow
- Thor
- Doctor Strange
- Ant-Man
- The Wasp
- The Guardians of the Galaxy
- Captain America
- Shang-Chi
We saw characters both on the ground at Avengers Campus in a traditional meet-and-greet and on the balcony of Avengers Headquarters, looking down at the crowd.
Shopping at Avengers Campus
Of course, you won’t want to leave Avengers Campus without a souvenir of your visit. Several kiosks and shops feature Avengers-themed merchandise. The Collector’s Warehouse and WEB Suppliers are the main stores, but there are also merchandise kiosks.
The WEB (Worldwide Engineering Brigade) t-shirts and the robotic Spider-Bots seemed to be popular souvenirs during our visit. Those would be great gifts for any Marvel fan.
Future of Avengers Campus
Plans to expand the Avengers Campus with a third and fourth attraction were recently announced. The two new rides are Avengers Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab.
Tips for Visiting Avengers Campus
During our July visit, we saw lots of crowds at Avengers Campus, but we were able to do everything that we wanted. There are a few things you can do to maximize your visit.
First, you’ll want to make sure the app on your phone is up to date. This will provide you with the most up-to-date information regarding times and locations and allow you access to the Disney Genie, Genie+, and mobile ordering.
The easiest way to ride WEB SLINGERS without a long wait is to arrive first thing in the morning. During our visit, we found that the standby lines never got unbearable. The single rider line is also an option but you won’t be able to compete against your own friends/family.
Mission: BREAKOUT! Offers a lightning lane that can be reserved through Multi-Pass. This is the most efficient way to ride, although you can also wait in the standby line. While there are other, more popular rides at Disney’s California Adventure, this one still attracts many riders. So, earlier can be best for limiting crowds.
Arriving at rope drop? You’ll find that most guests are either headed to Avengers Campus or to Cars Land. Despite that, you can still save time in queues by arriving at the park opening.
If you are interested in eating a quick-service meal at Pym Test Kitchen or want to get a drink at Pym Testing Lab, you can save time by utilizing mobile ordering. Seats can be at a premium, so we found that getting lunch early was a great way to avoid the crowds.
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