The miniature shows the ride snaking around the Disneyland Monorail, and reveals a landscape that will fully transform the look and tone of California Adventure. It\u2019s green, it\u2019s lush, it\u2019s a little rustic and it looks as if a mini rainforest will be slotted into the park. <\/p>\n
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A model of the forthcoming \u201cAvatar\u201d-inspired area includes a monorail in a lush forest. <\/p>\n
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The \u201cAvatar\u201d model is just one part of expansive booth dedicated to what\u2019s currently in development at Disney\u2019s global parks. The centerpiece of the D23 area is no doubt a model of Piston Peak, a \u201cCars\u201d-inspired land coming to Walt Disney World\u2019s Magic Kingdom, which, in contrast to Anaheim\u2019s Cars Land, takes on the feel of a woody town nestled next to a national park. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Imagineering has revealed a look at the soon-to-be remodeled Avengers Campus, which is deep in development on two new attractions that will effectively double the size of the area. The two attractions will different drastically in style. <\/p>\n
One is a previously announced ride featuring the Avengers in battle across the multiverse with King Thanos. At a media preview on Thursday, Disney didn\u2019t show off much of the attraction, Avengers Infinity Defense, but expect a dark ride that will emphasize 3D screens in a battle across quickly changing locales.<\/p>\n
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A look at the expanded Avengers Campus Disney California Adventure shown at D23. Two additional rides are currently under construction.<\/p>\n
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The other, Stark Flight Lab, is pitched as a testing of new Avengers technology. It\u2019s an amusement-park-like thrill ride, in which guests will sit in two-person pods and then attach to a mechanical arm that will lift them into the air and attempt to simulate sensations of flight. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be definitely thrilling,\u201d said Emily \u201cEmo\u201d O\u2019Brien, an Imagineer who helps lead creative direction of the Disneyland Resort.<\/p>\n
Timetables for the completed Avengers Campus and the \u201cAvatar\u201d expansion were not yet detailed, although the Marvel additions are widely seen as not far off. Disney is expected to reveal more info on both projects, as well as a \u201cCoco\u201d-inspired boat ride coming to the park, at a Saturday evening presentation. <\/p>\n
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Concept art of an \u201cAvatar\u201d-inspired attraction coming to Disney California Adventure. <\/p>\n
(20th Century \/ Disneyland Resort)<\/p>\n
The addition of \u201cAvatar\u201d is especially notable as it veers the park, one that began with a mission <\/a>to reflect our Golden State, into further realms of fantasy. Cars Land, for instance, could be read, in part, as an exploration of Southern California car culture and an ode to Route 66<\/a>. <\/p>\n An especially noteworthy aspect of the \u201cAvatar\u201d model was the appearance of the ride to be visible outside of its grand show building, as guests walking through the park will be able to glimpse its boats gliding past them. A model of the ride vehicles appears to show six rows that can accommodate five or six guests per row. <\/p>\n The boats are flanked by cascading waterfalls, and mountains that appear to curve in on themselves. An assortment of mystical critters dot the landscape. Speculation is the attraction will be utilize an updated version of the ride system found in Shanghai Disneyland\u2019s rousing Pirates of the Caribbean ride.<\/p>\n \u201cOver its 25 years it has significantly changed, especially at the time we brought in Cars Land and reimagined Buena Vista Street,\u201d O\u2019Brien said of California Adventure. \u201cI think it\u2019s a park that stands on its own now. It\u2019s grown up.\u201d<\/p>\n Tell us your stories. Ask us your questions.<\/p>\n