The campus is in its final phases of construction
as fears of the new coronavirus have led to
diminished crowds and cancellations of large
gatherings around the world. Disneyland has
said it is committed to the health of its workers
and guests and has imposed strict sanitation
regulations. Disney Executive Chairman Bob
Iger told shareholders that company leadership
is “sobered” by the crisis, but Disney has been
“incredibly resilient” through its history.
Built mostly over the park’s former A Bug’s Land
and incorporating the Guardians of the Galaxy:
Mission Breakout attraction that opened in 2017,
the campus structures, entering their final phases
of construction, are being built in layers to look like
they’ve existed for ages. The Webslingers building
is a crumbling warehouse that is overlaid with the
modern tech created by WEB. The Sanctum where
Doctor Strange will weave guests into his mystical
magic contains generations of ruins.
The storytelling even extends to the food via
Pym’s Test Kitchen, which will feature culinary
“experiments” from Ant-Man Scott Lang and his
scientist benefactor Hank Pym. They include a
“Not So Little Chicken Sandwich,” a tiny, shrunken
brioche bun that is dwarfed by an enlarged
hunk of breaded chicken. Several sizes of pretzel,
including one as big as a pizza, will circulate on an
overhead conveyor belt and will seem to change
size when sent through shrink and growth rays.
And subtle winks to the Avengers films abound,
including an outlet of the Shawarma joint that
Iron Man suggests his allies hit up after the Battle
of New York depicted in 2012’s “The Avengers,”
where the heroes can be seen quietly eating in
the post-credits scene.