Disney Parks Reveals New King Thanos Details At D23 As Robert Downey Jr. Confirms Return As Iron Man

Disney Parks Reveals New King Thanos Details At D23 As Robert Downey Jr. Confirms Return As Iron Man

Marvel had a huge presence during the Disney Parks panel at D23 and several new rides are in the works for Disneyland California and beyond. We also have news on King Thanos and Robert Downey Jr.'s return!

By JoshWilding - Aug 11, 2024 03:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Disney

Disney Parks showcased plans to expand all its theme parks at D23 yesterday evening, with Avatar heading to California, Paris getting The Lion King, and villains gearing up to invade Florida's Magic Kingdom.

You can find more details about those on Disney's social channels, but we know it's Marvel you'll be most interested in. 

Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro announced that Disney California Adventure's Avengers Campus is getting two new attractions, with construction set to begin next year. 

The first of those is "Avengers Infinity Defense." 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. It's said you also just might find yourself face-to-face with King Thanos, too.

Tony Stark will also have a mission for eager recruits; in "Stark Flight Lab," 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.

Oh, and Robert Downey Jr. - who recently returned to the MCU as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars - will reprise the role of Iron Man for the ride. 

Shanghai Disneyland is getting a new Spider-Man ride, as is Hong Kong Disneyland. Unfortunately, nothing new is coming to Paris at the moment and Universal's use of Marvel characters in Orlando also means Disney World will remain superhero-free for the foreseeable future.

There was a little bit of Star Wars news too because "Smuggler's Run" in Galaxy's Edge is being rethemed to The Mandalorian with visitors now set to follow Din Djarin and Grogu on a new, action-packed adventure.

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OptimusCrime
OptimusCrime - 8/11/2024, 4:00 AM
Clickbait🤣
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 8/11/2024, 4:09 AM
You know exactly what you're doing with that title. Now I have no doubt that RDJ will be playing doom AND Tony in secret wars at least this title makes it seem like that was confirmed. Which as we know. It's not

Still though this news is cool for Disneyland fans.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/11/2024, 4:12 AM
If him being cast as Doctor Doom wasn't enough of a guarantee that he'll also be back as Stark, then him providing the voice for a freakin rollercoaster is.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/11/2024, 4:25 AM
Can we report clickbait in this site?
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 8/11/2024, 7:07 AM
@Urubrodi -

I'm pretty sure Nate lets Josh do whatever he wants cause he tickles his nuts in that way he likes.
NateBest
NateBest - 8/11/2024, 2:14 PM
@TrentCrimm - I'll let this go as a warning. The next one is a strike, and/or possibly losing access to your account.

The platform and sites that I've created all iterate off of user-generated content. As such, there's very little content moderation, except for when it comes to copyright/trademark, portn, and plagiarism.

Anyone and everyone can contribute, including yourself and @Urubrodi. Feel free to post an article when you have a minute. I'm sure other users and myself would love to read whatever it is that you two consider newsworthy.
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 8/11/2024, 3:20 PM
@NateBest -

I put in my time as an editor/write for this site years ago under another username, thanks a big no thanks from this cat.
Moriakum
Moriakum - 8/11/2024, 4:47 AM
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JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/11/2024, 5:30 AM
@Moriakum - Not really. “Disney Parks” is at the start of the headline, it’s a well-known fact King Thanos is a Disneyland character, and we’re hardly going to bury RDJ’s MCU return as Iron Man in an article about a theme park ride. 😂 Pretty sure @NateBest would agree that this isn’t “clickbait” too, soooo… 🤷🏻‍♂️
Moriakum
Moriakum - 8/11/2024, 6:46 AM
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philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 8/11/2024, 8:50 AM
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JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/11/2024, 9:10 AM
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Honestly, I really don’t see the fuss - outside of people jumping on the bandwagon of “Wahhh, clickbait,” I don’t see why anyone would think RDJ would confirm his MCU return in an article about a theme park ride. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I have limited characters to write a headline too, so…

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/11/2024, 10:06 AM
@JoshWilding I thought you blocked everyone by default, haven't seen a comment from you in a decade hahaha. And yes this is Clickbait you dunce
Fogs
Fogs - 8/11/2024, 5:21 AM
Josh right now:

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Nolanite
Nolanite - 8/11/2024, 6:19 AM
What did I do?
I hate Marvel and yet I still managed to click on this stupid article. Joshua Wilder is up to his nonsense once again.
Nolanite out
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 8/11/2024, 6:50 AM
I’m sure he’ll appear as Tony Stark in either of the two next Avengers movies, but why keep being a dick with these headlines? Don’t answer; we all know why.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/11/2024, 8:20 AM
@IAmAHoot - I'm just imagining how we get a scene where Doom literally steals Tony Stark's face somewhere in the Multiverse before going to 616 now
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/11/2024, 8:19 AM
Why is everybody so upset about that title? We should know better by now.

Anyway, think it's impressive they're adding something to every park. I just wish they get that third park in Paris out of the ground soon though. I can get them some ideas.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 8/11/2024, 8:32 AM
Apparently some people don't know how to read a title..

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Fogs
Fogs - 8/11/2024, 9:04 AM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - Yeah, but a "...for the ride" in the title wouldn't hurt, would it? Given Wilding's history I know he wanted to keep it dubious for clicks, obv.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 8/11/2024, 9:19 AM
@Fogs - "Disney Parks" makes it pretty clear
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 8/11/2024, 9:20 AM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - This is clearly about more than just *this* headline by this pont.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 8/11/2024, 9:24 AM
@IAmAHoot - He no doubt bates in titles but this is a case of people not reading and getting upset for their own shortcomings
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