SAN DIEGO, July 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Guardians
of the Galaxy are coming to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim.
Beginning summer 2017, guests at Disney California Adventure
Park will join in a daring confrontation with one of the most
unusual characters in the park's history: Tanaleer Tivan, the
Collector. He has opened his unique collection of fauna, relics and
species to guests for a special tour culminating with his latest
prized possessions: the Guardians of the Galaxy, themselves!
Fortunately, Rocket has a plan to free his friends – and that plan
includes recruiting Disneyland Resort guests in a sensational
rescue effort.
This comically cosmic, rocking new adventure, Guardians of
the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! is the result of a
collaboration between the creative minds behind the comic books,
the films and Walt Disney Imagineering. The attraction will drop
guests directly into the story alongside characters from the comic
books and the blockbuster films.
Joe Rohde, Portfolio Creative
Director, Walt Disney Imagineering, is leading the project. He
shared this preview of the new attraction: "The setting is a kind
of fortress that's owned by the mysterious Collector and it's
packed with creatures and his latest acquisitions from across the
universe. Now he has imprisoned the Guardians of the
Galaxy and they're hanging in display cases over a giant
abyss. The captor doesn't know it but Rocket Raccoon has escaped
and is enlisting our aid—all the guests—to help the Guardians in a
breakout scheme. And the rest is comical chaos; a very funny, very
irreverent story and a really wonderful addition to
Disney California Adventure."
"It's such a thrill to be working alongside a true visionary
like Joe Rohde and the entire Walt
Disney Imagineering team," said Joe
Quesada, Chief Creative Officer, Marvel. "Like our stories
and characters, projects led by Joe are the stuff of legend, so
Marvel fans rejoice! The universe couldn't be in better hands!
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! is going to be an out
of this world experience and what has me even more excited are
Joe's 'secret' plans for the future. We're just getting warmed up."
The announcement was made today at San Diego Comic-Con by
Kevin Feige, President of Marvel
Studios, who said: "The incredibly talented Disney Imagineering
team has found a way to harness the spirit which
drove Guardians of the Galaxy's success to create this
immersive experience. With its debut timed to the release of the
film's sequel, we are eager to present the attraction to the
millions who visit Disney California Adventure and place them in
the center of the action as they join in a mission alongside our
audacious Guardians of the Galaxy team."
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! takes place in
the fortress-like museum of the mysterious Collector, who has
trapped his newest acquisitions, the Guardians of the Galaxy. One
member of the group, the intrepid Rocket, has escaped, and he calls
upon brave visitors for help. Guests board a gantry lift which
launches them into a daring adventure as they join Rocket in an
attempt to set free his fellow Guardians.
The new attraction will anchor a broader universe of Super
Heroes that will grow over time in Disney California Adventure
Park. Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!
will transform the structure currently housing The
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ into an epic new adventure,
enhancing the breathtaking free fall sensation with new visual and
audio effects to create a variety of ride experiences. Guests will
experience multiple, random and unique ride profiles in which the
rise and fall of the gantry lift rocks to the beat of music
inspired by the film's popular soundtrack.
Fans of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror will want to
experience the attraction from now until its final "drop day,"
which will be celebrated in true Disney fashion in early
January.
The Twilight Zone® is a registered trademark of CBS, Inc. and
is used with permission pursuant to a license from CBS,
Inc.
About the Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort
features two spectacular theme parks – Disneyland (the original
Disney theme park) and Disney California Adventure Park – plus
three hotels and the Downtown Disney District, comprising unique
dining, entertainment and shopping experiences. The Resort's hotels
are the luxurious, 948-room Disney's Grand Californian Hotel &
Spa, which also features 50 two-bedroom equivalent Disney Vacation
Club units; the magical, 973-room Disneyland Hotel – both AAA Four
Diamond properties – and the 481-room Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel
with its "day-at-the-beach" theme. For information on attractions
and vacations at the Disneyland Resort, visit Disneyland.com, call
(866) 43-DISNEY or contact local travel agents. Located in
Anaheim, Calif., the Disneyland
Resort opened July 17, 1955. Open
daily, year-round.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the
world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies,
built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in
a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its
character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.
For more information visit marvel.com. © 2016 MARVEL
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