Area Hollywood Land Opening date May 27, 2017 Manufacturer Otis Elevator Company Designer Walt Disney Imagineering | Status Under construction Attraction type Drop tower, dark ride Height 183 ft (56 m) Theme Guardians of the Galaxy | |
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Replaced The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Similar The Twilight Zone Tow, Disneyland Railroad, Space Mountain, Grizzly River Run, Matterhorn Bobsleds | ||
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! is an upcoming accelerated drop tower dark ride attraction at Disney California Adventure that is scheduled to open on May 27, 2017. The attraction will be a retheme of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, using the same infrastructure and ride system, but will instead be based on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy film series, and will include the characters Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot, and Rocket Raccoon, as well as The Collector. The attraction will open 22 days after the release of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. It will be the second Disney attraction to be based on a Marvel property, following Iron Man Experience which opened at Hong Kong Disneyland in January 2017.
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Development
Announced at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, the attraction will replace The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, which closed on January 3, 2017. It will be the first Disney attraction based on Marvel Comics characters in the United States, and may be followed by other Marvel-themed rides at Disney California Adventure. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, and Benicio del Toro will reprise their roles as Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, and The Collector, respectively. Due to Marvel's 1994 contract with Universal Parks & Resorts (pre-dating Disney's 2009 purchase of Marvel Entertainment), the Marvel name is not allowed to be used as part of the ride's title or advertising.
Plot
The attraction will be based in the Collector's fortress-esque collection called The Tivan Collection, as seen in the film Guardians of the Galaxy. The Collector (Taneleer Tivan) will be showing off his latest acquisitions, the Guardians of the Galaxy, in customized display cases. However, Rocket has secretly escaped his case and asks the guests for help. Guests will then board a gantry lift, where they help Rocket try to free the other Guardians.
