The grand opening of the new Marvel themed land expected to open this summer at Disney California Adventure has been postponed due to the continuing coronavirus closure of the Anaheim theme park.

The previously announced July 18 opening date for the new Avengers Campus coming to Disney California Adventure has been delayed, according to Disney officials.

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Disney’s two Anaheim theme parks, three hotels and outdoor shopping mall remain closed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Disneyland website that once proclaimed Avengers Campus would be “opening July 18” now says the new Marvel themed land is “coming soon.”

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Disney has halted construction on the Avengers Campus during the coronavirus closures of the Anaheim theme parks. In line with direction from government and health officials, the temporary closure of the Disneyland Resort includes construction sites and refurbishment projects, Disney officials said.

“The project team is looking forward to resuming work as soon as it is safe to do so and will communicate a new opening date once they have definitive information,” according to MiceChat, the Disney fan website.

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Disney announced the opening date for the Marvel-themed Avengers Campus a day before the company announced the closure of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That was a month ago — indicating just how rapidly the world health crisis has evolved in such a short time.

The first phase of the new Avengers Campus themed land will open with a Spider-Man dark ride, Doctor Strange special effects show, Ant-Man and the Wasp restaurant and Marvel character meet-and-greets and rooftop shows. A second phase will open at an unannounced date with an Avengers E-ticket attraction.

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The backstory for the new Marvel land envisions Avengers Campus as a training ground for a new generation of superheroes.

The new Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure attraction will use gesture-recognition technology that will track the body and eye movements of riders as they sling virtual webs from their wrists at escaped spider-bots.

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Doctor Strange will host an outdoor stage show that is expected to use special effects and projections to simulate the ruined remains of his crumbling Sanctum Sanctorum.

The new land’s Pym Test Kitchen, themed to Ant-Man and the Wasp, will serve food that has been shrunk or expanded in size. The Pym Tasting Lab outdoor cocktail bar will be attached to the restaurant near the center of the new Marvel themed land.

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Avengers Campus is expected to be teeming with Marvel character meet-and-greet opportunities, including appearances by Iron Man, Black Widow, Black Panther, Thor and Captain Marvel.