Future California Adventure Ride Based on ‘Guardians’

Walt Disney Co. is replacing its Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction with one based on characters from its 2014 hit film, “Guardians of the Galaxy.” The new Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout ride at the Burbank entertainment and media giant’s California Adventure theme park in Anaheim will open in summer of 2017. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said the Disney Imagineering team has harnessed the spirit that made “Guardians of the Galaxy” a success to create the immersive experience. “With its debut timed to the release of the film’s sequel (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”), 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 a mission alongside our audacious Guardians of the Galaxy team,” Feige said in a prepared statement. Joe Rhode, a portfolio director at Imagineering described the attraction’s story as centering on the Collector who has captured all the Guardians except for Rocket Raccoon who enlists the aid of the park visitors in breaking out the others. “The rest is comical chaos; a very funny, very irreverent story and a really wonderful addition to Disney California Adventure,” Rhode said in a prepared statement. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction will close in January. Disney shared closed Monday down 32 to cents or a fraction of a percent to $97.39 on the New York Stock Exchange.