Marvel HQ at Disneyland

Everybody is thinking Star Wars and for good reason.......

The new movie is smashing box office records.....

Star Wars Launch Bay is getting all the attention and the other giant blockbuster franchise is getting sort of overlooked.  

 Just upstairs from Star Wars ...Spiderman has moved into the Disney parks for the first time ever with little fanfare.   The upper floor of Innoventions was already home to Thor and a collection of Ironmen suits....Well now the entire floor is Marvel as a part of Super Hero HQ.

A new section called the  V.A.U.L.T  is an area where character meet and greets can take place which currently features Spiderman  (soon to be scene in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War.
The V.A.U.L.T is a reference to Agents of Shield --which I'm glad to see is getting a little attention in the park as scenes from the show were on screens in the shopping area.

Classic Marvel Comic Frames cover the wall near the shopping area.

Where the Star Wars Launch Bay below had a total makeover--The Marvel HQ seems didn't get as much attention.....  Like I said the Thor section --as seen below...and the Iron Man section remain the same.

The biggest addition to the upstairs was bascially more shopping.

Like the Star Wars Launch Bay you can find some cool Marvel related artwork.

Merchandising is the key

Advertising for the new films

They also have the same D-Tech Phone cases that you can buy

The section where they used to have the power station shuffleboard game looks like it is just waiting for something to happen...  There is a sign relating to films that are still a ways away....The Infinity Gauntlet will be the main story for the next 2 Avengers films.

There is a cool X-Box area with playable games relating to Marvel.

I expect this area will get some more attention once the Star Wars craziness winds down a little and I expect some love for Captain America when the new film gets a little closer.....For now the Marvel HQ seems more like an after thought...

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Ant-man Sneak Peek: At DCA

The latest in park Sneak Peek is for Marvel’s upcoming movie Ant-man  

When Ant-man was announced I think most people in America we probably thinking “Ant-man??”

Some were predicting –maybe this will be Marvel’s first misstep in the MCU, but people said the same thing about Guardians of the Galaxy.     I was lukewarm about Guardians until I saw the in park Sneak Peek and was blown away.    The Ant-man sneak peek has once again made a movie I was only slightly interested in now a must see.

  

The Bug’s Life Theater is the perfect setting for this movie sneak peek.  As you walk into the underground  caves –the first thing you see after picking up your 3-D glasses is the Ant-man suit.

The sneak peek itself features an intro by Paul Rudd and then jumps into an extended scene from the movie in which his character first tries on the suit.  In 3-D and with the in theater effects this scene was super cool.   He tests the suit in the bathtub and ends up being flushed down the drain and into several other rooms.   After this segment we get an extended trailer that really shows off the amazing action sequences in this movie. The sneak peek is definitely worth checking out and the movie looks a lot cooler than I thought it would be. The special effects in the this film are out of this world.

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(Disney Animated Movie Review #9 ) Big Hero 6 2014 8+ out of 10 ---Disney Sneak Peek and Meet and Greet

Sneak Peeks:

Disney has done it yet again in this comic book adaptation of a lesser known Marvel comic.  Big Hero 6 was another example of a Disney movie that I was only mildly excited about until I saw the 4-D sneak peek at the Disney parks.  I've now seen 4-D sneak peeks of Tron Legacy,  Frankenweenie,  Maleficent, Guardians of the Galaxy and now Big Hero 6 in the parks.  Each sneak peek has lead to me seeing the film from that sneak peek in the theaters --even if before the sneak peek I wasn't necessarily dying to see the films at the multiplex.   This new promotional use of Disney's 4-D theaters has been a fun and exciting way of adding something new to the parks while promoting the companies new and upcoming movies as.  I wasn't even going to see Guardians of the Galaxy in the theaters-until the sneak peek blew me away and that film became my favorite film of the year so far.  Now I look forward to going to the parks just to see this sneaks.......Especially with possibly Avengers and Star Wars sneak on the horizon.

Big Hero 6  2014  8+ out of 10

The movie was a fun action packed adventure.  The story follows Hiro - a kid who is a computer genius that is wasting his time doing back street robot battles for money.  His brother inspires him to use his abilities toward science by building something in order to get into the high tech school his brother attends.  Hiro builds some tech that is a little too good and too advanced.  This leads to the films villain blowing up the tech expo and secretly stealing this idea.

  It also leads to his brother loses his life trying to save his professor.   Emotional stuff--since as is common in way too many Disney films the kid is left without parents and now even without his old mentor brother.  This similar Disney theme is also the case for Ezra in the new Star Wars Rebels series --where he has lost his parents as well.  

This tragic event leaves Hiro (the films hero) sad and depressed with no purpose --until he bangs his toe in his room which awakens Baymax , the most loveable Balloon Robot -Caretaker of all-time.  Baymax is the heart of this Disney movie --figuratively and literally.  The robot was built by Hiro's brother as the perfect medical assistant.  Baymax comes along at the perfect moment --right when Hiro needs a friend the most and his mission is to help.  Baymax adds many laughs and the emotional center to the film that leads Hiro on an adventure where he encounters the villain that has turned his science experiment into something used to get revenge.   Hiro enlists his brothers friends from the Science school to help battle this villain by using their science abilities.  The film was an exciting and emotional journey for Hiro --that was packed with great visuals.   A  true surprise that I really enjoyed.

Time to meet Baymax Character Meet and Greets:

The other day after having seen the movie I was able to run on back over to Disneyland where Hiro and Baymax are now doing Meet and Greets in the park.  The meet and greets started around 10:30 when I was over on the other side of the parks checking out some of Disney's Christmas decorations.   By the time I got over there the line was already huge.   The meet and greet was set up to look like Hiro's garage and the people couldn't wait to get in there and hug this big balloon robot.  Baymax is a hit and character looks amazing.  He waddles around just like in the films and his eyes blink exactly like the character in the movie as well.  I think Baymax may be around for awhile and would be a perfect fit for Innventions once his meet and greet ends.