The Avengers Campus , the new attraction at Disney California Adventure, is about to open its doors to the public. In fact, on June 2, Disney's top brass, accompanied by Marvel actors and other guests, had the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the place. To the surprise of those present, those led by Mickey showed off their new Spider-Man animatronic , a moment that left everyone with their mouths open.
Fortunately, a hero without a cape recorded the sequence from start to finish and shared it online. Without a doubt, it is one of the most amazing robots that Disney has created in recent years . It was previously known that they were working on animatronics for the Avengers Campus, but this is the first time we can see Spider-Man in motion. If Grogu (Baby Yoda) surprised you at the time, this one will do it even more.
The video you are about to watch is divided into two parts. In the first, a person is playing Tom Holland's Spider-Man on stage. Obviously, the voices of the popular actor are recorded. So far no surprise, the arachnid moves from side to side greeting those present and doing some simple stunts. However, it is from minute 01:45 when the animatronic enters the scene. No, it is not a person, it is a robot in the air :
Disney engineers have been perfecting animatronics for years. Without going any further, Grogu is one of its most advanced proposals. Even many people believe that the character of The Mandalorian is totally computer generated, although the magic of CGI does intervene at specific moments. In the case of the Spider-Man animatronic, we can go back several years to see a prototype in motion. And it is that 2018, CNN Business published a video in which a robot with similar capabilities to the Avengers Campus is clearly observed.
Most interesting of all, Spider-Man is just one of several characters that will bring the attraction to life. According to Kevin Feige , director of Marvel Studios, his goal is for various superheroes to take place on the Avengers Campus . “It's something you've seen on a screen many times, but… when do you see it in real life? Being part of that process of seeing what the Imagineers did and refining it, you can't believe there isn't a human there. You can't. believe how it moves, “he stated on the D23 Inside Disney podcast. You can see the Spider-Man animatronic in greater detail in the following video:
