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New Construction Photos from Disney's Iron Man Experience

September 20, 2015, 2:16 PM · Who is ready for the Iron Man Experience?

Iron Man Experience construction

Reader Brandon submitted a construction photo of the Disney's first Marvel-themed ride, now under construction at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Iron Man Experience construction

Utilizing a Star Tours-type motion simulator, Iron Man Experience will take riders on a flight around Hong Kong, as their trip to the Stark Expo is interrupted by Hydra attempting to steal the world's largest arc reactor.

Iron Man Experience
Concept art courtesy Disney

The ride is expected to open sometime next year.

Replies (8)

anonymous
218.104.198.140
September 20, 2015 at 5:07 PM · Bob Chapek announced that it will open in late May 2016.
anonymous
80.229.228.32
September 21, 2015 at 12:41 AM · I was at Hong Kong recently, and essentially this ride is using the same system as Star Tours ride .... it's not interactive in the visual/physical way as Spiderman/Transformers is.
anonymous
208.54.86.170
September 21, 2015 at 12:54 PM · I bet it's going to be awesome. Every resort has a Star Tours-type ride and it's cool Hong Kong went different with Iron Man. I wonder if Robert Downey Jr will be involved?
anonymous
80.229.228.32
September 21, 2015 at 10:28 PM · To be honest, i think the ride system of Star Tours is old school compared to the structure of Transformers and Spiderman - which combine the motion simulation aspects with a physical ride to boot.

The ride should still be big though, and give a much needed boost to Hong Kong. However, i do honestly believe it's going to need more than just this one ride to boost fortunes, the park is far too small.

anonymous
72.77.204.49
September 23, 2015 at 6:35 AM · Star tours is Old Technology!!! Unlike Spiderman, and Transformers!
anonymous
66.87.123.52
September 24, 2015 at 12:53 PM · Wow. Five comments in and this thread is already overrun with snotty Universal fanboys. I mean, really,

"Star tours is old tech! Unlike Spiderman and Transformers!"

Sir, if I wanted to read such narrow minded, childish comnents I'd go to Youtube. So what if Iron Man won't be as good as Spiderman and Transformers? All that matters is that it's good. Besides, true theme park fans should know not to make final judgements about an attraction until it's opened.

anonymous
80.229.228.32
September 24, 2015 at 8:49 PM · I'm by no means a Universal fan boy. The technology employed for Star Tours, was slightly modified a few years ago - but it's essentially still the same ride that was built in the 80s. You are in an enclosed space, and you have the screen upfront - that structure has remained the same. My point being is rides have pushed boundaries since Star Tours came about - when you go outside the room with a screen it, to make it a more all round encompassing ride. Spiderman, Transformers, are just a few examples that have pushed the boundary of the motion simulator.
anonymous
66.87.123.52
September 25, 2015 at 8:18 AM · Yeah, I hear ya, but I wasn't specifically talking about you. I was talking about people like the one I specifically quoted. Who seem to think that just because a ride is inferior to a ride in another park that it's just not worth a crap. I mean, I think Rock'n Rollercoaster is better than Rip Ride Rockit, but I'd never pass up a chance to ride Rip Ride Rockit. And even if it uses the same ride system as Star Tours, they could still probably throw in some on-ride effects to offer something different (key word: probably). And lastly, while I do really like Transformers, it didn't really push any boundaries as it copied all of Spider-Man's tech.

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