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Disney Sets Opening Date For New 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Ride

The attraction was formerly the Tower of Terror.

Lifestyle Editor, HuffPost

Suit up, superheroes: Disney’s new “Guardians of the Galaxy” ride will open on May 27 at Disney California Adventure park, according to the Disney Parks Blog.

Last month, the Tower of Terror ride closed for transformation into a new attraction based on the popular Marvel comic books and movie.

<a href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-summer-2017/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Guardians of the Galaxy -- Mission Breakout" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="58a4ef40e4b037d17d24ba43" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-summer-2017/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4">Guardians of the Galaxy -- Mission Breakout</a> is a new ride in the building formerly known as Tower of Tower.
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Guardians of the Galaxy -- Mission Breakout is a new ride in the building formerly known as Tower of Tower.
The attraction follows character Rocket as he <a href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-summer-2017/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="tries to break his fellow Guardians" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="58a4ef40e4b037d17d24ba43" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-summer-2017/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5">tries to break his fellow Guardians</a> out of captivity.
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The attraction follows character Rocket as he tries to break his fellow Guardians out of captivity.
The ride will have a <a href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-summer-2017/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="lift and free fall" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="58a4ef40e4b037d17d24ba43" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-summer-2017/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6">lift and free fall</a>, similar to Tower of Terror.
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The ride will have a lift and free fall, similar to Tower of Terror.

A host of other superhero experiences will open on the same day as the ride, including visits with Marvel superhero characters. And from May 27 through Sept. 10, there will be superhero trainings for kids and daily sightings of Black Widow, another Marvel character.

Disney has plans to create a massive Marvel Comics universe at its California Adventure park, and this is just the beginning.

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