Ten years. That is how long this Disney park project has been sitting in various stages of announcement, development, delay, and creative reinvention at Hong Kong Disneyland. A decade of concept art, timeline adjustments, a scrapped Quinjet attraction that never materialized, and enough silence along the way to make fans genuinely question whether it was still happening at all. This week, the question got answered in the most concrete way possible. Demolition has started.
Construction walls and gray tarps are now up across a significant stretch of Tomorrowland at Hong Kong Disneyland, blocking the Tomorrowland Stage and the NRG POD snack kiosk from guest view. A crane is already visible over the skyline. Construction vehicles have been spotted behind the walls. The gray tarps erected specifically in front of the Tomorrowland Stage suggest active demolition work is underway on the stage and kiosk structures rather than just preparatory groundwork.
The Stark Expo decals covering the construction walls advertise upcoming pavilions. After ten years of waiting, coming soon is finally starting to look like it means something.
Demolition Begins for Spider-Man Tower of Terror at Hong Kong Disneylandhttps://t.co/cdG479Z7QE
— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) April 3, 2026
What Is Actually Being Built at the Disney Park
The attraction confirmed for this space is a Tower of Terror-style drop tower built around Spider-Man and featuring additional Marvel characters. Concept art released by Hong Kong Disneyland confirmed the drop tower format. Bringing one of the most effective ride types in theme park history into the Marvel universe at this park for the first time.
The drop tower format is one Disney has executed at an exceptionally high level across its parks. The storytelling potential of a vertical drop experience, combined with the Marvel character roster available to Hong Kong Disneyland’s Stark Expo themed area, gives the creative team a genuinely rich foundation to build on. The specific narrative framework and the full character lineup beyond Spider-Man have not been detailed publicly.
How This Project Got Here
In 2016, Hong Kong Disneyland announced the Stark Expo expansion to replace part of Tomorrowland. The Iron Man Experience opened in 2017 as the first major addition under that concept. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Nano Battle followed in 2019, replacing the park’s Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters attraction and continuing the Stark Expo transformation of the land.
The next major piece was supposed to be an E-ticket Avengers Quinjet attraction. Autopia closed in 2016 specifically to create space for it. A 2023 opening target was set. That target passed without the attraction appearing, and the project entered a prolonged period of public silence. Hong Kong Disneyland eventually confirmed the expansion remained in the plans and delivered the creative update that changed everything. The Quinjet concept was out. The Spider-Man drop tower was in.
The construction walls going up this week are evidence that the new concept has moved from a confirmed announcement to active demolition.
What the Disney Park Construction Site Looks Like Right Now
The walls run from the Space Traders gift shop adjacent to Space Mountain through to the Expo Shop. This creates a significant blockage of Tomorrowland, covering the stage and kiosk. The gray tarps specifically positioned in front of the stage area indicate that demolition, rather than just site preparation, is underway behind the walls. The crane already positioned over the Tomorrowland skyline suggests the project is moving toward a vertical build phase.
The Stark Expo branding on the walls ensures the project’s identity remains visible to passing guests, even as the actual work takes place out of sight. The slogan “New pavilions coming soon” appears on the walls, and for the first time in a long while, it’s backed by actual demolition.
Why This Week Matters for the Disney Park
Demolition starting is not the same as an attraction opening. There is a significant amount of construction ahead before anyone rides anything in this space. But demolition starts the moment a project stops being an announcement and becomes a reality. After nearly a decade of development at Hong Kong Disneyland, this particular project has been waiting a long time for that moment.
The crane is up. The walls are covered in Stark Expo branding. Something promised since 2016 is finally being built.
Spider-Man is moving into Tomorrowland. It just took ten years to get here.
