List of Secrets and Easter Eggs in Iron Man Experience

A list of secrets, trivia and easter-eggs as they relate to the attraction the *Iron Man Experience*.

## Iron Man Experience

### Queue

* The flying car M.A.R.I.A. is inspired by Howard's flying car from *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011). The name MARIA is in reference to Howard's wife Maria Stark.
* The newspaper covering MARIA is the New York Bulletin, a newspaper frequently used in the MCU and parks.
* Amongst Howard Stark's belongings is the emblem of the *Strategic Scientific Reserve*, a copy of Jules Vernes' *From Earth to the Moon* (1865), and a paper showing Howard Stark's attempts to decipher the Asgardian language.
* Howard Stark and Stark Industries' affiliations with the New York World fair in this attraction is inspired by Walt Disney and the Disney Parks' connection to these world fairs. The MCU depiction of Howard Stark featured in the parks is partly inspired by Walt Disney.
* A screen shows Howard Stark and Walt Disney planning EPCOT together.
* The Stark Tower of New York City in the timeline is taken from The Avengers (2012) where it notably became the Avengers Tower.
* Tony Stark is mentioned as having been injured and kidnapped in South Asia as he was in the original comics. In the MCU which the ride is primarily inspired by, this occurred in the middle-east rather than Asia.
* The alliterated name, "Wendy Wong" is likely a tribute to the classic Marvel convention of giving their characters alliterated names (I.E. Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Reed Richards, etc.).
* The Iron Wing was repurposed from the *Starspeeder 1000* of *Star Tours: The Adventures Continue*.
* Props from Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010) appear in the queue.
* Several marks of the Iron Wing are mislabelled. The first two marks of the Iron Wing and Mark IV are not referenced in the attraction.
* Stan Lee appears riding the Iron Wing in the safety video.

### Ride Experience

* The Iron Wings pass over Space Mountain.
* The main-antagonist of the attraction is Dr. Arnim Zola, who is traditionally an enemy of Captain America rather than Iron Man. Zola's appearance is inspired by his appearance in *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014). The depiction of HYDRA in the attraction is more inspired by HYDRA's appearances in the comics and cartoons rather than the films.
* Tony Stark compares Arnim Zola's robot to Ultron, a robotic super-villain from Marvel Comics whom Tony also created in the MCU.
* Tony threatens to turn Dum-E into a coin-press, referencing the coin presses of the Disney Parks.

## Iron Man Experience Secrets & Easter Eggs in other Disney Properties

* **Avengers Campus**: Tony's creation of the Global Avengers Initiative was inspired by the events of the Iron Man Experience.
	+ **Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure**: The WEB Headquarters is repurposed from a Stark Industries base where Howard attempted to create M.A.R.I.A.. A photograph in the queue shows Harley Keener and Doreen Green outside the experience's show-building. Lunella Lafayette's bio mentions her repurposing tech from the expo for creating the Web-Slinger, implied to be StarkVision Glasses.
	+ **Web Suppliers**: On a shelf is a box with Stark Expo stickers, a label reading, "Hong Kong", and a pair of StarkVision Glasses.
* **Iron Man Experience**: Blueprints for the Iron Wing are framed on the wall.
* **Marvel Super Hero Academy**: A flyer shows the Iron Wing and mentions students of the *Super Hero Academy* being taken by Quinjet to the Stark Expo.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/32161224561/in/album-72157675406220963/
2. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2022/07/review-great-theming-but-mediocre-food-from-stark-factory-in-avengers-campus-at-walt-disney-studios-park/