So many Marvel fans tried to snag their tickets for Avengers: Doomsday after watching the VisionQuest season finale that they literally crashed the AMC Theatres app. At least, that’s what users are saying.
The crash reportedly occurred on the night of November 10 — the same night that the VisionQuest finale aired, which included a post-credits scene that all but confirmed a particular character will show up in Avengers: Doomsday.
Shortly after the episode aired on Disney+, fans and Marvel fanpages shared that the AMC app was showing an error message when they tried to use it, which asked them to “please try again.” They were unable to navigate to other pages within the app; it seems that it was totally unusable during this time.
Of course, viewers instantly pointed to the VisionQuest season finale as the reason for this, indicating that the hype levels were high enough to warrant a mass of fan interest in seeing Doomsday in theaters.
In a statement to IGN, an AMC Theatres spokesperson revealed that there was a 30-minute period where “some transactions were taking longer than normal.” The spokesperson said that the AMC app didn’t outright crash, as data showed that tickets continued to get sold throughout this period, but indicated that some users may have run into that error message during that time.
Warning: Major spoilers for VisionQuest below!
It’s no surprise that Marvel fans got so excited about Doomsday after this. The finale’s post-credits scene, which was also kept a secret from the media, showed Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, having an interaction with Doctor Doom.
The specific scene returns to the ending of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, in which the Scarlet Witch sacrifices herself by destroying the Darkhold. While viewers were under the impression that her heroic decision ultimately lead to her death, this isn’t the case. Doctor Doom appears and frees her from the rubble that had collapsed on top of her, saying, “Scarlet Witch, awaken. Your power will be mine.” She comes to with a shocked expression before the scene ends.
Given that the Scarlet Witch has been officially confirmed to be alive after four years of ambiguity, fans are understandably beside themselves with excitement. On social media, viewers wasted no time sharing their hype for the scene in response to AMC’s app crash, with one writing, “That’s the Scarlet Witch effect!”
“Wanda impact,” another wrote, while another said the crash happened “all because of Wanda Maximoff!”
“Mother is that powerful,” another superfan said. “We’re ready to support anything she does because she can do no wrong.”
Avengers: Doomsday releases in theaters on December 18, 2026. While you’re waiting, you can watch Avengers: Endgame Encore, which has been re-released with new scenes and will be available to stream on Disney+ this Friday.
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