Big things are coming to Walt Disney World!
Exciting changes coming to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida were announced at the Disney Experiences show at D23 on Saturday, August 10th.
Josh D’Amaro, president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, revealed that the new Indiana Jones-themed ride will be coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as Bruce Vaughn, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Imagineering, later joined him to discuss Encanto– a themed ride that will join the attractions of the theme park. Both will debut in 2027.
Then Billy Crystal appeared on stage to announce that a Monsters Inc. land will come to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. There, a ride that travels through the door factory from the movie will mark the first suspended coaster for a Disney park.
Elsewhere it was also discovered that a Zootopia screening will begin in Animal Kingdom in 2025. Test track will reopen at Epcot that same year, and there will be a new nighttime parade coming to the Magic Kingdom in 2025 as well. Plus two new ones Cars-themed attractions will soon be built in Frontierland in the theme park.
Disneyland is moving forward with a $1.9 billion expansion project after the Anaheim City Council approved the plan
Disney Imagineers previously announced plans to create an authentic Tropical Americas expansion of Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, which will replace the Dino-Land USA area.
The Tropical Americas project will focus on the most biodiverse areas on the planet in the regions north and south of the equator in the Western Hemisphere, Disney said.
At the D23 destination in Florida last September, D’Amaro further explained the idea. “It’s a beautiful region to explore and has been the inspiration for so many magical stories over the years,” he said.
Then, earlier this year, Walt Disney Imagineering submitted a 25-page package of new permits to the South Florida Water Management District for Animal Kingdom, hinting at a major expansion.
Last month, Imagineering filed another building permit to prepare the ground for the expansion.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District also recently agreed to allow Disney to proceed with its plans to invest up to $17 billion in its Orlando resort in July.
These plans include expanding Walt Disney World with a fifth major theme park, as well as two smaller parks and hotels.
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