With Universal Studios planning a massive expansion in 2025, Disney unveiled a slew of upcoming attractions for its theme parks over the weekend, while also offering some important hints on some of its long-term plans.
The company’s Destination D23 event, a gathering of its loyal fans, often reveals upcoming improvements to its theme parks, updates to old attractions, opening dates for new attractions and hints at the expansion of Orlando’s Magic Kingdom, which is “the largest ever of” park. “
Update legacy attractions
Country Bear Jamboree
When Walt Disney World opened in 1971, one of the first attractions was the Country Bear Jamboree. Although the ride has undergone some changes over the years, it only underwent one major redesign in the 1980s, called Country Bear Vacation Hoedown. This lasted until 1992, when the original show returned by popular demand.
The new show will feature new renditions of Disney songs.The company showed off a clip from the recording of “Bare Necessities” jungle book as one of them. The new series will be released in 2024.
Test track at Epcot
The thrill ride, which opened in 1999, will receive a major update from Imagineers and Chevrolet. Details were not revealed, but Disney said the team will look back to historical rides, such as the replaced ride test track “A World of Action,” for inspiration.
fictional meet and greet
Fan-favorite stars from Epcot’s imagined world will pop up in the real world and pose to meet and greet fans, effective immediately. The line to take photos with him lasted five hours on Sunday.
Hatbox ghost in haunted house
Orlando’s haunted house’s long-awaited new addition will debut “in late November.”
in immediate pipeline
water journey
This Moana-inspired attraction in Epcot will open to the public on October 16 of this year. The Water Tour is a walk-through experience that allows visitors to high-five and wave hello to the water, which waves back and plays music by swiping their hands through the flowing water.The attraction is decorated with many familiar faces from the film Moana – The character Moana will be there to meet and greet park guests.
Disney California Adventure Avengers Park Updates
While much of the focus has been on Orlando, Disney also revealed a third attraction at the California theme park – a new thrill ride that will take guests on a journey through the Marvel Multiverse.
long term plan
Animal Kingdom’s Dinosaur Land Makeover
The American Dinosaur Land area of Animal Kingdom is officially extinct.After closing the area in May, Disney revealed some plans for the land (first teased in 2022), noting the charm and indiana jones Movie. Look for the “Tropical America” theme with various biodiversity areas, but don’t be too quick to find it. Disney has not given a timetable for completion, but Bruce Vaughn, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Imagineering, noted that “there’s still a long way to go and a lot to discover, but the Imagineering team in Florida is ready.” Be prepared to meet the challenge.”
magic kingdom expansion
Vaughn also mentioned at D23 that future expansion plans for Disney World’s Magic Kingdom are “the largest ever in the park’s history.” The area beyond Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is being considered a bigger expansion than Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Pandora: The World of Avatar. New attractions, restaurants and shows are all being considered, but this remains a blue-sky, undefined project without the real details of what engineers are studying and planning to do.
“There’s still a long way to go. But I just want all of our fans to know that we’re about to go full steam ahead at the Magic Kingdom,” Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products ) said. “Over the next ten years, we’ll have more projects underway than at any time in history. Our sole purpose is to give you more and more of the Disney experiences you love. And then with things you’ve never dreamed of To bring you surprise and joy.”
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