Every Disney fan looks forward to the announcements that come from D23 each year. This year did not disappoint! Here is a rundown of all the Disney announcements made at D23 this weekend. All photos are Disney artist’s renderings.
Let’s start with Walt Disney World!
VILLAINS LAND COMING TO MAGIC KINGDOM
Two major attractions, dining, and shopping will all be located just beyond Big Thunder Mountain.
MAGIC KINGDOM GETTING A NEW NIGHTTIME PARADE
Disney Starlight will debut Summer 2025
Two Cars attractions coming to a section of Frontierland at Magic Kingdom. Tom Sawyer Island and Rivers of America will go away and Cars will be there! One will be a thrilling ride through mountains and the other will be a family friendly ride for the little racers. Construction will begin next year.
A Pirates of the Caribbean-themed tavern opens next summer in the Magic Kingdom. This will be in the same location as the current Tortuga Tavern.
Monsters Inc land coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
There’s going to be a HANGING DOOR COASTER, the first suspended coaster in any Disney park. Construction starts in 2025.
Also at Hollywood Studios, a new Mandalorian story coming to Millenium Falcon Smuggler’s Run in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge.
The first-ever “Encanto”-themed ride-through attraction is coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Inside the Casita you will get to explore the rooms and experience Antonio’s rainforest room.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Tropical Americas land to be called Pueblo Esperanza. This will include a new quick-service restaurant and a carousel featuring some of our favorite Disney animals.
An Indiana Jones attraction coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom with a new storyline that takes place inside an ancient Mayan temple. This will be the same ride vehicle as Dinosaur.
A Zootopia show in Tree of Life opens Winter 2025.
A re-imagined Test Track will reopen in 2025 at EPCOT, as well as a Spaceship Earth Lounge to debut at EPCOT next summer.
Now on to Disneyland announcements!
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open November 15th, 2024!
The first-ever Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic is coming to Disneyland! “Walt Disney — A Magical Life” will debut in 2025 inside the Main Street Opera House in rotation with “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.”
A Pandora experience is coming! This land will draw inspiration from “Avatar: The Way of Water” and future Avatar films bringing Pandora to life.
Two new attractions are coming to Avenger Campus. One is called Avengers Infinity Defense. Defeat Thanos alongside the Avengers! The other is called Stark Labs and will feature Robert Downey Jr., reprising his role as Tony Stark! Construction will begin in 2025.
A Coco themed attraction is also coming to Disney California Adventure!
In addition to new park plans, they plan to add additonal ships to the Disney cruise line fleet, and there are lots of movies coming out over the next couple years! Here’s a list of all the movies that were mentioned and release dates:
Moana 2 – Nov. 27, 2024
Mufasa – Dec. 20, 2024
Captain America, Brave New World – Feb 14, 2025
Live Action Snow White – March 21, 2025
Elio – June 13, 2025
First Steps – July 25, 2025
Live Action Lilo & Stitch – Summer 2025
TRON Ares – Oct. 19, 2025
Zootopia 2 – November 2025
Avatar, Fire and Ash – Dec. 19, 2025
Freakier Friday – 2025
Hoppers – 2026
The Mandalorian and Grogu – May 2026
Toy Story 5 – June 19, 2026
Incredibles 3 – in development
Frozen 3 – 2027
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