Disney fans at their biannual D23 convention on Saturday night got a sneak peek into some of the new theme park and cruise projects that will be opening in the next few years. The company has promised to invest $60-billion in parks and cruises over the next decade and they shared the details on what that will include.
At Walt Disney World in Florida:
- The Magic Kingdom will be getting its biggest expansion ever behind the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride, where two new lands will be added.
- One will be villains themed, with two major rides, and the other will be themed around Pixar’s “Cars” movie and will break ground in 2025 and include one thrill ride and one family-friendly ride.
- At Hollywood Studios, there will be a new “Monstropolis” land based on “Monsters Inc,” and it will have the first suspended coaster in any Disney park.
- Animal Kingdom will be getting a new Tropical Americas area opening in 2027, which will include the first ride based on the movie “Encanto.”
- The park’s former Dinosaur ride will be replaced with an “Indiana Jones” ride, but it won’t be the same as the one at Disneyland or Tokyo DisneySea.
- EPCOT is also getting a new Spaceship Earth lounge and a revamped Test Track in 2025.
At Disneyland in California:
- In honor of their 70th anniversary in 2025, they’re creating the first-ever audio-animatronic version of Walt Disney, featuring a “level of complexity of technology that has yet to be seen in a Disney park.”
- The former Splash Mountain will reopen as the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure on November 15th.
- The Avenger’s Campus at Disney California Adventure Park will more than double in size, with rides including the thriller Avengers Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab, where guests can ride a test flight like Iron Man.
- The park is also getting a new Avatar land, and a new ride with a “Coco” theme.
Source: CNN