08/15/2024
RECAP of all the news from D23 this past week!! SO many new lands, attractions, and more!!!
Here's a roundup of the *major* things announced at D23 coming to Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Line!
💜Magic Kingdom
💥VILLAIN LAND with two major attractions, dining, and shopping. Construction has begun but official timeline on completion
💥Cars Coming to Frontierland in a brand new section and will feature two Cars-inspired attractions, construction beginning this year
💥 new parade, Disney Starlight, will be coming to Magic Kingdom in summer 2025
💜Disney’s Hollywood Studios
💥Monsters Inc. Land Monstropolis will house Disney’s first suspended coaster through the iconic door scene and more!
💜Disney’s Animal Kingdom
💥Dino Land USA will now be the 11-acre Tropical Americas and will feature two major attractions: Construction on the Tropical Americas area begins this Fall and will be done in phases
💥Indiana Jones Attraction which will be a completely new story! Opening 2027
💥Encanto Attraction, opening in 2027
💥 a new carousel themed to Disney characters
💥“Zootopia: Better Zoogether” opens NEXT WINTER at Disney’s Animal Kingdom where It’s Tough to Be A Bug currently resides
💜EPCOT
💥Spaceship earth lounge, opening in 2025
💥Test Track reimagining is scheduled to open in 2025
💜Disneyland
💥Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens on November 15
💥Mando and Grogu added to Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run in 2026
💥Great Moments With Mr. Disney with Walt animatronic will be in the Main Street Opera House, rotating with “Great Moment with Mr. Lincoln.”
💜DCA
💥Avengers Infinity Defense starting construction next year, coming in an expansion to the current Avengers Campus
💥Stark Flight Lab is another new attraction coming to Avengers Campus at DCA, making it TWO new attractions coming to this area.
💥Avatar Land themed to Avatar: The Way of Water and future Avatar films, with a brand new thrilling, immersive boat ride
💥Coco Boat Ride will break ground in 2026
💜Disney Cruise Line
💥FOUR NEW SHIPS coming between 2027-2031