“Disneyland won’t ever be accomplished,” Walt Disney as soon as predicted. “It will proceed to develop so long as there’s creativeness left on the planet.” With the unique Disney theme park celebrating its seventieth birthday this yr, there’s a whole lot of new development on the best way — each at Disneyland in California and at 53-year-old Walt Disney World in Florida.
So what’s coming subsequent? From new rides to new lands to very large park expansions, this is every part new coming to Disney Parks and the Disney Cruise Line this yr and past.
Disneyland’s seventieth birthday celebrations
Kicking off in mid-May is Disneyland’s seventieth anniversary celebration of its opening day on July 17, 1955.
“Celebrate pleased” is the theme, and new occasions will embody a Mickey and Friends cavalcade, projection exhibits at It’s a Small World and Carthay Circle, outfits for Mickey and buddies, the World of Color Happiness present and the primary ever audio-animatronic of Walt Disney himself, as a part of the “Walt Disney: A Magical Life” present contained in the Main Street Opera House. The Paint the Night parade, Pixar Pals parade and Wondrous Journeys fireworks present will even be making their returns.
The seventieth celebration begins on May 16, 2025.
Two extra Avengers rides at California Adventure
The Avengers Infinity Defense trip.
Disney’s California Adventure, already house to the Spider-Man Web Slingers and Guardians of the Galaxy points of interest within the Avengers Campus space of the park, will probably be getting two extra Marvel points of interest.
Avengers Campus will double in dimension to make room for Avengers Infinity Defense — a King Thanos trip the place you may journey the multiverse between Asgard, Wakanda and New York City to struggle him — and Stark Flight Lab, the place you may sit in a two-person pod and go on a flight with Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man.
Construction begins in 2025 on the Avengers Campus additions.
Coco Ride at California Adventure
Concept artwork for the brand new Coco trip.
Disney’s California Adventure is not simply getting extra Avengers — it is also getting extra Pixar.
A Coco attraction will probably be in-built a yet-to-be-announced space of the park, but it surely sounds prefer it’ll be a darkish trip like Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean, stuffed with audio animatronics.
“The attraction will probably be stuffed with the characters — and music! — and love from the beloved film, as you be part of Miguel on a visit to the land of the lifeless,” Disney says.
Work begins on the Coco trip in 2026, so it is nonetheless a methods off.
Bluey is coming to each resorts
Meet and greets with Bluey and her household will probably be coming to Disneyland and Disney World, in addition to onboard Disney cruises, beginning in 2025. Disney introduced the information Thursday, following the reveal of a Bluey film hitting screens in 2027.
“Bluey has develop into a family title for households world wide, and we’re thrilled to carry her story to life in new methods,” stated Disney Experiences chair Josh D’Amaro. “We cannot wait to observe our youngest visitors and their households make recollections with Bluey in our parks and on our cruises.”
The vastly common Australian TV sequence a few household of canine is a worldwide hit, with Disney to launch the film in two years’ time. (In the meantime, you possibly can watch Bluey minisodes on Disney Plus.)
Avatar involves Anaheim
An aerial shot of the Avatar-themed space coming to Disneyland Resort.
The world of Pandora is increasing from Disney World’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando to California Adventure in Anaheim. The space in California will take its design inspiration from the second Avatar movie, The Way of Water, in addition to the upcoming Avatar sequels.
It’ll probably be a part of the huge Disneyland enlargement coming to the theme parks that can push the boundaries previous Downtown Disney and the close by parking tons. While Disney was quick on particulars and dates, the Avatar expertise will probably be “dynamic, intense and emotional,” with a darkish boat trip very like Pirates of the Caribbean “taking visitors all the best way to the wide-open seas of Pandora.”
Villains Land at Magic Kingdom
Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is getting a Villains Land.
Villains Land, which is able to rejoice all of the basic baddies from Disney movies, is coming to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Florida, and it is going to be “darkish and thorny,” in keeping with the Horizons Disney Experiences Showcase (a part of Disney’s D23 expo in August) and information that Disney has launched since.
Villains Land was teased throughout D23 2022 in the past and is now confirmed. It’ll be positioned on the opposite aspect of Big Thunder Mountain — aka, the sting of the present Magic Kingdom map — and can stretch round to the place the Haunted Mansion is.
Two main points of interest will probably be in-built Villains Land, in addition to eating and purchasing “on an extremely twisted grand scale.” The land is already being constructed, however no phrase but on when it’s going to open.
A chilling trailer for the chaotic land on Instagram hints at parts within the land representing Maleficent, Dr. Facilier, Ursula, Gaston, Yzma, Queen of Hearts, Hades, the Evil Queen, Lady Tremaine, Captain Hook, Jafar, Kaa, Madam Mim, Cruella, Scar, King Magnifico and Mother Gothel.
Pixar’s Cars space taking on Rivers of America
The new Cars rally race trip.
The Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island on the Magic Kingdom are being repurposed to insert a brand new space themed round Pixar’s Cars motion pictures. This enlargement of Frontierland, which at present encompasses the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad points of interest, will see it get a Route 66 companion.
“To make approach for this fully new frontier, the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island will probably be reworked into huge and rugged terrains for a rally race with a few of the world’s most iconic racers,” Disney stated in a weblog submit Monday.
The rally race trip will take you thru mountains, geysers and trails, Disney stated, including that there will probably be a second Cars-themed attraction, too. Cars Land, which was added to Disney’s California Adventure again in 2012, stays common within the west, so it was solely a matter of time earlier than it was added to the east. Work is ready to start this yr.
Monsters Inc. Land at Hollywood Studios
Disney’s first suspended curler coaster will take you on a trip by way of the Monsters Inc. manufacturing unit.
Disney World is getting one other new addition at its Hollywood Studios theme park: a Monsters Inc.-themed space, to switch the present Muppets space (with the Muppets to switch Aerosmith theming within the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster).
Revealed alongside Mike Wazowski himself, Billy Crystal, the land will allow you to stroll by way of Monstropolis from the Pixar motion pictures. A brand new trip will even take you thru the Monsters Inc. snicker manufacturing unit aboard one of many doorways to the human world — aka a suspended curler coaster.
“The first time I noticed Monsters, Inc., all I wished to do was trip on a kind of doorways like Mike and Sulley,” D’Amaro stated at D23 in August. “You’ll go into the manufacturing unit and expertise the primary suspended coaster ever in a Disney park. Remember within the film how these claws seize the doorways and hoist them up into the air to take them away? We’re doing that, too. And you are going alongside for the trip.”
Work on the Monsters Inc. land will start in 2025.
Watch this: Disney Parks Announcements at D23
Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom
Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World is changing its DinoLand USA space with Tropical Americas. While this had been beforehand introduced, Disney confirmed a number of extra particulars: Pueblo Esperanza will really feel such as you’re strolling by way of an actual village and can have an enormous quick-service eating location, a fountain and a carousel.
Tropical Americas will even have a brand new Indiana Jones trip by way of a Maya temple and an Encanto-themed attraction the place you may discover Antonio’s rainforest room contained in the Casita.
Construction started this fall, and it will open in 2027.
The Tropical Americas space will exchange DinoLand USA and have an Encanto trip, an Indiana Jones trip and a carousel.
Four extra Disney Cruise Line ships
Yes, 4. In addition to the Disney Wish, which launched two and a half years in the past, the Disney Treasure, which set sail in December, and the Disney Destiny, which is ready to embark this yr, Disney is including 4 extra cruise ships to its ocean trip lineup.
The ship names and locations have but to be revealed, however they’re going to be setting sail between 2027 and 2031.
Everything else new at Disney World and Disneyland
Mando and Grogu are becoming a member of within the Millennium Falcon enjoyable.
Disneyland’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is now open as of Nov. 15, with Critter Country being rethemed to “Bayou Country.” The space nonetheless consists of the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes, in addition to Pooh Corner and the Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree. Two merchandise shops, referred to as Ray’s Berets and Louis’ Critter Club, are additionally open.
Disneyland and Hollywood Studios will probably be getting Mandalorian and Grogu missions added to the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run trip in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
Epcot will probably be opening a “Reimagined Test Track” (now sponsored by GM) in 2025, which is able to rejoice “the previous, current, and way forward for automation.”
Animal Kingdom will probably be changing its outdated It’s Tough to be a Bug present contained in the Tree of Life with a Zootopia-themed present. Zootopia: Better Zoogether will function Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde taking you thru a number of totally different areas from the town, and can open subsequent winter.
Magic Kingdom and Epcot are getting two new lounges: A Pirates Lounge and a Spaceship Earth lounge, respectively. They’ll open in 2025.
Magic Kingdom will probably be getting a brand new nighttime parade in 2025.
Magic Kingdom can also be getting a brand new present: Disney Villains Unfairly Ever After.
