We’re always on the lookout for clues about new things coming to Disney World.

When Disney gives us concept art, we deep dive into it to find any new information that we didn’t notice before. Then we like to share that information with you, our readers, so we can all try to be one step ahead of Disney (or at least feel like we’re ahead of them). Today, we’ve taken a closer look at the concept art for the coming lands in Animal Kingdom to see what clues Disney has dropped for us!

Back at the beginning of September, Disney dropped some MAJOR hints about what’s coming to Disney World. One of those hints was that Animal Kingdom is going to be getting some updates. Disney shared with us some concept art for what this update might look like. So we took a closer look at the concept art for the proposed new Encanto and Indiana Jones lands that could be taking over the Dinoland U.S.A. area in Animal Kingdom. After close examination, we spotted SIX things that we think could be coming to this new area!

Disclaimer

While we do know that Dinoland U.S.A. is going away for good, we wanted to add a quick disclaimer. Disney has only suggested that an Encanto and Indiana Jones land could be taking its place, these have not been officially confirmed. We do know that Disney is looking towards South and Central America for inspiration because of the high density of animals in those locations. The six clues we’ll be discussing today are ONLY our best guesses based on the concept art Disney has shared. None of these have been discussed or confirmed by Disney.

Below is the concept art for the Encanto and Indiana Jones land that Disney has proposed and that which we have gathered our clues.

Casa Madrigal

We’re starting with the most obvious clue here, Casa Madrigal. Casa Madrigal is probably the most iconic part of the movie Encanto.

It’s the premise behind the whole plot of the movie and it’s magical! If you’ve seen the movie, you know that the house changes shape, often making the stairs into a slide. We wouldn’t be surprised if Disney were to make this into a Haunted Mansion-style ride with a bit more pizzazz.

The possibilities for a ride at Casa Madrigal seem endless with all the magic that is happening inside La Casita.

A New Carrousel

If you look closely at the concept art, you might notice, slightly hidden by some trees, that there seems to be a Carrousel.

With Disney wanting to incorporate so many different animals from around the world into this land, we can only imagine the many different options for animals seats on a Carrousel in this new land! It could be like an exotic Prince Charming Regal Carrousel!

This would be a fun addition to the new area!

Is That the Mexican Pavilion We See?

Ok, so obviously the building from the Mexico Pavilion in EPCOT did not find its way into the concept art for Animal Kingdom. But if you look closely, there is a building that looks VERY similar to it!

We wouldn’t be surprised if we could find some good eats inside this new building (maybe some of Julieta’s healing arepas?). If this new building does turn out anything like the Mexican Pavilion, we could see there is a delicious restaurant inside or maybe a new boat ride!

Walking Paths

We also noticed several walking paths added to the concept art that wander in and out of the forests around the land. This would be on par for Animal Kingdom, where you can find many of these scattered around the park. 

Typically on the trails throughout Animal Kingdom, you can find a plethora of animals. Disney is hoping to create a land that is inspired by the Tropical Americas because of the abundance of biodiversity in that region. So adding walking paths around this area could be a great way to showcase all those new animals!

Indiana Jones Ride

If you are saddened to hear that Dinoland U.S.A. is going away, you’re not alone. And along with that, the DINOSAUR ride will also be leaving the park.

But fear not! The DINOSAUR ride uses the same ride system as the Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland. So we would not be surprised to learn that the ride on the West Coast will be finding its way to the East Coast.

Perhaps we would see some different theming in Disney World, possibly calling on one of the other many Indiana Jones movies, but with the same ride concept. The bones of the ride are already in place and the concept art seems to hint at a fairly big ride in the bottom right corner, so maybe we’ll be seeing this ride in Florida soon!

Reptile Building

On the concept art, we noticed several buildings that we just never know what they could be used for. There will probably be shops and restaurants, of course.

But when we think of animals from South and Central America we think about a lot of reptiles and creepy crawlies. It could be very possible that we will see a reptile building of sorts.

There are a few places we can find reptiles and amphibians in Animal Kingdom already. It would be no surprise at all if we got some Tropical American species coming to this new land.

So there you have it! Six clues we think Disney is teasing us with that could be coming to the new lands in Animal Kingdom. There are so many possibilities from Encanto and Indiana Jones, that it’s nearly impossible to consider all the different things Disney could be bringing to this new area. If there’s one thing we’re sure of, it’s that Disney doesn’t do anything small and we’re sure that this area will be vibrant and plentiful.

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What do you think we’ll see in the new lands at Animal Kingdom? Let us know in the comments!