Day 1 of D23 is wrapped, and we already got TONS of news!
There are still two more days to go at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, and we know we’re getting MORE exciting announcements over the course of the next 48 hours. In case you missed the final panel last night, where Disney announced all the different entertainment coming to the company in the coming years, here’s your one-stop-shop for all the news from Disney’s Entertainment Panel!
The first big announcement was the official trailer for Moana 2! This new film is set to release in theaters on November 27th, and The Rock and Auli’i Cravalho even made an appearance to celebrate the new film. Check out the official trailer below!
We also got a name for the third Avatar film! The new film is set to release on December 19th, 2025 and will be called Avatar: Fire and Ash. According to director James Cameron, “the new film is not what you expect, but it’s definitely what you want.”
For all the Disney Channel fans out there, we got a sneak peek at the new Wizards Beyond Waverly Place! Disney released a teaser trailer which combines behind-the-scenes footage and material from the series. The new series focuses on Justin, who has given up his powers for a normal life with his family, but he gets pulled back into the world of magic by a young wizard named Billie who seeks his help.
While we knew Toy Story 5 was set to come out on June 19th, 2026 and would be directed by Andrew Stanton, but now we know that Andrew Stanton is also writing the new film! As for the storyline, we now know that the toys will have to go head to head with electronics, making their jobs harder than ever — it’s always been their job to be there for the kids.
Pixar also announced a new film for 2026! It’s called Hoppers and will star Jon Hamm, Bobby Moynihan, and Piper Curda. Those are all the details we have so far, but we’re looking forward to hearing more about it in the future.
And for Inside Out fans, we have great news! Pixar head Pete Docter announced that a new series set in the world of Inside Out is on the way, called Dream Productions! The series will take place in between the Inside Out films and will follow the Dream Studio within Riley’s mind that was featured in both films.
We also got the news that Incredibles 3 is in the works! At this time, we have no details other than we know it’s coming, but we can’t wait to hear more!
We also got some news about Pixar’s Elio, which was originally set to release in 2024, but was pushed back to June 13th, 2025. The film follows Elio, “an underdog with an active imagination, finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, he starts to form new bonds with eccentric aliens while discovering who he’s truly meant to be.”
The trailer for Pixar’s series called Win or Lose was also released! The show will become available on December 6th — According to Disney, “the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game. The series reveals what it actually feels like to be in the shoes of each character—the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, even a lovesick umpire—with incredibly funny, very emotional and uniquely animated perspectives. Directed, written and executive produced by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates, and produced David Lally.”
Frozen fans were also thrilled to hear an update on Frozen 3 and Frozen 4! It was confirmed that Frozen 3 will be released on November 24th, 2027, and Frozen 4 was confirmed as well! Disney also revealed that a filmed version of the Frozen Broadway musical will arrive on Disney+ in 2025!
We also learned that a Broadway adaptation of The Greatest Showman is on the way!
AND the stage adaptation of Hercules is coming to London’s West End as well!
It was also confirmed that Zootopia 2 is on the way! The film is coming to theaters in November 2025 and Ginnifer Goodwin, the voice of Judy Hopps was in person to discuss the sequel. We do also know that one of the new characters will be a reptile named Gary, voiced by Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan, and we know that when we first meet Gary, he’s a wanted reptile that Judy and Nick are trying to find.
We also got a new trailer for Agatha All Along, which releases on Disney+ on September 18th, 2024.
We also got a trailer for the new Star Wars series Skeleton Crew, which revealed Jude Law as our newest Jedi! There will be a two episode premiere on December 3rd on Disney+.
Lastly, we got a sneak peek at the new season of Percy Jackson and The Olympians, coming in 2025!
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Laurel Lane says
Enough with all the sequels! We got a few original ideas but everything else is sequels, sequels, turn it into a broadway show, sequels…
Kate says
My what a stunning lack of originality. No wonder their movie division is doing badly.
Joe B says
Sequels, “re-boots,” re-hashes again and again and again. Walt is truly rolllllllling.