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If you’re holding off an exploration to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, you’ll want to know when the new land is opening.
Pueblo Esperanza Model
Themed to the Tropical Americas, this expansion is officially named Pueblo Esperanza.
After all the whirlwind announcements we heard at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, we had been waiting for Disney to make a move on the transformation of DinoLand, U.S.A. at Animal Kingdom to the Tropical Americas.
DinoLand U.S.A.
We learned that an Indiana Jones ride is poised to take over DINOSAUR, while an Encanto attraction will also be part of this new land. We had seen some initial permits filed a while back, but now it looks like things are really kicking into gear!
We just got news that Disney World will be getting eight new rides!
D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
These new attractions are spread across the Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. While EPCOT is not getting any new attractions, Test Track 3.0 will open in 2025, and there will be a brand new Spaceship Earth Lounge! As for the new rides, we are a little worried that two of them will fall victim to the theme park ride screen epidemic.
Disney announced that the Tropical Americas will be coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and we couldn’t be more hyped about it!
The Tree of Life in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
With the DinoLand, U.S.A. re-theme, we’ll be getting experiences inspired by both Encanto and Indiana Jones coming to the new land! Specifically focusing in on Encanto, there will be an attraction inside the Casita and we’ve got to talk about it!
We still are not over all the new and exciting announcements from D23!
D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
In case you missed it, D23, The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, took place earlier this month in Anaheim, California, and Disney gave us a glimpse at a bunch of new projects. During the Park Panel, we found out about additions coming to Disney Cruise Line, the international parks, Disneyland, and, of course, Disney World. Each of Disney World’s four parks is slated to get new additions. While it has been a long time coming, it was officially announced that DinoLand U.S.A. will transform into a Tropical Americas Land by 2027. There were three rides announced for this overhaul, but people seem only to be talking about two of the attractions.
Can you believe that we are nearing the end of August already?!
Magic Kingdom
Spooky season is in full swing at Disney World as we enter September. Schools have started in many parts of the country, and fall is just around the corner. Now is one of the times that people love going to Disney World. The temperatures begin to cool off, the fall and Halloween decorations are the favorites for many people, and since school has started the crowds aren’t always as busy as in the middle of the summer. However, there are a few mistakes that we worry people may make if they’re headed to the parks in September. So here are a few reminders to help you plan your next trip!
There are so many perks when you decide to stay at a Disney World hotel!
Grand Floridian Lobby
Those who stay at a Disney World hotel get to take advantage of complimentary transportation across the resort, which includes buses, watercraft, monorails, and even the Skyliner. Guests of these hotels also can enjoy Early Theme Park Entry, where each day, they can enter the theme parks 30 minutes before the general public. Starting in 2025, all Disney World hotel guests will receive FREE admission to either Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park or Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park on their day of check-in. There is also a big perk for those hotel guests who stay at a Deluxe Resort.
Okay, let’s talk about Disney concept art, particularly concept art for new lands and new rides.
Macaw at Animal Kingdom
So we recently attended D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, where Disney made a TON of announcements about new rides and lands coming to Disney Parks (so much that it almost broke our brains, y’all). That means that we also got TONS of new concept art for these new lands and rides, but once we started studying that concept art, we noticed something strange — and it has everything to do with birds.
Wow! We’re still buzzing from the D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event weekend!
D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
We just couldn’t wait for the Horizons: Disney Experiences Panel (like everyone else). Oh boy did we get all kinds of details on the parks, resorts, cruises, and more (Disney definitely didn’t hold back). But since there was so much they went over, we thought we’d narrow the scope for you and just talk about Disneyland and all that’s coming there!
So we’ll admit it — our heads are still REELING from that WILD Disney Parks and Experiences Panel at D23: The Ultimate Fan Event.
Magic Kingdom
Like, y’all — we expected Disney to make some announcements about new additions coming to Disney World, but Disney completely blew our expectations out of the water. Now, we’re just trying to sort through all the awesomeness, like a Monsters, Inc. land, a new Cars land, a new Villains Land (we still can’t believe this announcement happened), and more. So we’ve taken all of those Disney World announcements and put them into a timeline of when they’re actually coming to Disney World.
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