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Disney Will Make BIG Announcements in August and Fans Are Desperately Pleading for This To Be One of Them

August 2024 is shaping up to be a MASSIVE month for Disney.

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D23 2024: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event will be held this year on August 9th through the 11th in Anaheim, California, and we are incredibly eager to attend! The fan expo draws crowds from all over the world and features appearances from Disney execs, celebrities, Imagineers, and more as the company dishes on upcoming entertainment, theme park developments, and more. This event sheds a ton of light on Disney’s plans and, with Disneyland Resort’s expansion already in its infancy, we’re curious to learn more about a different expansion at Disney World. [Read more…]

Disneyland Expansion IS Happening. So What Happens NEXT?

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May 7th, 2024 was a historic day for the Disney Parks and its effects could be felt soon!

Partner’s Statue in Disneyland

After years of planning, several city council meetings, and tons of discussion involving blue sky ideas, DisneylandForward was finally approved on May 7th. The plan — which will officially take effect on June 7th, 2024 — will expand the Disneyland and Anaheim Resorts to offer more theme park experiences, dining locations, shopping spots, parking structures, and lodging options. While DisneylandForward is set to be completed over the next decade, the ripple effect could be massive before development is complete.

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NEWS: Major Vote on Disney’s Theme Park Expansion Plans Coming TODAY

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Disneyland’s latest expansion is taking another step… FORWARD very soon.

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DisneylandForward, the massive Disneyland plan that calls for the resort to expand by allowing “theme park attractions alongside hotels on the west side of Disneyland Drive and theme park attractions alongside new shopping, dining and entertainment to the southeast on what is today the Toy Story Parking Area” cleared its first a biggest legislative hurdle when the proposal passed an initial Anaheim City Council vote on April 17th. However, another vote is yet to come.

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NEW MAP Hints at Roller Coaster Coming to Disney’s Mysterious Theme Park Expansion

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Shanghai Disney Resort has kept itself pretty busy these last few years, and it looks like it has no intention of slowing down!

©Shanghai Disneyland Resort

The park opened a new Zootopia-themed land in 2023, and another new theme park expansion may be in the works! Although not much information has been released about that teased expansion, new updates show that it might actually be coming to fruition at Shanghai Disneyland. Shanghai Disney Resort recently shared construction designs for the preliminary planning stages of a new theme park area, and the designs look promising.

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FIRST LOOK at a Possible ‘Avatar’ EXPANSION in Disneyland

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Plans are in the works for expansions at the Disneyland Resort, and that could potentially include a new Avatar-themed land!

Pandora: World of Avatar

During the initial reveal, Iger shared, “We have one Avatar-based land, Pandora, in Florida. We’re going to put a second one in California.” A land similar to what was created in Disney’s Animal Kingdom park in Disney World could make its way to California — and we’ve officially got our first idea of what it could look like!

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Why April 16th Is a Crucial Date for Disney Fans

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Disney has a lot of big plans for its theme parks in the future!

Disney California Adventure

CEO Bob Iger has previously announced plans for expansions at several theme parks, many of which are currently under construction (hello, Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea!). But one expansion we’ve been crossing our fingers for is the Disneyland Forward project out in Anaheim, CA. And coming soon, there could be some big updates!

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March 11th Is a Very Important Day for the Expansion of Disney’s Theme Parks

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Some big changes could be coming to Disneyland Resort.

Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure

And we’re not even talking about the changes that are already underway, including construction on a new ride, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and the update to Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion queue. No, we’re talking about the Disneyland Forward initiative, which could bring entire new LANDS to Disneyland Resort. That’s why March 11th is a very important day for the proposed Disneyland expansion.

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NEW ‘Avatar’ EXPANSION Coming to Disney Parks, According to CEO Bob Iger

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Disney CEO Bob Iger had a meeting on March 5th with analysts at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference.

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In that meeting, Iger discussed a variety of topics concerning the Walt Disney Company. From the theme parks to a new video game universe, Iger explained that the company is officially in the building phase. Within all of the information he discussed, we noticed a quick statement that has gotten our hopes up.

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5 UPDATES Hiding in the NEW MAP of Disneyland’s $1.9 Billion Expansion

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Walt Disney was right. It looks like Disneyland will NEVER stop growing and expanding.

Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland

Disney recently dropped a new map on their DisneylandForward website that goes over some of the potential changes to their $1.9 billion investment plan to continue growing and expanding Disneyland, and we wanted to take a closer look at the map to point out some of those updates you might have missed!

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NEW MAP Shows Layout of Disneyland’s $1.9 Billion Resort Expansion

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Walt Disney’s promise was that Disneyland would NEVER stop growing and expanding.

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DisneylandForward is Disneyland’s campaign to expand the parks to bring in new lands, attractions, ideas, and more. It includes a $1.9 billion investment plan to bring new things to the parks. Imagineers and executives have been fighting for these changes since March 2021, and it seems that we’re one step closer to the ✨ FUTURE.✨ A recent Anaheim City Council meeting allowed developers to share their ideas regarding expansion — and they even mentioned a NEW land. Now, the DisneylandForward website is reflecting some of those potential changes.

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Disney Will Make BIG Announcements in August and Fans Are Desperately Pleading for This To Be One of Them

Disneyland Expansion IS Happening. So What Happens NEXT?

NEWS: Major Vote on Disney’s Theme Park Expansion Plans Coming TODAY

NEW MAP Hints at Roller Coaster Coming to Disney’s Mysterious Theme Park Expansion

FIRST LOOK at a Possible ‘Avatar’ EXPANSION in Disneyland

Why April 16th Is a Crucial Date for Disney Fans

March 11th Is a Very Important Day for the Expansion of Disney’s Theme Parks

NEW ‘Avatar’ EXPANSION Coming to Disney Parks, According to CEO Bob Iger

5 UPDATES Hiding in the NEW MAP of Disneyland’s $1.9 Billion Expansion

NEW MAP Shows Layout of Disneyland’s $1.9 Billion Resort Expansion

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