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CONFIRMED: Disney Dropped a Behind-the-Scenes Look at NEW Rides

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It’s a darn good time to be a Disney fan — there are just SO many incredible additions coming to the parks!

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A Cars expansion with two new rides is coming to Magic Kingdom, along with a new Villains land. Pueblo Esperanza will be taking over DinoLand, U.S.A. in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and the Muppets are moving over to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster to make way for a Monsters, Inc. land. Over at Disneyland, Avengers Campus is getting two new rides — and we just got even more details about some of them!

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Theme Park Being Built By Former Disney Imagineers Faces 2-Year Construction Delay

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What is going on with the theme park that previous Disney Imagineers are building?

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We have been keeping an eye out for any updates about American Heartland, a theme park being built in Oklahoma. This new theme park, which has a team of former Disney Imagineers working on it, has been dubbed the Disneyland of Oklahoma. It is set to cost around $2 billion and will span 1,000 acres, including a 125-acre theme park, a water park, a large RV park with cabins, a dinner theatre, an amphitheater, a swimming pool, and a clubhouse. The park was expected to open in 2026, but it seems that the opening date will be pushed back.

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50 AMAZING Things You Never Knew Were in Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Pretty sure y’all have been waiting for this one…because I definitely have!! You might discount Disney’s Animal Kingdom, but I am here to tell you that YOU SHOULD NOT. This park is magical, y’all, and I’m going to prove it to you today!

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I’ve always known that Disney’s Animal Kingdom is amazing, stupendous, incredible, insert-other-great-adjectives here. But now, I wanna make sure YOU know it, too! While many folks tend to write this park off as a half-day-er (which can be understandable, since it has fewer attractions than its three older sibling parks), you can EASILY fill a full day here, just by tracking down the AWESOME things we’re gonna talk about today!
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I Was a Disney World Cast Member. Here’s What’s Happening Behind the Scenes to Prep for the Opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

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There are a lot of new things coming to the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. We are expecting the debut of Country Bear Musical Jamboree, as well as a new experience in Storybook Circus called “Smellephants on Parade.”

We are getting closer to opening day!

And of course, we can’t forget the opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. We have been seeing lots of progress recently, including lots of construction walls coming down, and cast members riding the attraction! But what is really going on behind-the-scenes to get ready for the grand opening?

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Disney, We’re Begging You to Revamp This SCRAPPED Project in Hollywood Studios

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We LOVE learning secrets from Disney Imagineers — but sometimes it leaves us longing for what could have been.

Imagineers in Disney World | Photo: Shared by Jeff Vahle via Instagram (@jeffvahle)

Imagineers are the creative Disney engineers who bring the Disney Parks to life and they sometimes gift us insight into how beloved attractions have been and will be made. On rare occasions, however, an Imagineer will spill the details on attractions that almost were but never came to be. Recently, a former Disney Imagineer revealed details on a scrapped Star Wars attraction that promised to be another great Disney Park addition!

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NEW DETAILS Revealed For Disney’s Upcoming ‘Frozen’ Land!

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“Do you wanna build a snowman?” Yes, WE wanna build a snowman. In a whole LAND themed to the Frozen movies. Right at our home park in sunny Florida!

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However, we aren’t as lucky as some of the other folks around the world. Over at Hong Kong Disneyland, things are really progressing as we grow nearer to the completion of World of Frozen — the park’s Frozen-themed land. World of Frozen will feature character meet and greets, an attraction similar to Frozen Ever After, and the first Frozen-themed roller coaster, Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs. Disney just shared some NEW details regarding the land, and we are SO excited!

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NEWS: Imagineers Share Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Land

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It’s a great time to be a Frozen fan!

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Not only is a NEW Frozen movie on the way, but several international Disney parks are getting Frozen-themed lands! Hong Kong Disneyland Resort’s World of Frozen will is set to open later this year. We’ve been getting some sneak peeks at the land recently, and Disney just released ANOTHER look at the project.

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Why You Should Look UP the Next Time You’re at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Imagineers are responsible for so much of the Disney magic we know and love.

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From Disneyland to Disney World and beyond, the parks just wouldn’t be the same without them. One important Imagineer, Bob Weis, retired at the end of 2022, and Disney just revealed how they’ve chosen to honor him and his contributions to the company! And if you ask us, it’s pretty iconic.

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Disney Just Debuted BRAND NEW Robot Technology!

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Disney is constantly developing new technology to use in the theme parks.

It’s HULK!

Sometimes it’s things like My Disney Experience and Disney Genie+ that you can access on your phone, but other times it’s impressive new ride systems or animatronics that look so realistic it’s hard to believe they’re fake (we’re looking at you — Na’vi River Journey Shaman of Song!). But even with all the interesting things we’ve seen so far, Disney isn’t stopping yet!

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Disney Announces Executive Leadership CHANGE

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Listen, keeping up with Walt Disney Imagineering is a full-time job in itself!

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It’s safe to say that the Imagineers lead the entertainment and theme park industry with their creativity and innovative ideas, from the creation of the Disney parks, to the massive Disney Cruise Line ships, to the technology used to film fan-favorite Disney movies. Going behind the scenes of Imagineering is so special, and it’s great to know the driving forces behind the team.

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