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Dive Brief:
- The Walt Disney Co. has announced plans to do so expand its theme parks including the largest addition ever to Orlando, Florida’s Magic Kingdom.
- Disney Experiences President Josh D’Amaro detailed new additions planned for the next decade at both Walt Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland in Anaheim, California at the D23 Expo on August 10 in Anaheim, California .
- In June, the Central Florida Tourism Supervisory District gave initial approval Disney will build $17 billion more parks on 17,000 acres of company-owned land over a 15-year period.
Diving knowledge:
Plans call for new and renovated “terrains” at many of the company’s theme parks.
At Orlando’s Magic Kingdom, Imagineers will create a land based on Disney’s most infamous villains, according to the release. While details are largely under wraps, the new land will feature two new attractions in addition to food and shops.
At the same park, Disney will reimagine sections of Frontierland in a nature-inspired area based on the “Cars” movies. It will feature two new attractions: an off-road rally race and a family attraction for younger racers.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando is also getting a new land, Tropical Americas, opening in 2027. Guests will enter through Pueblo Esperanza, a fictional village in a rainforest setting.
On the outskirts of town, an attraction based on the hero of the fictional film Indiana Jones will take park visitors to a Mayan temple. The land will also have a new attraction inspired by the movie “Encanto”.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, which is currently home to attractions from movies like “Toy Story” and “Star Wars,” will add monsters to the mix. The “Monsters, Inc.” The franchise will get its own land, which will include a tour of the Laugh Factory and Disney’s first suspended roller coaster.
On the West Coast, Disneyland’s Avengers Campus, part of the Disney California Adventure land featuring characters, rides and attractions from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will double its current size, Disney announced, adding two new attractions Marvel themed.
In this same land, Disney will also add an attraction based on the “Avatar” movies.
“Disney Experiences is embarking on an accelerated path of ambitious growth and innovation,” said D’Amaro. “Work is underway on all the new projects we announced and fans will begin to see them come to life in the near future.”
