In an exciting announcement at the D23 fan convention on Saturday, Walt Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro laid out an ambitious growth plan for the company’s theme parks, revealing plans for four new cruise ships and six new themed lands.
“This, for us, is an unprecedented era of growth,” D’Amaro declared, emphasizing the company’s commitment to innovation and expansion.
The forthcoming plans include a new Disney villains land at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, featuring two attractions, dining, and shopping.
The Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, would double in size, with two new attractions: Avengers: Infinity Defense and the Stark Flight Lab.
“We’re thrilled to expand our partnership with Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, to bring new experiences to our parks,” D’Amaro added.
California Adventure will also debut a new ‘Avatar’ experience, based on the second film in the science fiction franchise, “Avatar: The Way of Water”.
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Disneyland park, a show based on the life of Walt Disney featuring an audio-animatronic figure of the company’s founder will open next year.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom park will welcome the Tropical Americas expansion, featuring two new attractions: one following Indiana Jones on an exploration of a Mayan temple, and another inspired by the Disney animated film “Encanto”. Tropical Americas is set to open in 2027.
Actor Billy Crystal took the stage to announce a new area dedicated to the Pixar film, “Monsters, Inc”, featuring a suspended roller coaster designed to simulate zooming through the door vault at the Laugh Factory.
Pixar’s “Cars” film franchise will also come to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, in a re-imagined area of Frontierland, with two new attractions planned. Construction is scheduled to begin early next year.
The fan-favorite announcement was D’Amaro’s statement that Disney would create a new area devoted to Disney’s villains at the Magic Kingdom, with two attractions, dining, and shopping.
These announcements reveal how Disney would begin $60 billion in capital investments over the next decade, nearly doubling spending to improve attractions at its 12 parks and increase cruise line capacity.
“Everything that we’re going to share with you tonight is in active development,” D’Amaro emphasised.
“This means that plans are drawn. This means that dirt is moving. I just want to be clear with all the fans out there. This isn’t blue sky.”
Boluwatife Enome
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