Disney Destinations News from Destination D23

Some exciting details on new experiences coming in the future to Disney Parks were just announced at Destination D23 at the Walt Disney World® Resort! Here’s an overview of what was announced!

• September 10, 2023 – Figment will begin meeting guests inside the Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT®.
• October 16, 2023 – Journey of Water, a new walk-through experience inspired by Moana, will open on Oct. 16, 2023 in EPCOT®! Also, Moana will debut in her own dedicated meet and greet space near Journey of Water.
• Late November 2023 – Hatbox Ghost will materialize in the Haunted Mansion attraction in late November! You’ll find him as you pass the attraction’s Endless Hallway.
• December 5, 2023 – A new nighttime spectacular at EPCOT® called “Luminous The Symphony of Us” will debut on Dec. 5, 2023!  This brand-new show will feature fireworks, fountains, lasers, lighting effects and music.
• December 2023 – The World Celebration neighborhood will begin welcoming guests this December at EPCOT®! Completion of this area unites the front of the park, tying together the other two new EPCOT® neighborhoods, World Discovery and World Nature.
• Spring 2024 – Ahsoka will become part of the popular Star Tours attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios®.
• 2024 – The Country Bear Jamboree at Magic Kingdom® Park is getting new songs and the bears will be performing a new act in 2024! When the show debuts, the bears will be reinterpreting favorite Disney songs in different genres of country music.
• Date TBD – Asha, from the new Disney animated film “Wish” will be coming soon to EPCOT®.
• Date TBD – A new Pirates of the Caribbean-themed lounge is coming to Adventureland® at Magic Kingdom® Park. This first-of-its-kind experience is in the design process now but will extend the story of Pirates of the Caribbean.
• Date TBD – Test Track at EPCOT® will be reimagined! Imagineers along with teams from Chevrolet are reaching back into history for inspiration – from the original World of Motion – and bringing that spirit of optimism to the next iteration of the Test Track attraction!
• Date TBD – A new show based on “Zootopia” is being created for the Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park!
• New “Blue Sky” ideas being explored and considered by Walt Disney Imagineering include: experiences inspired by “Encanto” and the fan-favorite adventurer Indiana Jones at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, a retheming of Dinoland U.S.A. into a new land inspired by a region sometimes referred to as “tropical Americas”, and future expansion plans at Magic Kingdom® Park “Beyond Big Thunder Mountain.”

• Spring 2024 – Ahsoka will become part of the popular Star Tours attraction at Disneyland® Park. She recently arrived and can be seen in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
• Date TBD – Asha, from the new Disney animated film “Wish” will be coming soon to Disneyland® Resort.
• Date TBD – At Disney California Adventure® Park , a new world-jumping vehicle is coming to the next attraction in Avengers Campus to help transport Super Heroes into the Multiverse. The ride vehicle will feature a design that combines elements of Tony Stark’s time-suits with Xandarian jump points and Wakandan technology.   More details on this new attraction are coming in the future!

• Disney Cruise Line is preparing for a period of growth unlike anything ever experienced before! Right now, there are three new ships in development along with Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point – a brand new island destination!
• The Disney Treasure will embark on its maiden voyage, a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral, Florida, on Dec. 21, 2024, followed by an inaugural season of seven-night itineraries to the Eastern and Western Caribbean from Port Canaveral.
• Disney Adventure is the name of Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship! Disney Adventure will be the seventh ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet and work is currently underway in Germany.  It’ll be the first Disney ship to sail from Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia.

Ahsoka will become part of Star Tours attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida and Disneyland Park in California.

Asha from the new Disney animated film “Wish”

Hatbox Ghost is coming to the Haunted Mansion attraction in Florida

The next attraction in Avengers Campus to help transport Super Heroes into the Multiverse

A new Pirates of the Caribbean-themed lounge is coming to Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park

At EPCOT, the World Celebration neighborhood will begin welcoming guests this December

A new nighttime spectacular at EPCOT called “Luminous The Symphony of Us” will debut on Dec. 5, 2023

At EPCOT, Test Track will be reimagined

Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point – a brand new island destination

Disney Adventure is the name of Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship

A new show based on “Zootopia” is being created for the Tree of Life theater at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Walt Disney Imagineering is planning to reimagine Dinoland U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom into a new land – inspired by a region sometimes referred to as “tropical Americas.”

Figment will begin meeting guests inside the Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT beginning Sept. 10, 2023

Artist Concept Only – Actual build may vary. ©Disney

We’ll bring you more details as they become available!