Destination D23: Parks Panel Recap

With all the news to come out of the Destination D23 Connections: A Look at the Future of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products panel, we thought it would be helpful to look back on this event with a recap of some of the most notable stories to come out of today.

Walt Disney World Resort

• The Dreamer’s Point Statue of Walt will sit in EPCOT World Celebration section of the park.
• A new quick service restaurant in EPCOT, Connections Café and Eatery, will also open in the World Celebration section.

• New concept art was shared for Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT. It will open in summer of 2022.

• The new generation of MagicBand+ will be coming to Disney World. It includes new technology to unlock interactive experiences throughout the parks.
• Fantasmic! and Festival of Fantasy Parade will return to Disney World.
• A new castle show for Mickey’s Friendship Faire will debut for the 50th Anniversary.

Disneyland Resort

• Art was shared for the Mickey’s Toontown renovation including the return of the Toontown hills which were previously removed for the Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway construction.
• A multi-year project will begin in Downtown Disney. The AMC Theater will close to make room for a new space, including an open lawn for events, new dining, and shopping.

• The next generation of MagicBand+ will be coming to Disneyland in 2022. More details will be coming in the months ahead.

• World of Color, Fantasmic! are both returning to Disneyland Resort next year along with Main Street Electrical Parade in time to celebrate its 50th Anniversary.

Disney Resorts

• Concept art was shared for the new Disney Vacation Club Disneyland Tower pool area and rooms.
• The inspiration for the rooms was inspired by actual color scripts and the look of original artwork from Sleeping Beauty. It is proposed to open in 2023.

Disney Cruise Line

• In addition to Aladdin, two new stage shows will debut aboard the Disney Wish: Seas the Adventure which will feature Captain Minnie and a new theatrical adaptation of The Little Mermaid.

International Disney Parks

• Disneyland Paris’s 30th Anniversary begins next year and will kick off March 6th. New concept art was shown for the celebration.

• A new nighttime show will debut with the Anniversary in Disneyland Paris
• Avengers Campus will open in summer of 2022 as part of their 30th Anniversary Celebration.
• At Disneyland Hong Kong, the new Frozen Land is well underway.

• Hong Kong will see a new nighttime spectacular next year.
• Tokyo DisneySea 20th Anniversary has just kicked off.
• Fantasy Springs featuring Frozen, Tangled, and Peter Pan construction is well underway in Tokyo.

• In Shanghai, the 5th Anniversary is being celebrated and Zootopia Land construction is in progress.
• A major new attraction blending new technology and Disney storytelling will be part of the new Zootopia Land.

D23

• D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center will take place September 9, 10, and 11 in Anaheim. Tickets go on sale January 20.
• Those in attendance were given a first look at Disney’s 100th Anniversary logo.

There was truthfully not a ton of new information to come out of today’s panel. Much of the entertainment returning had already been announced and a lot of the other information was known with few added new details. Regardless, it seems that there are some exciting things on the horizon for Disney Parks, Resorts, and Experiences.

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