Disney's Carousel of Progress Changes Are Going To Be Better Than We Thought

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Carousel of Progress

At Disney World, that big beautiful tomorrow involves a new version of the Carousel of Progress in Tomorrowland, and we seriously couldn’t be more excited. With D23: The Ultimate Fan Event just happening, Disney shared tons of updates on the changes, but when we heard this bit of news, we literally gasped out loud because it’s that good.

Bob Gurr is working on the newest version of the Carousel of Progress! Yes, you heard that right. One of the original Disney Imagineers, who has worked for Disney since 1954 and was hired by Walt Disney himself, is working on the attraction.

D23 Announcement

The Carousel of Progress is getting entirely new scenes, starting with the 1960s and then going to the 1980s, 1999, and the possible future. We got a better look at some of the scenes, and everything looks so cool. It’s a great way to keep the spirit of the Carousel of Progress alive in a new way for a wider audience.

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You might remember Rover from the attraction, the family’s friendly dog. Rover was n ot originally involved in the ride until Gurr brought up the idea. He had an old idea of Rover picking a random guest in each scene to growl at and even teased about possibly bringing that back! We would love to see that.

Rover

With the new changes, they are making everything as accurate as possible, including the furniture from the era. There’s also going to be an introductory scene with Disney World’s first Walt Disney animatronic (they already have one in Disneyland!) that we’re super excited to see. Imagine how Bob Gurr felt working on a project to build a robotic version of his old boss? What a feeling!

The announcement at D23 last year!

The attraction is already closed at Magic Kingdom for work, but it’s expected to reopen in late spring 2027. We also learned that Bryan Cranston will voice Father and Jamie Lee Curtis will voice Mother. Uh, yeah, that’s AWESOME.

Looking great!

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