food IS a theme park
Disney World’s NEWEST park was built on the boldest, most unusual bet Disney’s ever made…. An entire theme park with no roller coasters, no fireworks, and one key goal in mind: to celebrate the magic of nature. But did this park succeed? Or did it just leave guests in a constant state of confusion?
Animal Kingdom
Today, we’re taking a journey through the HISTORY of Disney’s Animal Kingdom (to find out what on EARTH happened to it).
Back in 2023, we learned that DinoLand, U.S.A. would be transformed into a NEW Tropical Americas land, complete with elements from Indiana Jones and Encanto.
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DINOSAUR is being replaced by a new Indiana Jones ride, AND an Encanto ride is coming soon. Disney has been pretty quiet on the details so far, but now, we officially know the name of the new Encanto ride coming to Animal Kingdom!
A new Indiana Jones ride is replacing DINOSAUR in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. While Disney has already announced that this will be a brand-new ride and story, we haven’t received many more details than that.
Dinosaur
There is already an Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland Park which has an almost identical ride system and track to DINOSAUR at Disney World. However, Disney promised that the ride would not be an exact copy in Disney World, and we just got MORE details about what to expect with the DINOSAUR retheme in Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Things are happening, friends!
Sneak peek at ‘Encanto’ ride!
Tons of changes are coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, most notably the creation of Pueblo Esperanza where DinoLand U.S.A. used to be. We’ve been watching construction closely, but now, thanks to a sneak peek at the Disney Imagineers: Horizons exhibit at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, we’ve got a sneak peek at the three attractions coming to the new land!
In case you missed it, DinoLand USA at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is under construction to become a newly reimagined Tropical Americas land! This change will bring three brand-new rides, along with a new quick-service restaurant that will be the largest on Disney property.
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Disney has been hard at work building the new land, and if you look in the right places, you can see them building it yourself through the construction walls. We stopped by the construction site yesterday, and the Encanto ride just hit a massive milestone!
In case you missed it, DinoLand USA at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is under construction to become a newly reimagined Tropical Americas land! This change will bring three brand-new rides, along with a new quick-service restaurant that will be the largest on Disney property.
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Disney has been hard at work building the new land. But it’s not all done, because Disney just filed a permit for the new Indiana Jones ride!
There’s been so much happening in Disney World recently that sometimes it’s felt a little hard to catch our breath.
A trash can change happened this week!
We love hearing about all the new projects and exciting attractions coming to Disney World, don’t get us wrong, but for the past few weeks, it felt like everything hit at once. Now, though, some of the biggest attractions have opened — The Walt Disney Studios and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Jessie’s Roundup in Magic Kingdom, Bluey’s Wild World in Disney’s Animal Kingdom — the list goes on. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still smaller changes happening around the parks each day, and there are ABSOLUTELY still closures you need to know about if you’re heading into the parks this week.
This week was certainly a big one for Disneyland Resort, with tons of announcements around Oogie Boogie Bash, which kinda stuck Disney World in the backseat. Though after weeks in a row of TONS of news and changes, we think it deserves a little break.
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That’s not to say that things didn’t still HAPPEN in Disney World, because they absolutely did. Not only did one construction project FINALLY finish up after months, but we also got new sneak peeks of TWO of the new lands on their way!
When we say it’s been an eventful week in Disney World, we mean that we got close to lying down on a bench in the park and sleeping for approximately 14 hours, but we couldn’t, because in EVERY park, there was something new.
The Magic of Disney Animation in Walt Disney Studios
It was well worth it, though, in our opinion. Getting to be there for the opening day of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, Bluey’s Wild World, as well as the official openings of Jessie’s Roundup, Soarin’ Across America, The Walt Disney Studios, and more? Yep, it was an unforgettable week. Now that things have slowed down a bit, though, if you’re visiting the parks this week, you need to know that there are, unfortunately, still many attractions around the parks that are closed and unavailable to experience.
It’s been one of those times in Disney World where, if you blink, you somehow miss five changes that all seemed to have happened in the past 24 hours. It’s a busy time to be in the parks, that’s for sure!
Pua and Thumper in Walt Disney Studios
This past week alone, Disney has opened multiple attractions early, such as FØØD by Swedish Chef and The Walt Disney Studios in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as well as Soarin’ Across America in EPCOT, all of which were originally set to open on May 26th. MORE closures are finally reopening this upcoming week, on time on May 26th (which is when Cool KIDS’ SUMMER is set to officially begin), so if you’re traveling to the parks, now is 100% the time to keep up with ALL the changes.
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