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Disney has released a brand new behind-the-scenes look at the NEW Tropical Americas land!
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The new expansion is currently under construction at Animal Kingdom, replacing the opening day area, Dinoland U.S.A. As the project moves along, Disney took to Instagram with a new video showing the land’s current status.
Big things are happening at the domestic Disney Parks!
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Some major expansion projects are underway at BOTH Disney World and Disneyland — some with some very tangible progress. While things are moving along for all the projects announced by Disney at both theme park resorts, a few projects got some serious updates via recently filed permits!
Enjoy the next little bit of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, because next year the park will never look the same again!
Tree of Life in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Almost the entirety of Disney World is under construction right now. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is building a new animation courtyard, moving The Muppets to Rock ‘n’ Rollercoaster, and adding Monsters Inc. to where Muppet’s Courtyard used to be. Meanwhile, Magic Kingdom is getting ready to start building Piston Peak and Villains Land. Then, there’s Animal Kingdom, which will be going through a MASSIVE change!
So much is happening at Disney World that it can be tough to keep. Fortunately, our team stays up-to-date on all the latest developments so we can bring you the latest coverage — including updates on two of the resort’s newest rides.
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A lot of rides are currently in development at Disney World, such as new attractions in Magic Kingdom’s not-yet-built Villains Land and Piston Peak, and the new Indiana Jones ride coming to Animal Kingdom‘s Tropical Americas-themed land. However, we’re taking a closer look at a couple of rides that are firmly in development at the moment: the new Monsters, Inc. roller coaster coming to Hollywood Studios and the new Encanto ride coming to Animal Kingdom!
The annual TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) Global Experience Index just released its official report for 2024. The report summarizes data from the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), Entertainment + Culture Advisors (ECA), The Park Database (TPDB), and InPark Magazine. Now, we finally have a list of the most visited theme parks worldwide in 2024! While the report includes the most visited theme parks globally, Florida’s own Magic Kingdom Park topped the list. Are you surprised? As theme park reporters ourselves (who travel to major amusement parks all over the world), we’re not surprised.
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In fact, Disney won big in this category, claiming four of the top five most visited theme parks worldwide in 2024. Following Magic Kingdom, the list includes Disneyland Park, Universal Studios Japan, Tokyo Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland.
Disney World is going through a period of change like we have never seen before! Lands are closing left and right, and classic attractions are seeing some pretty big makeovers.
Another one bites the dust!
We love the idea of new projects, but we won’t lie! Change is hard, and now 2 more restaurants have permanently closed in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Let’s check out what’s closed and what is taking its place!
Disney giveth, and Disney taketh away. Well, folks, the time has come to say goodbye to two more DinoLand U.S.A. snack spots.
Breaking DinoLand NEWS!
DinoLand at Animal Kingdom is being transformed into the new Tropical Americas-themed Pueblo Esperanza, and ahead of that transformation, Disney has announced that Dino-Bite Snacks and Trilo-Bites will permanently close on October 20th, 2025. Here’s what you need to know.
You know the old saying, “When one door closes, another one opens.“? Well, there are a whole lot of doors closing over in Disney’s Animal Kingdom as the park prepares to debut a new Tropical Americas-themed land, called Pueblo Esperanza. DinoLand U.S.A. is closing in phases as construction kicks off, but that leaves us with an important question: what’s gonna happen to all of our favorite DinoLand snacks?
Buffalo Chicken Chips
If you know us around here, you may know that the Buffalo Chicken Chips served at the Trilo-Bites snack stand are a DFB FAVORITE. As this little snack stand goes extinct, will the chips, too, disappear for good? Disney just quietly confirmed a BUNCH of snack changes on the My Disney Experience website, and we’ve got GOOD NEWS for our fellow chip lovers.
While Destination D23 — the year’s biggest Disney fan convention — happened in August, Disney saved some big news for September.
The sun is setting on Dinoland U.S.A.
We love bringing you news about additions and fun Disney World changes. But, alas, the biggest news drop in September had more to do with a beloved Animal Kingdom land saying goodbye forever in 2026.
Indiana Jones is coming to Animal Kingdom, but not everyone is thrilled about it.
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As part of the Tropical Americas addition coming to Animal Kingdom, DinoLand U.S.A. will be replaced by Pueblo Esperanza, a new land headlined by rides based on Encanto and, yes, Indiana Jones. Unfortunately, we have some bad news about the latter.
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