A family wearing masks walks past Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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DisneyAmusement parks are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic closing their domestic and international locations in 2020.
Revenue is growing for Disney’s parks, experiences, and products division, and the company is seeing steady increases in attendance, night occupancy, and cruise lines. .
In its most recent earnings, Disney touted that its new Genie+ and Lightning Lane products helped boost ticket sales per capita for the quarter. These new digital features were introduced to manage the guest experience and allow parkers to bypass routes to get to key attractions.
The company says it has been able to deliver in-park experiences such as meet and greet characters, theatrical performances and night-time events at Disneyland, which has allowed them to boost their stamina. contained at its parks, CEO Bob Chapek said at the time. Disney has focused on attendance since reopening after the first wave of the pandemic closed in early 2020 and established a new online booking system for crowd control.
The company continues to add new features and attractions to its theme parks and cruise lines, which Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s head of parks, experiences and products, outlined. out Sunday at Expo D23.
Disneyland Resort
D’Amaro welcomed Jon Favreau, executive producer of “The Mandalorian,” on stage to announce that Mandalorian will appear with an animated Grogu in Galaxy’s Edge as part of the costumed characters in the series. The mainland is ready to meet and greet and interact. He will arrive in November.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek revealed on Friday that California-based Disneyland will have a third attraction at its Avengers Facility. The ride is based on the multiverse and the riders will fight against villains from different universes, including King Thanos.
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige made a live appearance while Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk, appeared via video to reveal that Hulk would be coming to the park as a meet and greet opportunity. BILLIONhis version of Hulk developed as part of Project Exo and will go to the park next week.
(LR): Jonathan Becker (R&D Imagineer), Josh D’Amaro (President, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products), Richard-Alexandre Peloquin (Research Engineer Imagineer).
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Pacific Wharf at Disney California Adventure will be transformed into San Fransokyo from “Big Hero Six” and have a chance to meet Baymax, the helpful healthcare robot. Additionally, the Paradise Pier Hotel is becoming the Pixar Place Hotel.
Downtown Disney will add several new restaurants including Porto Bakery and Cafe and Din Tai Fung.
Disneyland’s Toon Town enclave will feature a version of the Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway attraction from Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, as well as several cosmetic updates and new children’s playgrounds. These updates are expected in 2023.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which replaces Splash Mountain, takes place shortly after the events of “The Princes and the Frog” and follows Princess Tiana as she searches for a missing ingredient for a Carnival celebration party. The ride is expected to reopen by the end of 2024.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure model, which will replicate Disneyland’s Mount Splash, is on display during Walt Disney Expo D23 in Anaheim, California on September 9, 2022.
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D’Amaro said that music will be an important part of the trip and that the cast from the film will return to lend their voices to their voices. Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Tiana, took to the stage to sing “I’m near There” and “Dig a Little Deeper” from the 2009 animated film.
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D’Amaro announced that Disney is in the process of creating a spectacular new evening for Epcot to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. Also, Journey of Water, inspired by “Moana”, announced back in 2019 will be out in late 2023.
Also coming to Epcot is Figment, the fan-favorite purple dragon, who will return to the park for future meet and greets.
Also, next year, the Ghost of the Hat Box will appear at the Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World.
D’Amaro showed footage of his Tron Light Cycle Run test ride, noting that the ride is slated to open in spring 2023 at the Magic Kingdom.
Disney Cruises
Disney’s sixth cruise ship is called “Disney Treasure” and celebrates Walt Disney’s love of adventure. The hall was inspired by “Aladdin” and features a statue of Jasmine and Aladdin riding on a magic carpet.
D’Amaro says “Disney Wonder” will come to Australia and New Zealand starting October 2023.
The company is also opening a new island resort in the Bahamas called Lighthouse Point. D’Amaro says 90% of electricity used at the site will be provided by solar energy.
International Resort
Duffy and Friends, cuddly characters from Shanghai Disney Resort, will have their own stop-motion series on Disney+.
D’Amaro also shows off new images from the land of Zootopia, which will feature a large animation of Officer Clawhauser. No date has been set for the official opening of the site.
Hong Kong Disneyland is getting a new Walt Disney statue, which was inspired by Walt watching his child ride a ferris wheel and inspired the launch of Disney theme parks. The park’s Frozen-themed grounds will open in the second half of 2023.
In Paris, a new promenade will be added to tie the new Frozen-inspired land to the rest of the park, and a “Tangled” themed attraction will be added to the new garden.
Tokyo Disney Resort is also in the process of adding a new land to its park based on “Frozen,” “Tangled” and “Peter Pan” called Fantasy Springs.
Space Mountain at Tokyo DISneyland will undergo a transformation in 2024 and has a new plaza to be completed in 2027.
Crossing the Great Thunder Mountain
At the end of the panel, D’Amaro discussed what he calls the “blue sky” projects the Imagine team is working on. There are projects that are still in early development and may not see the light of day in the end.
D’Amaro talked about the possibility of renovating Dino Land at Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. Early ideas for the space included the possibility of bringing “Zootopia” into the park, which includes a variety of districts and animals, or even “Moana.”
At Magic Kingdom, Disney is asking the question: “What’s behind Big Thunder Mountain?” The company has teased that a region based on “Coco” could be in that location or “Encanto”.
D’Amaro even teased the possibility of bringing to life an area in the Magic Kingdom attacked by Disney villains. The crowd erupted in applause at the suggestion. For the most part, the villains appear in Disney’s Halloween specials.
“We will never stop making you happy,” he said.
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