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D23 is a biannual event where Disney reveals their plans for parks, media, and other entertainment. D23 2024 took place this past weekend, and there were a lot of big announcements. In an effort to draw contrast with previous D23 events which included some highly speculative plans, Disney Experiences Chairmen Josh D'Amaro prefaced the Imagineering project announcements by saying:
“Everything we share here tonight is in active development. This isn’t Blue Sky. We’re doing all of it.”
I haven't found a singular, concise list of all the announcements in one place, so I'm trying to compile it all here. Please chime in if you see I missed anything, or if you're particularly hyped (or particularly not hyped) about any of these announcements!
Two Cars attractions to be added in Frontierland. There's some concept art for that as well. Not a mirror of the existing Cars Land or Radiator Springs Racers, but similar in concept to the latter. The concept art seems to indicate that this attraction will entirely replace the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island attractions.
Disney Starlight, a new night-time parade, premiers Summer of 2025.
Animal Kingdom
Tropical Americas Land to replace Dinoland USA (concept art here), set to open in 2027, with at least two new attractions planned:
An Indiana Jones ride, which will replace the Dinosaur ride. Seems to re-use the existing ride vehicles and looks similar to Indiana Jones Adventure, but "will be an all-new adventure, unlike any of the existing Indy attractions around the world."
An Encanto dark-ride that "takes place inside Casita on the day after young Antonio receives his gift of communicating with animals."
Hollywood Studios
Monsters, Inc Land to be added, which will feature "the first suspended coaster ever in a Disney Park."
Smuggler's Run to be updated, new mission featuring The Mandolorian and Grogu to be added in 2026. More info here.
EPCOT
Test Track to be refreshed, new scenes added. More info here.
Disneyland
Walt Disney – A Magical Life, complete with "audio-animatronic" Walt Disney, will debut inside the Main Street Opera House in 2025 (concept art, more info)
Avengers Campus to be expanded, doubling its current size and adding two new attractions. Construction to begin in 2025 (concept art here, more info here). Those attractions are:
Avengers Infinity Defense, which resembles Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, but for Marvel Comics Universe locales.
Stark Flight Lab, which resembles the mechanics of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universal, but with two people per ride vehicle.
Avatar Land to be added, themed after the second film "as well as upcoming films."
Monster Jam, a film about the monster truck event starring Dwayne Johnson, currently filming
Shows
Marvel
Daredevil: Born Again (launches March 2025)
Agatha All Along (premiers September 18, 2024, trailer here)
Ironheart (set for 2025)
Star Wars
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (premiers December 3, 2024, trailer here)
Andor, Season 2 (set for 2025)
Pixar
Win or Lose, Pixar's first series (premiers December 6, 2024, trailer here)
Dream Productions, also by Pixar, "an Inside Out spin-off about the dream factory inside Riley's head," set sometime in between the two movies (set for 2025)
Other
Percy Jackson and The Olympians, Season 2 (set for 2025, trailer here)
Other
Disney Cruise Line to add 4 new ships (bringing the total to 13). More info here.
Disney to collaborate with Epic Games on Fortnite. More info here.
Thank you for posting this. I definitely am excited to talk at length with my super fan customer about all these things, and having a list makes that much easier.