Today we will be discussing Disney World Additions starting in September 2023 into 2024. There were some major Disney World announcements that we are thrilled to talk about!
The D23 Expo, held in September, consisted of three days of celebrating 100 years of all things Disney by the Official Disney Fan Club! We cannot recap everything presented during the three days, but below you will find 10 of our favorites specific to Disney World which we are ecstatic to share!
New Epcot Treats
Epcot has new attractions, characters, shows and new treats to be discovered this year! First, go beyond the reef, become voyagers, and experience Journey of Water, inspired by Moana. The walk-through experience will be officially opening on October 16th, 2023, at Epcot in Disney World. It will be located within World Nature, one of the neighborhoods highlighting the order and balance of the natural world.
Moana, the sea-loving, courageous princess, will have her own private meet and greet near the attraction. Moana is calling you to find the line where the sky meets the sea! Secondly, from Sea to Sky, Epcot will be featuring a new night show called, Luminous, the Symphony of Us, beginning on December 5, 2023, at Disney World. The show will consist of dazzling fireworks, lasers, fountains and music that will light up the showcase lagoon and pay tribute to the connection we all share as human beings.
The Imagination of Figment
Third, use your imagination to welcome our favorite purple dragon, Figment, to the Imagination Pavilion. Figment is open for meet and greets and we cannot wait to get a picture with him after we ride one of the classics at Epcot, Figment of your Imagination.
Test Track will be getting some attention from the Disney Imagineers when they team up with Chevrolet to reimagine this attraction. Finally, check out the New Marketplace Brew-Wing Lab at the Odyssey in Epcot.
A variety of experimental foods and drinks including the Pickle Milkshake and Peanut Butter and Jelly Sticky Wings will be served there! Be careful with the “Unnecessarily Spicy, Yet extremely tasty Scotch Bonnet pepper-curry wings with cool cucumber yogurt,” you will definitely need that Pickle Milkshake nearby you!
Magical Enhancements
Next, we are highlighting 3 additions specifically in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World. First, there will be an expansion beyond Thunder Mountain in Frontierland that will bring new attractions, restaurants and characters. There was no specific theme talked about nor the timeline of when this expansion will take place.
Regardless, the expansion is very exciting and will really open up Frontierland. Next to Frontierland, guests love to venture to the open seas of pirate infested waters and now there will be even more reason to visit Jack Sparrow because Disney World will be opening a pirate themed lounge.
Looking forward to hearing more about the details of lounging pirate style in the Spanish fort! The last addition, Encanto fans, get ready! The free-spirited, optimistic Mirabel will be eager to meet her fans at her new meet and greet location on the outskirts of Fantasyland!
New Wild Changes
Animal Kingdom received some love with the announcement of changes coming to its Park. Dinoland will be truly in the past when Disney Imagineers recreate the space allowing room for the Tropical Americas, a biodiverse area to include adventures from Indiana Jones and Encanto. Again, there was no timeline announced to when this project will commence. Second, a new show will be reimagined for the Tree of life based on the movie Zootopia.
Thank you for stopping by and we hope you’re as excited as we are to experience all the new Disney World Additions to come!! We are here to assist you in experiencing all the Magic….and all the new adventure that awaits! Contact Us, A Park Specialist awaits to share the Magic!