As one huge construction project ends, a new one begins in Disney World.
EPCOT has been undergoing a huge transformation for the past few years, and it is almost complete. Now it seems Disney’s new construction zone may be at Animal Kingdom because we just got some huge news from Destination D23!
In 2022, Disney teased a DinoLand replacement with Zootopia and Moana-themed lands, but we haven’t heard anything since then — until now!
At Destination D23, Disney confirmed that DinoLand, U.S.A. will be going away to be replaced by a new land. Bruce Vaughn, Chief Creative Officer at Walt Disney Imagineering, joined Josh D’Amaro, Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, on stage to discuss where else Imagineering has thought about taking guests when they visit Animal Kingdom.
Vaughn mentioned that Imagineers are focusing on “The Tropical Americas” part of the world, which is the northern part of South America and Central America. This area is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth.
Although both Zootopia and Moana were previously mentioned for DinoLand, Disney has now said that it’s considering the worlds of both Encanto and Indiana Jones for the area. Disney even mentioned that work is being done on the Casita from Encanto.
Disney released concept art for these lands — take a look at that below.
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What do you think about these changes? Let us know in the comments.
Disclosure: We were invited by Disney to attend Destination D23. This did not affect our reporting of the event — our opinions are our own.
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