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D23 Expo 2019 Breaking News
D23 Breaking News: Disney announces all new Daytime Parade coming to Disneyland
At the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA Bob Chapek announced that a new daytime parade would be coming to Disneyland very soon. He said that the new parade would be called "Magic Happens". The parade would celebrate inspiring moments of magic at the heart of so many Disney stories. He also said that there would be some awesome floats from some of your favorite films such as Moana, Sleeping Beauty, Coco, and lots more all led by Mickey and the gang.
D23 Breaking: Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway will be opening in Mickeys Toontown in Disneyland in 2022.
During the Parks and Resorts Pannel Bob Chapek announced that Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway would be opening in Disneyland in Mickey's Toontown and would open in 2022. He stated that you would be in an unpredictable Mickey Mouse short where anything can go wrong.
D23 Breaking: Zootopia Land coming to Shanghai Disney Resort
During the Parks and Resorts Panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA Bob Chapek announced that a Zootopia land would be coming to Shanghai Disney Resort. He said that the land would bring new entertainment, merchandise, and dining. He also stated that a new major attraction would be coming to the land that integrates storytelling and the are of technology.
D23 Breaking: Hong Kong Disneyland receiving a Castle Transformation.
During the D23 Parks and Resorts Panel Bob Chapek announced that Hong Kong Disneyland would receive a castle transformation. He told us that this castle will be like no other since it will be featuring 13 magical stories that feature princesses and heroines. He also stated that there would be a new daytime castle show as well as a new nighttime castle show. And for all of the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique lovers the transformed castle will be the new location for the boutique.
D23 Breaking: Hong Kong Disneyland Multi-Year Transformation.
During the Parks and Resorts Panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA Bob Chapek announced that as part of the Hong Kong Disneyland Multi-Year transformation, the park would be receiving a new land themed to Frozen. The land will include two new attractions. The first attraction that Bob announced was "Wandering Oaken's Sliding Sleighs". This attraction will showcase Sphen and Olaf as they pull you up the lift before sending you on your way. And the second ride that will be in the land will be a Frozen Ever After just like the one in Epcot.
D23 Breaking: New Cirque Du Soleil show coming to Disney Springs.
During the Parks and Resorts Panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA Bob Chapek announced that Walt Disney Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering have partnered with Cirque Du Soleil to create a new show that combines Disney storytelling with the signature Cirque Du Soleil artistry. Previews for the show will begin March 20, 2020 and the world debut will be on April 17, 2020
D23 Breaking: Target and Disney Partnership
At the Parks and Resorts Panel at D23 in Anaheim, CA Bob Chapek announced that Disney and Target are coming together on a project to launch 25 Disney Stores nationwide on October 4. And to open an additional 40 stores by October 2020. Chapek stated that the "Shop in Shop" will feature an enhanced Disney assortment of more than 450 items. With over 100 items that were previously only available at Disney retail locations.
D23 Breaking: Avengers Campus
Bob Chapek announced during the Parks and Resorts Panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA that the first ride-through attraction featuring Spider-Man will open in Avengers Campus beginning in 2020 in Disney California Adventure and later in Disneyland Paris.
Avengers Campus will also feature Pym Test Kitchen where Pym Technologies is using the latest innovations to grow and shrink food.
And for the first time, the Avengers Campuses will give guests a chance to meet Ant-Man and the Wasp along with many of your favorite super heroes.
D23 Breaking: Avengers Campus E- Ticket Attraction
As superheroes assemble at both campuses, one of the iconic buildings in California will be the Avengers Headquarters. The building will be the future entrance to a new E-Ticket attraction where guests will fly along the Avengers in an epic adventure to Wakanda and beyond when it opens in the next phase of development.
D23 Breaking: Multi-Year Epcot Transformation
It was announced at the Parks and Resorts Panel by Bob Chapek that as part of the Epcot Multi-Year transformation that the park would be made into new sections or as it will be known, neighborhoods. The park will keep the major highlight of the park "World Showcase" and divide future world into 3 neighborhoods. The neighborhoods will be called World Showcase, World Nature, World Discovery, and World Celebration.
D23 Breaking: Spaceship Earth
At World Celebration, Spaceship Earth will remain the parks grand icon but the journey will be transformed with new scenes reflecting the universal nature of the human experience. A new guide and all new narration will focus on storytelling that brings people together.
World Celebration in Epcot will also feature breathtaking views at Dreamers Point, lush gardens, a wishing tree, an interactive new fountain and a new statue celebrating the legacy of the original dreamer, Walt Disney.
D23 Breaking: New Pavilion in World Celebration
A new pavilion at World Celebration will be the home base for Epcot’s signature festivals, providing a stunning view of World Showcase and an ideal spot to witness the park’s nighttime spectacular. This three level structure will have one of the most remarkable designs at any Disney park and will fast become a new icon for Epcot.
D23 Breaking: Guardians of The Galaxy Roller Coaster at Epcot
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot will feature the first reverse launch into space! This thrilling, family-friendly attraction will feature a never-before-seen storytelling coaster that rotates to focus on the action – wherever it may be.
D23 Breaking: Space Themed Restaurant
Also at World Discovery in Epcot, an expansion of the Mission: SPACE pavilion, the new restaurant Space 220, will open this winter as an out-of-this-world culinary experience with the celestial panorama of a space station, including daytime and nighttime views of Earth from 220 miles up.
D23 Breaking: New Pavilion coming to World Discovery
PLAY! pavilion at World Discovery is opening in time for the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World. In this interactive metropolis, guests will discover a city bursting with games, activities, and experiences that connect them with friends, family, and beloved Disney characters like never before.
D23 Breaking: New Moana inspired attraction coming soon! And new film coming to the land pavilion.
In World Nature, The reinvention of Epcot will include Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana.” This first-ever experience inspired by the Walt Disney Animation Studios hit film will let guests interact with magical, living water in a beautiful and inspiring setting.
And the Land pavilion’s new film “Awesome Planet,” which showcases the spectacular beauty, diversity, and dynamic story of the planet in World Nature, will begin welcoming guests in January 2020.
D23 Breaking: World Showcase
In the China pavilion, “Wondrous China” will take guests on a spectacular journey across China, filmed and presented in a completely seamless 360-degree digital format.
Also at World Showcase, the film “Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360” will debut in January 2020 in the Canada pavilion with new scenes and a new story.
The France pavilion will offer even more for guests to discover, including a new “Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along” in January 2020. And in summer 2020, the much-anticipated attraction Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will open, as well as a delicious new restaurant called La Crêperie de Paris.
World Showcase at Epcot will also welcome the first attraction inspired by Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, which will join the United Kingdom pavilion as an entirely new neighborhood!
D23 Breaking: Epcot Receiving a new Nighttime Spectacular!
Following the limited time run of Epcot Forever at Epcot, a new nighttime spectacular called “HarmonioUS” will be the largest ever created for a Disney park. It will celebrate how the music of Disney inspires people the world over.
D23 Breaking: New Disney Genie App
Planned to debut in late 2020, Disney Genie is a revolutionary new digital offering that will enhance the way guests plan for and experience a trip to Walt Disney World Resort.
Disney Genie will make planning easier and more fun by providing guests customized itineraries geared to princesses, thrill seekers, foodies, families and more. Guests will even be able to tell Disney Genie what they want to experience, and it will quickly evaluate millions of options to present them with an optimal day.
D23 Breaking: New Walt Disney World Resort
Reflections: A Disney Lakeside Lodge, a unique hotel and proposed Disney Vacation Club resort inspired by the wonders of nature and artistry of Walt Disney.
D23 Breaking: Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser
At Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, both children and adults will have the opportunity to face off against a training remote while wielding a lightsaber like Luke Skywalker did as he was learning to use The Force.
D23 Breaking: Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser 2 night adventure.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World Resort will be a new, first-of-its-kind vacation experience where guests will check-in for a two-night adventure aboard a glamorous starship called the Halcyon. Once onboard, guests will interact with characters and become active participants in stories that unfold around them on their galactic journey.
D23 Breaking: New Disney Cruise Line Private Island
Disney Cruise Line guests can look forward to a signature island experience that celebrates the spirit and culture of The Bahamas and the natural environment at a new Disney port of call, which will be located on the breathtaking island of Eleuthera at a place called Lighthouse Point.
D23 Breaking: New Disney Cruise Line Ship
The Disney Wish is the name of the fifth Disney Cruise Line ship. Magic will be found throughout this new ship, including the three-story atrium that will be inspired by the beauty of an enchanted fairytale. The Disney Wish will be delivered in late 2021 and will set sail beginning in January 2022.
And for the Disney Wish, the signature stern character will be Rapunzel.
Thank you for reading our coverage of the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products presentation at D23 Expo
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