The Biggest Disney NEWS Bombs You’ve Missed So Far This Week
Wow! Disney news has been off the charts recently!
Cinderella Castle
We learned a lot of important updates from Josh D’Amaro, the Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Chairman, at the IAAPA Expo. We’re here to review ALL of the big news updates from Monday!
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
One of the biggest pieces of news from the event was the mention of Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opening in 2021. Josh D’Amaro said, “Coming in 2021, we’re still on track to open Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.”
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Construction was halted when the park closures began and it was unsure of when Disney would open the attraction. Now we’ve got a better clue! We’ve been keeping an eye on the France Pavilion construction progress in EPCOT, and we’re pretty excited to have some sort of time frame!
Get more information about the opening of Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Splash Mountain Redesign
Another big piece of news was that certain changes like the “reimagining of Splash Mountain, have been expedited to ensure that all who visit the company’s parks do feel welcome as well.” This means that The Princess and the Frog redesign is a priority for Disney.
Princess and the Frog attraction Concept Art ©Disney
While we still don’t have an exact timeframe, Disney has made it clear that the process of transforming this ride to feature Princess Tiana and her friends in the bayou, will be sped up to make every guest feel welcome. We have seen a few details on the new design, but we can’t wait to see the finished product!
More details on redesign of Splash Mountain
Orange County Moves Back to Purple Tier
One of the most important news stories is that Orange County, in which Disneyland Resort is located, has moved back to the purple tier (the highest level) of COVID-19 cases.
Screenshot from Today’s Press Conference
This could push back the opening of Disneyland Resort even further. Orange County must reach the lowest (yellow) tier in order to reopen Disneyland. We will continue to keep you updated on what this means for the reopening of Disneyland.
More information on Disneyland’s reopening guidelines
Inclusion Added to Key Values
During the IAAPA Expo, Josh D’Amaro stated that Disney will be adding the fifth key of “inclusion” to the company and business values. The established keys include “Safety, Courtesy, Show, and Efficiency,” but this new key will “have a huge impact across the Company.”
©Disney
Cast Members will be expected to follow these key values and he wants each new generation of Cast Members to uphold these values.
Get more information on Disney’s key values
Genie App Preview
On top of the My Disney Experience app, Disney is introducing the Disney Genie app to help guests plan for their vacation. Tilak Mandadi, Disney’s Executive Vice President of Digital and Chief Technology Officer of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, gave the public a first look at the new app’s abilities.
©Disney
The app will help plan and change itineraries, make personalized recommendations based on where you are at in the parks, and give an estimated arrival time to certain attractions. How neat!
Read more about the new Disney Genie app
Entertainment Will Return to Disney Parks
Recently, Disney laid off many Cast Members from the entertainment department. D’Amaro noted that these shows and entertainment experiences are set to return in the future.
Finding Nemo The Musical
He said, “We’ve heard from many of our guests that they’re looking forward to us bringing back some of the entertainment that we recently had to discontinue, and we plan to do that.” He did not provide specific details, but this gives us hope for more entertainment to come back to Disney World!
Read more about the entertainment layoffs at Disney
Windows to the Wild Program
Tilak Mandadi also gave us a look at new virtual reality elements coming to Disney World. This is referred to as the “metaverse” and one of the new programs is called Windows to the Wild. Mandadi said, “The Windows to the Wild Program that we are working on brings these [animal] interactions to fans through Virtual Reality.”
©Disney
It appears that guests will be able to use goggles to see animals up close and will be an exclusive offering at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Get more information on the new Windows to the Wild Program
First Looks at Attractions, Restaurants, and Hotels
One of the most exciting parts of the IAAPA Expo was all of the sneak peeks we got of upcoming projects! Disney shared a look into the hotel rooms at the new Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, and it was pretty epic!
©Disney via IAAPA Expo 2020 Presentation
It looks like there is a bed with orange detail on top and a window looking out into space. The angle from which the photo is taken is on what appears to be a bunk bed.
©Disney via IAAPA Expo 2020 Presentation
We cannot wait to get into one of these!
See more photos of the upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
We also got a look at the highly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind! In this video, you can see how the car spins as it goes along the coaster track.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind ride vehicles! Footage from the IAAPA Expo! pic.twitter.com/7NP1SVa3Mv
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For all of you thrill-seekers and Guardians of the Galaxy fans, we will keep you updated as soon as we hear about a reopening date! For now, we’ll be watching the progress in EPCOT.
Check out more photos of the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
Since EPCOT is full of new projects, we also got a glimpse of the new Space 220 restaurant coming to the park soon. The photo shows two Imagineers working on the restaurant with some very large “windows” that will make guests feel like they are floating in space.
©Disney via IAAPA Expo 2020 Presentation
This also shows what the seating will look like inside. We can’t wait to be able to dine in space (well, sorta)!
Get a glimpse at the upcoming Space 220 in EPCOT
To switch things up, we are now headed over to Disneyland Resort! While Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway has been open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for a bit now, it was announced that the attraction would be making its way to Toontown in Disneyland. Disney showed us some of the progress on the attraction!
©Disney via IAAPA Expo 2020 Presentation
It may not look like much yet, but we love to see progress!
Get more information on Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway progress
For all of the Marvel fans in the house, this next one is for you! We got a sneak peek at Avengers Campus which is set to come to Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris. Josh D’Amaro mentioned that “construction continues” on Avengers Campus and said that the new land “will invite guests to team up with the Avengers and their allies in a fully immersive land.” Sounds so cool!
©Disney via IAAPA Expo 2020 Presentation
We saw some photos of the Quinjet being installed, but these new photos gave a new perspective!
©Disney via IAAPA Expo 2020 Presentation
Disney also shared what the ride vehicles for WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure will look like. This attraction looks incredible!
©Disney via IAAPA Expo 2020 Presentation
We can’t wait for the opportunity to ride this one as guests get to help Spider-Man on his adventures!
More details on the new Spider-Man attraction coming to Disneyland Resort
Over in Shanghai Disneyland, a Zootopia-themed land in currently in the works. And, we got a construction update for the park expansion!
Construction Update on Shanghai Disneyland’s ‘Zootopia’ Expansion ©Disney
Although it is nowhere near finished yet, we are excited to see what this looks like in the future.
More details on the Zootopia-themed land at Shanghai Disneyland
Whew! That is all of the major Disney news from this week…so far! It is exciting to see and hear new updates on all of these upcoming projects. Stay tuned to DFB for the latest Disney news.
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