Disney Parks' D23 keynote was packed — here's everything new coming to Disney World and Disneyland, including Piston Peak, Avengers Campus, and Villains Land

Considering that in 2024 the Disney Experiences panel at D23 delivered the news that Disney would be bringing new lands to parks across the globe, expansions on the high seas, attraction updates, and entirely new attractions, the bar was set high for D23 2026's Horizons: A Carousel of Progress keynote.

Even more so, many of these projects already have shovels in the ground.

At Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom , construction is well underway for Piston Peak — a new Cars-focused area — and Villains Land.

Nearby, at Hollywood Studios, there's Monstropolis , while Animal Kingdom has Tropical Americas being built.

Across the coast at Disneyland, work is underway on the expansion of Avengers Campus.

With many of these projects already in motion, the question heading into this year's showcase wasn't necessarily whether Disney would deliver more announcements, but what updates we'd get on the already-announced projects and whether there would be a few surprises.

It was a wide-ranging, two-hour-plus show hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and featuring many of Walt Disney Imagineering's brass, along with Thomas Mazloum , head of Disney Experiences.

Here are some of my favorites from the night.

Piston Peak will bring two new Cars attractions to Magic Kingdom Disney Experiences Disney Experiences Disney Experiences Disney Experiences I'm a pretty big fan of Cars, and it's likely no surprise that Piston Peak was the highlight for me.

The main off-road racing attraction will be called Cars: Ridge Run Rally, and like Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure, guests will race against other ride vehicles, each with its own personality.

Disney is also introducing a brand-new ride system designed to give guests a stronger sense of the bumps, dips, and other road elements as they race through Piston Peak.

It also won't be the open road of Route 66.

Since Piston Peak is a national park, guests will encounter a variety of landscapes throughout the race.

At one point, you'll race toward the top of the mountain for a snow-filled scene before heading back down through bumps and high-speed moments in the desert.