The 5 Most Exciting Disney Parks Updates From D23

Movies come and go , but Disney’s theme parks are forever. They’re arguably the most crucial and recognizable thing about Disney, and have hosted millions and millions of guests over the decades. But those guests grow up, technology gets better, and the parks change. And when those changes happen, D23 is where they get announced.

Saturday night, Disney once again took over the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA for a massive presentation about what’s new and exciting in its theme parks. A ton of info was revealed about things such as a new Lion King land, updates on Coco and Encanto rides, and upcoming new lands dedicated to Cars and Monsters Inc . You can get the full, official recap at this link , but below, we’re focusing on five announcements we found the most exciting.

Disney doesn’t always like to put numbers on these updates until it’s good and ready, and now it’s good and ready with two new Avengers Campus rides coming to Disney’s California Adventure. Both Avengers: Infinity Defense and the Stark Flight Lab will open in 2028, and it was revealed that several actors from the films are along for the ride.

In Infinity Defense , Iman Vellani will reprise her role as Ms. Marvel, explaining to guests how they’ll travel around the world to assemble the Avengers to bring down King Thanos. Among those Avengers will be Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, and Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. We guess it’s not canon.

Over at the Stark Flight Lab, Downey will be a part of it, joined by Mackie and Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. There are also some insane looking Marvel attractions coming to Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disney, and more. You can get more info about all of them here.

Tomorrowland has had some tweaks in recent years, but nothing major. Apparently, something major is on the way, we just don’t know what. According to Disney , that transformation will “honor the legacy of the original land while reimagining its future. Disneyland Resort will strive to preserve what guests cherish most, while also introducing new experiences and possibilities for the next generation of fans.”

Does that mean a new Space Mountain, like the just-announced changes coming to Japan or France? The removal of its massive Star Wars Launch Bay? We don’t know. We also don’t know when this will happen, but the park’s 75th anniversary coming in 2030, so we’ll see if it’s ready by then.

We’ve known for a while that a new Indiana Jones ride is coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando. But now we know so much more: it’s called Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent , and will take guests on a dangerous journey below a Mayan temple, which, yes, will include a giant jade serpent. Plus, Harrison Ford himself will be the model for the ride’s animatronic version of Indy, which is a first.

We don’t know when this new ride will open, but you can read more about it and see some more art at this link.

Last D23 had a big, final reveal of Disney adding a villain-focused area into the Magic Kingdom at Orlando’s Walt Disney World.