D23 Parks Panel 2024 My Reaction & HONEST THOUGHTS!! I Break Down Every Announcement

[@mcgruff18753]

Hard hit that the cars ride in WDW is at the expense of Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer's Island.

[@travisadamson9428]

It is crazy to think that Disneyland will be celebrating their 70th Birthday soon. I remember going during their 30th birthday and winning a free single day pass back into the park for being the 30th person through the gates. My how time flies.

[@dennycortez3720]

I remember that too! My lil brother was sooo mad because we all got pins and he didn’t. He won a park. ticket!

[@michaelingram2549]

I remember 20 years ago seeing Roy jr lead children in a parade at O'Hana's. Bodyguard the size of a barn door. Memories of days past.

[@illuminaughty2929]

In addition to the new Walt Disney animatronic, i wish they had plans to bring back the People Mover at Disneyland

[@curlylyric]

same

[@carmel1631]

I hope there are plans for taking better care of what's already there. Keeps things up so not so much has to be shut down at the same time.

[@002mjr]

I really wish they would put some money into DL tomorrowland. Seriously, it’s bad.

[@sandyd6602]

I wanted this aswell but we cant trust current Disney to fix TomorrowLand or anything else for that matter. Look what they did to our Splash Mountain. They have the woke reverse Midas Touch. I hope they just leave TL alone until new management steps in.

[@larrybremer4930]

@@sandyd6602 Move star tours to Galaxies Edge and bring back the inner space ride, put a new show in the carousel, bring back mission mars because pizza planet sucks. Oh, and a new peoplemover. Then rip out autopia and submarines and reroute monorail and peoplemover accordingly to put a new land or two in its place.

[@brittanytaylor2863]

I skipped that land while we were there last week. I just like the bathroom area by autotopia for a quick break 😂

[@LivingLighterThanLife]

Adventure land needs it more it has 2 rides and a tree house that was exciting for a few months

[@trippbabbitt7960]

When I see it, I will believe it. Disney has let us down for years. They talk a big game but rarely deliver in recent history.

[@Rrusso92]

This is honestly my thought as well. We’ve been promised an e-ticket avengers ride for years!! We’ve seen the concept art, we’ve seen the vehicle designs, we’ve heard of king thanos….. show me shovels in the ground!

[@bryalogicalgaming5817]

"What do you mean?" said a Disney cast member tossing the last props from Superstar Limo into a giant trash bin marked burnable.

[@robertnove528]

This is different, trust me. Josh has way more skin in the game!!

[@dayoldbread1696]

@@Rrusso92exactly plus the original avengers e ticket had you flying around in jetpack seats using an all new ambitious ride system. This new multiverse version is a huge downgrade

[@Rrusso92]

@@dayoldbread1696 I’m thinking someone saw those plans and thought they were for king thanks ride but they were actually for Stark Test Flight or whatever it’s called. Honestly, that ride looks like you’re going to be on the ground level the entire time and not on the track that takes you up and around like the plans show. I can’t remember what KZbinr I saw do I video about it, but it sounded awesome until they showed it at D23 lol

[@randykillman6475]

I love seeing Lincoln and am happy to know that it stays and exciting to hear about Walt.

[@tyne76]

thanks for making this a quick overview and not a drawn out 3 hour reaction video!

[@letysilisibarreche6686]

I'm extremely excited about Walt Disney audio-animatronic. I'm going to see it every time I go to DL (every 2 weeks), for the rest of my life!! I literally cried when they announced it!

[@kestradarowski3439]

Lots of exciting news. I think Cars makes sense by Big Thunder because the landscape can blend really well together, but I get why it wasn’t taken well by many and why it’s confusing. I’m also torn about how I feel about Walt animatronic. But when I heard that Roy P has been in communication about all of it, I fell a bit better. Super excited about Villains Land!

[@miguelfernandez1643]

Roy P. Disney is not Walt's grandson. Roy P. is the son of Roy E. who was Walt's nephew so Roy P. is related to, but not a direct descendant of Walt. I don't know if WDI is working with any of Walt's actual descendants, but I kind of doubt it or else they would have named them, I doubt that Walt's actual daughter, Dianne Disney Miller, creator of the Walt Disney Family Museum, would have been happy about her father being made into an animatronic robot.

[@RCA-87]

When the Walt Animatronics was announced me and wife cried of joy.... That's was amazing

[@lvuittonlvr8698]

Agree 💯 It's going to be awesome!!!! I think it's going to be really great to have the story of Walt Disney so everyone knows who created Disneyland.

[@JediHangout]

I wish there were some announcement for Tomorrowland in Disneyland. That land really needs a facelift. It always one of my favorites lands and when I was a kind I spent a lot of my time there, but now I go there only for Star Tours basically then spend most of my time at Galaxy’s Edge and New Orleans Square area. I just want to see something new (and something old) in Tomorrowland. What I mean by old is the People Mover returning.

[@jeanh9321]

Best night time parades are the Electric Light Parade and the Halloween Villains Parade. Nothing else compares.

[@PauloNavarro]

Paint the Night has been my personal favorite night time parade

[@ilovegodzilla]

Disney should theme one of the new 4 ships to villains only. That would be totally fun.

[@letysilisibarreche6686]

I was really hoping Disney will announce something to revive Tomorrowland, but nothing. Not even anything for the stage and the theater 😢

[@ari3lz3pp]

*PEOPLE MOVER! PEOPLE MOVER! PEOPLE MOVER!* 😂 Seriously though, I wish people would be louder about that. I wonder if Disney doesn't trust people in CA to be responsible vs people in FL? LOL Especially with all of the recent shutdowns AGAIN (seems they have had everything available at once maybe for three months in the past few years)...the walkways get SUPER crowded. Seems ridiculous they can't plan ahead for that/ don't care...

[@michellewinn5347]

I wish there was something for Tomorrowland in disneyland.

[@FunAtDisney]

Most people think the Monster’s area will be where the underused Animation Courtyard is now, which is actually a huge space. The Cars concept art are nothing like what is in DCA. They are more off-road looking with a Southwest theme. So I think it would work. After all, you now have a “bayou” next to Thunder Mountain!

[@jasonnewbold3612]

Need more Walt in the Parks. I'm glad the show is coming

[@BAM5636]

Totally agree

[@tinarash7772]

I don't remember you saying the one thing I was hoping for :( I was hoping for no reservations in Disneyland. Prayerfully ever again.

[@kelvington4182]

Very fun video, I appreciate that you can admit you make mistakes from time to time. It makes you more relatable. Can't wait to see the Walt animatronic, I bet it doesn't smoke. LOL

[@bethbauer6]

I am so excited about the additions to Avengers Campus! I always hoped they would do more there, the new rides sound amazing!!

[@stanfordite1]

None of them are coming. I'm excited to watch Avenger Campus closed down after Disney is broken up like Standard Oil was and Marvel taken away by Washington.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@stanfordite1 What will happen to the company?

[@bradkoerner1]

Lots of good announcements! What surprised me was the lack of any hotel or DVC announcements. Also, DL really is getting nothing (except Walt AA) and also DLP. I also find it very strange that they haven't confirmed the location of either Avatar or Coco at DCA.

[@Liz_in_the_OC]

There was talk that there would be an avatar land where the third gate/toy story parking lot is

[@ari3lz3pp]

It's odd but I assume the Grizzly play area will be replaced with some of Avatar. It just makes sense. They should rename the park though because that area was one of the last special tributes to California. LOL (San Fransokyo being small/disappointing and fantasy, the boardwalk being something all around the country, as well as Hollywood being something more widespread now that they also entertain at Disneyworld...). I'm just excited they are doing more for Cars in Disneyworld! I think it's a bummer they don't have Cars Land.

[@ari3lz3pp]

@@Liz_in_the_OC Isn't that miles away from the parks? Brickley says they would do a Frozen land presumably behind the RR where it passes Tiana's Bayou and Pooh Corner but I'm not even sure about that. Anaheim would have to allow Disney to take more public street usage I'm pretty sure. I'd definitely rather see that than Avatar.

[@judo6506]

I'm assuming the Coco and Avatar sections are going to be part of the Disneyland Forward project, so likely they just can't really disclose the info right now because it's still being planned and subject to change

[@stanfordite1]

Because none of these announcements are real or happening. All fake.

[@pandag2825]

Sadly, it's been confirmed that the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island will be demolished for the new Cars Land 😢. PPP, can we get your opinion on this new development? We know you LOVE the canoes.

[@sharonberman]

I am happy to hear about the domestic park’s new added attractions. I was hoping for some more news on Disneyland but am happy anytime they add something new like Smugglers Run overlay or retheme. Thanks for posting!

[@ari3lz3pp]

I forgot about that. Smuggler's Run. We rarely ride it because it's boring (as passholders we have ridden it about four times since it opened, mostly because of new people with us that want to see it). I also wish they would add more scenarios to it. Like I heard they originally were going to do. 😥 Best part of the ride is the outside and the famous sitting room photo op at the end of the line. TBH I would've rather they made the Millenium Falcon an open-guest experience with photo ops entirely, like the character houses in Toon Town and could meet Chewbacca and Han etc at the end!

[@Virgo-Moon]

I appreciate you and your family so much!! I found your channel because I’m going to Efteling with my mum and I’ve stayed for the lovely vibes. Thank you for being you ❤

[@wdwexploreandchill]

Yay! You’re the one I’ve been waiting for! 🎉💜 And Villains Land makes me sooooo happy!

[@RobertGoodwin-zv9vi]

@@wdwexploreandchill I really hope nobody is holding their breath for this! It's still in Blue Skies mode, meaning maybe in 10 years 🙄 I hope Encanto will arrive before 2030! 💯

[@jacob_e_lynch]

I hope the Monsters Inc roller coaster will replace Star Wars Launch Bay.

[@TheBullockLife]

Thanks for the updates Chris! I purposely waited to watch your reaction video specifically to get up to speed on D23. I love your positivity, excitement, and honesty on all things Disney. Appreciate the work you do to bring all the Disney excitement all the way up to Canada! 😁

[@malloryharley8491]

I’m excited for the 70th anniversary!! We spent our honeymoon there during the 50th anniversary and can’t wait to celebrate 20 years with Disneyland!!

[@jimmycarver7163]

Chris for what I heard Disney World is going to close river of America and put cars lands there it look like no more riverboat rides 😢

[@johnpurdum8126]

That's what I think their plans are too. No more Rivers of America and tsi will be a new land

[@socalgrl7527]

I think they really need to do something with Tomorrowland in Disneyland. We have so much empty space.

[@matthewhildebrandt1901]

I think it is brilliant that they are doing the Walt animatronic. So many of us have been complaining that the company is getting away from Walt's vision, so to let us see him and hear from him is a fantastic idea. Maybe it will even help them stay focused? I know, but I can dream.

[@TheShanc22]

Villan's Land! That's all I needed to hear! I just hope it's built in my lifetime! I've waited to hear this just about as long as Amanda has! 😊

[@JacobSmithEngineer]

I love the Walt animatronic idea!!! ❤

[@carteradler13]

I LOVE the announcements, I’m so excited for the Disneyland projects especially. I like the idea of Walt Disney animatronic!!

[@bigheadtales]

I'd like to be excited about all these announcements, but Disney and Bob Iger have a long history of announcing new attractions and lands whenever the company is doing poorly with Uber-wealthy shareholders and/or with the public that are nothing but vaporware. This combined with a slate of cookie cutter sequels on the film and TV side remind me of the slump of the mid-90s where it was all about profit and very little about guests and viewers. Color me skeptical, Disney is rotting right now, but hey, Iger is building a 2nd mega yacht!

[@starleet2001]

I was disappointed you downplayed the Walt Disney show for the 70th anniversary of the park. Perhaps because you weren't actually there to hear the gasps and ovation of the crowd. This is huge. To have Walt in his office talking about his hopes and dreams for the park is epic. And to have a Walt Disney animatronic sharing the opera house where his first animatronic appeared is mind blowing.

[@lvuittonlvr8698]

Agree 💯 Chris didn't go to D23 for whatever reason🙄🙄 I don't understand why since he's a KZbinr and that's all he does is Disney you would think that he would be the first to get a ticket to this show. And then he has the guts to actually put down some of the great things that are to come at the parks which is quite shocking to say the least😲😲

[@miguelfernandez1643]

The Tiki Room characters were actually Walt's first animatronics.

[@tequila_joe7828]

​@@lvuittonlvr8698If you think that's ALL he does, you CLEARLY don't watch all of his videos, and you don't know what you're talking about!😂 And it's clear you have NO clue as to what "putting down" actually means. NOWHERE did Chris say ANYTHING dimunitive or vitriolic, or even ugly, in the slightest! He doesn't have it in him to be that kind of person. He just doesn't think a Walt animatronic is a great idea. He doesn't see it as a huge attraction to the parks. And he'd be right. I'M not going to rush to Disneyland just to see it. I'll catch it if I can, MAYBE after I've done EVERYTHING ELSE. So PUT DOWN YOUR PITCHFORK, and try to pay closer attention, next time.

[@lvuittonlvr8698]

@@tequila_joe7828 Well, that's your opinion. I think it's going to be a big deal at Disneyland. I can't wait to see it. I know it's going to be awesome😊

[@dougconley]

I'd be way more excited about being able to afford a visit to a Disney park again, but I think those days are over. 😢

[@julieross193]

Thanks for the updates, Chris. I saw a little bit on our local news. Like you said, I hope it doesn't take years for us to experience these new additions. 🤞😊

[@necrotwoshoes]

Disney now announcing Epic Disneyland (*this is not in any way a reaction to Epic Universe)

[@annlavine3576]

Hehe

[@jujubee2141]

¡Jesus Cristo! I always say that “Disney owns the world” (or at least the cities of Burbank and Anaheim, California!) What else do they need? More money I guess. I have boycotted Disney for many years because of this and because a family of 4 can barely afford to go to Disneyland. They are so greedy and they’ll never have enough. I grew up here in Los Angeles and I absolutely loved Disneyland as a kid. Now I see what the company is. Was it always like this? I don’t think so. Sad 😔

[@b3jojo]

Well, Disney did use the epic name first to brand a bunch of games and merch

[@jujubee2141]

@@b3jojo yeah, so? They were smart.

[@jerseyforhawks]

I thought it was, announcing nothing in reaction to Uni Park expansion.

[@annlavine3576]

Nothing about reservations ending?

[@tigerlilly522ify]

I heard about cars in the frontierland. It made sense to me. Because I kind of see those Red Rock hills as the background how well it could blend. And I'm most excited for a villians land and rides! The them to start there!!

[@jenb.6733]

I can’t wait to see the Walt show and glad they are doing it

[@InsuranceHour]

Agreed.

[@videosbyvangie0553]

I'm actually surprised they aren't doing something evolving around Descendants as big as that has became. Of course maybe could see this happening in connection with villian's land since they are the villian's kids.

[@LivingLighterThanLife]

Cars takes place in the west surrounded by desert. It's an old western town, so it makes sense that cars rides will go into frontier land

[@emmamarshall3854]

Hi Chris i screamed when i heard about villains land coming to Magic Kingdom

[@sandyd6602]

I agree friend...we'll just have to wait 10yrs for it. Disney is tanking and I'm afraid these are all gaslit announcements. Can't wait to visit EPIC Universe next year !

[@emmamarshall3854]

@@sandyd6602 no Josh himself said no more blue sky.

[@sandyd6602]

@@emmamarshall3854 😂😂👍🏻

[@stanfordite1]

@@emmamarshall3854 Mobster Josh was lying and actually got booed off stage. None of these things are ever coming. No more D23 either.

[@emmamarshall3854]

@@stanfordite1 your wrong there because in the fall they are starting work on the new land where dinoland USA was and opens in 2027

[@gduckstudios]

They added the most to Disney World due the competition with Universal Epic Universe.

[@jonathonfischer6181]

I totally want a "Wrong lever!" roller coaster too

[@Chan.711]

I feel the Walt addition is like a costume to keep the older(louder) fans quiet about getting away from Walts vision. I love Paris Disney, so I'm excited for the growth, and when I was there in April this year,I could see construction happening. As for anything state side, I'll believe it when i see it. They either take extremely long and/or change what they present. I don't expect anything for another 5-10 years at least. And no time-line given is another red flag imo, remember mary poppins!

[@jillbarnes575]

I really wanted to see Tomorrow Land get some love! 😢 Maybe in a few years. 🤞

[@TheOoze777]

One of the new Cars rides will be an off-road rally race, so maybe that's why it will be in Frontierland.

[@dennycortez3720]

Omg Chris! I’m so excited. Coco is my absolute favorite. Thank you for all the Disney news 👏🏽

[@druurbassik3958]

They should call it "Villains Village."

[@Liz_in_the_OC]

I like that

[@brAnd7onX87]

Yikes. I dont think having a two word name where both words start with the same letter sounds good at all. Also doesn't sound scary.

[@brAnd7onX87]

Villains Peak or Villains Land sound better.

[@druurbassik3958]

I think "Village of Villains" is actually better. Inviting, but still a little on the creepy side.

[@WindowtotheMagic]

If they're a fan of Fresh Baked, they could call it "Villain Town."

[@Rrusso92]

Chris!! I just started the video but I can’t wait to hear your thoughts! I have a few of my own lol, and I want to see how we compare.

[@MrHawkeye41]

I think the most important thing to come out of this presentation is NO CLONES! My biggest worry when they announced Cars coming to Magic Kingdom was it would just be a clone of Cars Land at DCA. Maybe some people were disappointed because this isn't what they are getting. Cars Land is beloved by pretty much every Disney Parks fan, but I think cloning it or anything is a terrible decision. It cheapens the thing we already have and love, and creates less value for us to go and visit other parks around the world. I see people all the time ask for original IP, but I think that we will probably not see much original IP in the parks going forward. But at least what we can continue to get is original stories and concepts with existing Disney IP across all the parks. Disney is doing the right thing here, and I'm very excited for what they could be doing with Cars at Magic Kingdom.

[@neonxfirefly]

With stark flight lab. You mention a screen the two people are looking at but the concept art shows no screen. The guests are literally just looking at people in line

[@kevinleaverton3502]

I am so excited about it all. Hopefully, we get additions to DCA in California (Disney Forward) and not replacements. I'm going to make the same comment I did on the Deadpool video two weeks ago: Walt would have hated a Villains land due to the sensibilities during his lifetime, but he would have been supportive of it because we are all so excited about it. Fortnite announced Malificent, Cruella, and Captain Hook skins, so those are the villains on Disney's mind right now for what its worth.

[@JacobSmithEngineer]

*rolls eyes about Bayou Country* 🙄

[@mikesteinkrauss9773]

Thanks Chris, seems like an ambitious future, and there is a lot more to come over the next decade of so. 1) Likely almost everyone else, I hope they keep the muppets and move Monsters Inc to Animation courtyard. 2) In terms of Villains and and cars land. I do think Disney needs to have a full plan for the whole area before they start, as they are going to plan for transitions. I expect they will likely do the prep work for the whole area, especially if they are going o put a lower floor under the whole area. It just makes sense to do all the clearing and prepping of the whole area, build in the infrastructure, and then start building attractions. So they can/should start on all the prep work even if they don't necessarily have the final rides ready to be built in my opinion Also when discussing the Walt animatronic. You and some of the other contend creators might be in the park 50+ days a year. For most of us, the trip to the parks is a once a year thing or even once every few years. So we don't necessarily suffer from that repeatability issue

[@yvettechristensen8315]

Ooooh, going in WDW in October, guess we'll have to go back after it's all built, lol

[@danleequeen8508]

I love and value hearing y’all’s thoughts and opinions! Love Provost Park Pass!

[@gbear0385]

if you take a look at the concept art for villains land you can see a roller coaster in the left of it

[@wheelindisney5874]

Sounds like one of the best Parks Panel presentations in a several years. Lots of exciting stuff! While I'm biased to my home parks in CA, the villains land and Monsters Inc ride sound really exciting in Florida. I love the homage to Walt in the Opera House. Not a huge crowd draw, of course, but still a worthy addition to the only park he knew. Expanded Avengers Campus AND an Avatar ride (and perhaps a full land) at DCA? Couldn't ask for more. Lots of exciting things to look forward to.

[@socalgrl7527]

It was so quiet for the Carsland area.

[@Giles794]

Massive upgrades - just what WDS needs to fix it, give it a wow-factor center / heart. Adventure Bay is going to be a beautiful area to stroll round. Regal View eatery looks like it will be the most elegant restaurant in any Disney park. They're even having bespoke French porcelain tableware being made for this art nouveau restaurant. Bravo Disney!

[@johnplantangenet7224]

We’re really excited for the Cars addition! Radiator Springs in California is perfect. A new Florida version would be fantastic! I can’t conceive of why people wouldn’t cheer and go nuts! It must have been the delivery.

[@kellydooling]

agreed! i thought it sounded awesome and love that the attractions will be different than the ones in dca.

[@ari3lz3pp]

Same. I assume there was some miscommunication and/or the crowd doesn't understand they were talking about Walt Disney World. I know myself and my husband were shocked to learn Disney World only has a few (lame) Cars rides. We love Radiator Springs and might be moving to FL and Cars Land has Luigi's and Racers plus the land itself; we miss those a ton! Now maybe we don't have to . :)

[@johnpurdum8126]

Florida MK is going to destroy Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island will be the new reimagined land. That's why it's hard to fathom how it's going to be

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Because it is going in Frontierland and replacing the Rivers of America. That's why. This is will completely ruin Frontierland, and the theming of the park as a whole. One of the worst decisions in Disney history

[@adriannec4188]

Any idea how Pooh will fit into the Bayou theme?

[@ginsuza]

I'm very excited about a Coco attraction. It's one of our favorite movies.

[@bjdlh01]

This is exciting. You mentioned Villains Land and how the concept may be blue skyish. I hope this announcement is not Iger trying to salvage his legacy towards the end of his tenure and the new leadership does not change the plans.

[@PauloBerni699]

I’d love to see an animatronic scene of Walt in a boardroom scene yelling, pointing his finger at wide eyed, soiled pants individuals as he excoriates the hell out of current day “Leadership” for screwing up his vision in modernity. We deserve this!

[@daledonaldson3672]

Universal Orlando will have built a 4th gate by the time any of these new MK attractions are built. No hate please, love Disney. Have APs to both. Just being honest.

[@RobertGoodwin-zv9vi]

Maybe not another gate but Epic is already setup for plenty of upgrades 💯

[@neonxfirefly]

For the mandalorian ride I don't think they will change Hondo. This will just be a new mission. it's literally a videogame. My question is if this will replace or run alongside the current mission.

[@suzyq5865]

But what about TOMORROWLAND?

[@sethcarlow8363]

Awesome,Chris,wow,epic,cool.

[@SlackerWannaB]

For DLR projects IF they happen, they’ve got to build the parking garage before anything will start on those attractions.

[@pegedey1291]

Monsters Inc door roller coaster absolutely we said that watching the movie in the theater! Where they will be putting everthing in DCA will be interesting. Hi Amanda glad you are there too! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@copperkiddo]

Actually, I think “Villains Kingdom” is a better name than simply Villains Land. So excited to see how that looks 😁

[@jennaaldrich1009]

Give me all the villains!! Maleficent attraction would be absolutely mind blowing!!

[@AtomicAgePictures]

Honestly the only thing announced that has me excited is the Walt Disney added to the opera house.

[@ChristianCarmona-y2b]

Hi Chris, I like watching your KZbin channel and I will be at Disneyland in September

[@jeffreycarroll3631]

What are the new attractions replacing?

[@Kimma_bee]

Thank you for the updates. I really hope that Disney follows through with these projects. Any idea on how long the 70 anniversary will go on for ?

[@happiestplace3754]

18 months

[@Kimma_bee]

@@happiestplace3754 thank you 😊

[@elcid812]

I just really really hope they do the Emperors New Groove idea for Villians Land. It would be IDEAL!

[@felixcortes1685]

I’m frustrated on no Tomorrowland news

[@sleepyheadfpv1507]

Best thing announced was the Walt Attraction. Early next year they will break ground on avengers. But let me tell you. I won't go to the parks without riding the Walt ride.....

[@BotFansUnited]

Thanks for this breakdown! You're awesome.

[@Yungwalt]

So I wasn’t the only one who noticed that there wasn’t much of a crowd response to the Cars land announcement at the parks panel. I think it’s cool, just not in the area they plan on building it.

[@denisestempien6822]

Great video. I was waiting for your comments. We're planning a trip for Disneyland's 70th and was hoping to get some info on how long and when that celebration would take place, but not yet. I don't get CARS in Frontierland in FL or even Avatar in CALIFORNIA. I was thinking that would be in Disneyland Forward. I'm looking forward to Coco and the Walt Disney animatronic.

[@ari3lz3pp]

That's because the Cars rides (I don't think the whole land) are being added in FLORIDA, not California. LOL They sorely need better/more Cars attractions out there. At least for my family, if we move to FL that's the main thing we would miss from Disneyland/DCA. Closely followed by Indiana Jones, the exterior of Small World and uncovered teacups. Oh and Snow White actually. :( But they have the Mine car so that's a cool replacement. Most people don't know how very different they are (Disney World vs CA Disney parks).

[@denisestempien6822]

@@ari3lz3pp I wonder if they considered redoing autopia.

[@DragonXlll]

Hey Chris, I believe the cars attractions are to spot light the off-roading community getting bigger attention. It does work with the frontier land idea from a modern sense. Just weird with the Cars IP 😅

[@ari3lz3pp]

Cars takes place mostly in the desert/midWest. Since my family might move to FL I'm tickled because Cars Land is one of the things we would miss most of CA Disney PArks, Incredicoaster also but we don't go on much because of the long line and how often it breaks down. I heard Florida is getting an Indiana Jones ride finally and Encanto Land (probably instead of Dinoland in Animal Kingdom) I hope it's true, I am baffled that Disney hasn't bothered to do anything with Encanto- it is their latest win for movies since Moana ( and way better IMO). But it's disappointing nothing was mentioned at D23 for that. Several other things would be tough, like no Snow White Enchanted Wish (but Mine Cars seem dope-y/cool 😅) , the uggo aesthetic of the covered tea cups, no Small World Exterior....😢 We still use real lights here, so projections are so lame to us. I grew up with Small World as a hallmark for Disneyland at night. Even during the day it's a gorgeous design from Mary Blair and others that is amiss today. Honestly our fantasy land had FL beat...Dumbo is better (even though only one, part of the magic is the lush flora and lights at night), the nostalgia and fun experience of going on original rides in general...Alice in Wonderland (and casey Jr...IDK if a thing in FL? But can see fireworks from it in CA). Only things downright better in DW fantasy land seem to be the Peter Pan line and the space to walk (perhaps Mine Cars which we don't have, but IDK if that's fantasy land?) I also just love Sleeping beauty castle and the Snow White fountain scape. Sorry for the rant. LOL Just surprising to know how different DW and DL are.

[@steveninaz9576]

Thank you Sir

[@mushieslushie]

The Cars ride was the biggest surprise to me. I'm glad it's not exactly the same but it does seem like an easy way to put in a large and popular attraction without much effort. Same thing as Indy replacing Dinosaur. They need big hit attractions to compete with Universal but these both seem like a way to do that while saving some development costs.

[@Thecaveandcognitionmusic]

I think the cars expansion is a great idea and fits the theme of frontier land perfectly. I think it’s brilliant and no one will be disappointed if or when that opens. As for villains land -I know resources are always a factor but I feel like Disney should open up a completely new park doesn’t matter in what state to me, but a park that’s geared more for adults and just have villains land there.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

How? They are gutting the Rivers of America. Either you will have to see 21st century cars driving around in 1800s America, or at the very least you will have a giant cliff face to block it, right next to this mining town. It just makes no sense. Big Thunder will lose its magic

[@chloequeen2306]

I hope they never get rid of the rivers of America in Disneyland! They can’t right?! 😫 it’s too iconic classic Walt!

[@javierdeharo7715]

Life is to expensive to accept mediocrity and I am holding out until they deliver. It upsets me that their are to many clapping seals who don't see that their getting robbed and lied to. Epic universe will hopefully force them to do better

[@x2fishyy_108]

I watched it live and took notes, Cars land in Frontier Land Magic Kingdom will be a Off road Race rally ride with hills, and splash puddles and the second ride will be for the little ones a whole family ride, all with Cars characters out of Radiator Springs on an adventure. Construction starts in 2025

[@Liz_in_the_OC]

Why would they do that when they have radiator springs?!

[@mikesteinkrauss9773]

Radiator Springs is 2500 miles away in California and exceptionally popular. I just hope the off road rally will be something that can stay open through most of the Orlando weather, not something that closes with any rain

[@ari3lz3pp]

That sounds awesome! I'm assuming most people didn't get excited at the convention because they thought they meant Disneyland or DCA. My family is likely moving to FL in the future (otherwise we will probably never be able to visit Disney World anyway), one thing we said we would miss the most from Disneyland was Cars Land. So even though it sounds like a smaller situation I'm excited. I know DW has a bit of Cars rides but they are lame for little kids, so I hope if they make another small kid ride it at least can be entertaining for a parent or sibling with that child as well, more than what they have at this time.

[@ari3lz3pp]

@@Liz_in_the_OC Radiator Springs is in California only. I would be so sad to miss it if I move to Florida, so I am excited they are doing more in DW for Cars IP!

[@stanfordite1]

Construction starts never. Disney told a big lie and committed perjury. Disney is getting broken up under antitrust and that means no more Pixar in the parks. No one will miss Pixar.

[@mispy33]

Anything but Avatar 😭😭 Super excited (and maybe a little jealous) for all the amazing stuff coming to WDW...you lucky ducks!

[@nandoginkaku7610]

It sucks to not see any news on expansions for disneyland. Especially after months of seeing news about anaheim giving disneyland approval for expansions without much opposition

[@CLIFFLIX]

These "active development" ideas are 3, 5, 8 and 10+ years away. All of them depend HEAVILY on the future,...yes, "FUTURE"...financial health of the company. Disney will need to take on massive amounts of new, future debt for these ideas and investors + future Disney management "might" not be willing to approve it. There are zillions of historic Disney "active development" ideas that completely died or were severely slashed. We ALL know this is nothing new. Then there are the: "Oh,..no, no, no....the announced thing is NOT dead, it's just paused or on hold right now" (This one is VERY common...right??). I'm very sorry but I would almost bet my life that only HALF of this stuff will be "actually" be signed and financed...and "actually" paid for...in the next 10 years. The money is not there today. Park profits are being siphoned AWAY form the parks to prop up the rest of the company!!. DISNEY IS CURRENTLY HAVING DIFFICULTY PAYING FOR DAILY PARK OPERATIONS AND "PROPER" ATTRACTION UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE TODAY!!! You guys ALL see and know this. Disney's finances must SIGNIFICANTLY improve in the future BEFORE most of this can happen. YES!!,..let's all be HOPEFUL and cross our fingers that it all gets paid and checks are ACTUALLY written to construction companies. But let's ALSO be realistic too.

[@FunAtDisney]

Please… DO us all a favor and bet your life! 😂

[@Primogen16]

Parks construction hit a slowdown with COVID and the Cheapek regime, which is why a lot of projects announced pre-COVID got cancelled during this time and D23 2022 announcements were just "blue sky". Now, construction is already underway for the two AK attractions, as well as for the Walt Disney animatronic at DL. I'm not too worried about finances because Disney has been producing a steadly flow of cash and currently has $6 billion cash-on-hand. its maintained a gross profit margin of 40% and net margins of about 10% over the past five years. and currently a net worth of $156 billion.

[@CLIFFLIX]

​@@FunAtDisneyHaha!...OK, I had to give you a thumbs up for that one. Nice. ;-)

[@CLIFFLIX]

​@@Primogen16- I'm very curious to see how investors digest all this next week and in the next 6 months.

[@Liz_in_the_OC]

@@Primogen16stock price is down and they’re doing layoffs at certain areas including Pixar. Plus cast members union just got a large bump. All of this goes to stock price which is all they care about

[@bvh94117]

so they have no plan to remove the reservation system

[@WindowtotheMagic]

Of course not. Why are people still asking about this? No... it's not going ANYWHERE.

[@chericrabbypelley]

I predicted many of the announcements, and said that there would be one left field item. I think the Cars stuff qualifies, 😂 It is so unhinged. But magic Kingdom needs more of anything, so I'm here for it!

[@ari3lz3pp]

Florida needs a Cars Land/ similar. I am a passholder in CA but my family agreed they would miss Cars Land more than anything if we move to FL. I personally also really love the exterior of Small World, I grew up going to Disney and it's always been a hallmark for me. No Epcot and the DW castle don't compare IMO, especially with the modern projections without real lights. Our uncovered teacups are also boss (though I get FL has a lot more rain), Indiana Jones (which I heard DW is supposed to be getting with an Encanto land (maybe in lieu of Dinoland in Animal Kingdom) so I am surprised this wasn't brought up- bummer, Encanto is the latest quality film Disney has made)...I'd miss our Snow White ride but the Mine Cars are pretty cool...Incredicoaster...and I'd say I'd miss Matterhorn but we rarely go on because it HURTS. LOL Everest is passable as a replacement.