Over the past few months Disney has announced a plethora of changes coming to Walt Disney World parks and resorts. You may have heard about the new additions to Magic Kingdom with the announcement of the upcoming Villains land and Cars land, but of course that will take years before we see the finish products. There are some smaller changes or additions to the parks that you may end up noticing as early as THIS year! Let's check them out.
1. A new Pirates of the Caribbean Lounge/Tavern is coming to Adventureland in Magic Kingdom. It will be perfectly located right at the exit of the POC attraction. It is actually going to take up residence in the old space that use to be the "Pirates League Makeover Experience". The tavern will offer food and specially themed drinks.
2. Speaking of lounges, a new one is coming to EPCOT. This is the Spaceship Earth Lounge and will be built on the back side of Spaceship Earth, in World Celebration. There is already a "Mission Space" Lounge, so I'm very excited to see how this one will be themed. I heard it will have nods to the famous attraction and the park itself. I imagine it might have a travel through time sort of feel. You'll be able to see the EPCOT Fireworks from this spot so that will be very exciting.
3. Another change to EPCOT, which might not be that apparent by just walking by, is the reimagining of Test Track. This is the third version of this ride since it opened in 1999. This was never a favorite attraction of mine so I do not remember all the details of the previous versions. I remember in the older version the cars we were in were being tested for break control, temperature, and how it handled on the road. I don't remember what the most recent storyline is for this ride. I did read that guests deigned their own cars before getting on the ride to "test their work". I've ridden this ride recently yet I don't ever remember designing anything. The reimagining of this attraction promises a new entrance, a new queue with 6 exhibits, and new ride scenes. Whatever Disney does with this ride, I'm sure it will be great.
5. New shows are coming to Hollywood Studios. "Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After" will be the all new villain's show which will be part drama, part musical. Villains such as Captain Hook, Maleficent, and Cruella de Vil will be among the fiendish foes that will be performing on stage.
Another show opening this summer at Hollywood Studios is "The Little Mermaid- A Musical Adventure".
6. *Bonus*- Here is a bonus opening! I almost forgot to share the "Zootopia" is coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom. This show will take place inside the Tree of Life and will replace the long lived "It's a Bug's Life".
I don't know which new opening I am more excited about. All of these things are expected to be open by the end of summer THIS year ( 2025) with the exception of the Pirates Lounge and Zootopia, which is said to open late 2025. I suppose that would be sometime in the 4th quarter.
See you at the Spaceship Earth Lounge! ~M
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