Recapping Destination D23 2021 and Disney Parks News!
Destination D23 was at Disney’s Contemporary Resort on November 19-21, and we wanted to recap the latest Disney news! Overall, the D23 event was amazing, but there weren’t any major announcements. Typically, the big announcements are held for D23 Expo.
Walt Disney World News
The statue of Walt (Dreamer’s Point) is still in development for World Celebration in EPCOT
Connections Cafe and Eatery will open in World Celebration in EPCOT (it is replacing the Electric Umbrella)
Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind will open in summer 2022 in EPCOT
Fantasmic! will return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The Festival of Fantasy Parade will return to Magic Kingdom Park
The Mickey’s Friendship Faire daily castle show at Magic Kingdom Park was updated and will be called Mickey's Magical Friendship Faire
The Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade will debut in early 2022 with Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps, Baloo, King Louie, Miguel, Merida, Moana, Mulan, Stitch, Clarabelle, and more
Finding Nemo: The Big, The Blue… and Beyond will debut at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2022
New “From the Vault” collection merchandise will continue to be rolled out through the 50th-anniversary celebration
Disneyland News
The AMC theater area in Downtown Disney will be reimagined as a green space for events, dining, and shopping
MagicBand+ is coming to Disneyland in 2022
World of Color is returning to Disney’s California Adventure
Fantasmic! is returning to Disneyland Park
The Main Street Electrical Parade will return to celebrate its 50th anniversary
The new DVC tower at Disneyland Hotel will open in 2023 and rooms will be inspired by Sleeping Beauty
Disney Cruise Line News
Two new stage shows will debut on the Disney Wish:
Seas the Adventure, with Captain Minnie
An adaptation of The Little Mermaid
Disneyland Paris News
Disneyland Paris’s 30th Anniversary kicks off on March 6, 2022
A new nighttime show will debut for the 30th celebration
Avengers Campus will open in summer 2022
Hong Kong Disneyland News
A new nighttime spectacular will debut in 2022
Frozen Land development continues
Tokyo Disneyland News
Fantasy Springs development continues for the new lands themed to Frozen, Tangled, and Peter Pan
Shanghai Disneyland News
Zootopia Land construction continues
D23 News
D23 Expo will be held September 9-11, 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center
Tickets to D23 Expo 2022 will go on sale on January 20, 2022
