All the D23 2022 Disney Parks news for Disneyland, World, and more

The last day of 2022 D23 Expo saw an overwhelming flood of new information about experiences and parks. Disney revealed some new exciting attractions for theme parks all over the globe at the park-specific panel. While the Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World in Florida will get revamps in the next few years, there’s a lot going on beyond the U.S., where the parks have grown nearly as big as land allows. These include three Frozen-themed areas.

Now to be fair, a lot of the news out of this panel isn’t super new. This is because the opening dates for previously planned panels have been changed.Some plans have had to be rescheduled and others changed.

Here’s a roundup of all the new opening dates and freshly announced attractions coming to Disney parks worldwide over the next few years.

Disney’s Avengers Campus land will enter the multiverse

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California Adventure’s Avengers Campus will be getting a third brand-new ride, which will take place in the middle of a multiverse-spanning battle. In addition to the Wakanda-themed attraction, this is also being opened. This multiverse ride, which is yet to be named, will include King Thanos. It’s the first appearance of the MCU’s new character. There is no date for when this will open, and considering the second Avengers Campus attraction is still in progress, it likely won’t be for some time.

Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway coming to California in 2023

The Orlando version of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway replaced Hollywood Studios’ The Great Movie Ride in early 2020. It was originally scheduled to open in Toontown this year, but was postponed to the early 2023.

Pacific Wharf gets a Big Hero 6 overhaul

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California Adventure, which is located in San Francisco, will be transformed into San Fransokyo. It’s the futuristic and future-oriented city of San Francisco. Big Hero 6. The area will feature a Meet-and-Greet with Baymax, a teenage genius and health care partner. This makeover is not expected to be completed at a set time.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is finally opening in 2024

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Splash Mountain’s controversial attraction, Splash Mountain, will get a long-overdue renovation in the latter part of 2024. Coming to both Disneyland and Disney World, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure takes place after the events of The Princess and FrogThe film follows Tiana, a princess and restaurateur who makes her way to the Bayou to invite guests to a Mardi Gras party. In the summer 2020, it was revealed that the revamp would be completed. Much of the original voice cast — including Anika Noni Rose as Tiana and Bruno Campos as Naveen — returns to voice the ride.

Epcot’s next phase will be complete in 2023

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Three years ago, at 2019’s D23, Disney announced big changes coming to Orlando’s Epcot park. Many of these major overhauls are expected to be completed in 2023. The retheming and opening of World Celebration will be completed. MoanaThe Journey of Water is an homage to the original Journey of Water. Fans-favorite characters from the parks, Figment and his dragon companion will have their own meet and greeting.

Don’t forget about Magic Kingdom

The Tron Lightcycle ride will open in Disney World’s Tomorrowland in 2023. And a meet-and-greet with the Haunted Mansion’s Hatbox Ghost will also debut in 2023.

Frozen-themed lands galore

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Frozen will soon be featured in three parks across the globe.

Frozen Disneyland Hong Kong will soon open the Frozen-themed land that was previously announced. A Frozen-themed park will open in Disneyland Paris. Tangled-themed attraction. Frozen’s presence in Tokyo Disney Resort will be a little different; instead of a full-fledged land, it will be integrated into the Fantasy Springs expansion alongside Tangled and Peter Pan.

Additionally, Zootopia’s expansion at Shanghai Disneyland is ongoing, although it doesn’t have an opening date yet.

Disney Treasure launches its new cruise ship in 2024

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The Disney Treasure will set sail in 2024, immersing guests in an adventure-themed setting inspired by Asia and Africa — as well as the fantasy land of Agrabah, from Disney’s Aladdin. Aladdin and Jasmine will form the central statue of the atrium.

Before that, however, Disney cruise lines will offer limited-time engagements in Australia and New Zealand in late 2023, as well as launch the line’s first South Pacific voyages.

New shows for Disney’s 100th anniversary

The Walt Disney Company turns 100 next year, and it wouldn’t be complete without a big parks-wide celebration. Two new fireworks shows will hit Disneyland Resort in Anaheim: World of Color — One, a revamp of the popular World of Color fireworks show, will debut in California Adventure, while Wondrous Journeys, a show that pays homage to all 60 Disney theatrical animated features, takes to the sky in Disneyland. Next year, Magic Happens will be back.

Epcot will soon get a brand new show, but the details have yet to be announced. The new Walt and Mickey statues will also be added to Hong Kong Disneyland.

There are some fascinating speculations regarding the far future.

Disney displayed some concept art at the presentation to show off their tentative ideas. One of them was the an Encanto Coco-themed area in the space beyond Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Disney World’s Frontierland, and an alternate version imagined a land run amok with Disney Villains instead.

A second possible revamp would involve Zootopia’s and Moana’s rebranding within the Dinoland U.S.A. section in Animal Kingdom. The Zootopia integration appeared pretty straightforward, but the Moana one would theoretically feature “creatures from the deep.” All of this was thrown out to D23 viewers as a big “What if?” meaning reactions might be steering more of Disney’s plans than ever before.