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Updated · CNET · Aug 17
Disney Unveils 2029 Cruise Class and 2028 Avengers Rides at D23
Updated
Updated · CNET · Aug 17

Disney Unveils 2029 Cruise Class and 2028 Avengers Rides at D23

3 articles · Updated · CNET · Aug 17

Summary

  • Disney used its D23 parks showcase to map out a multiyear expansion pipeline, adding timelines for a new cruise-ship class in 2029, two Avengers Campus rides in 2028 and Monstropolis opening next year.
  • Villains Land at Magic Kingdom is already under construction at Galaxy’s Edge scale, with a Maleficent fortress coaster and a Magic Mirror boat ride anchoring Disney World’s biggest newly detailed expansion.
  • Animal Kingdom’s Tropical Americas land added three attractions: Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent, Encanto ride Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto and a carousel with 22 hand-carved animals.
  • California Adventure’s doubled Avengers Campus will feature Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab in 2028, while Pixar’s Coco gets a boat ride with no height requirement in a new area near Pixar Pier.
  • Disney also confirmed a late-spring 2027 Carousel of Progress overhaul, a full Tomorrowland reimagining at Disneyland and a mid-sized new cruise class arriving in 2029.

Insights

As Disney scrambles to fix a tired Tomorrowland, can they build a future-proof land before real-world technology outpaces their imagination again?
With Tomorrowland's massive overhaul looming, which beloved classic attractions will face the wrecking ball for Disney's new futuristic vision?
Will the long-abandoned PeopleMover tracks finally see new life, or is Disney hiding a much bigger secret for Tomorrowland's ultimate redesign?