All the pieces we discovered at Disney’s parks panel on the 2022 D23 Expo

Disney’s theme parks are on the rebound after the coronavirus pandemic shut down its home and worldwide areas in 2020.

Income is rising for Disney’s parks, experiences and merchandise division and the corporate is seeing regular will increase in attendance, occupied room nights and cruise ship sailings.

Throughout its most up-to-date earnings, Disney touted that its new Genie+ and Lightning Lane merchandise helped enhance common per capita ticket income in the course of the quarter. These new digital options had been launched to curate visitor expertise and permit parkgoers to bypass traces for main sights.

The corporate mentioned it has been in a position to convey again in-park experiences comparable to character meet-and-greets, theatrical performances and nighttime occasions at Disneyland, which has allowed it to extend capability at its parks, CEO Bob Chapek mentioned on the time. Disney has positioned caps on attendance because it reopened after the preliminary spherical of pandemic closures in early 2020 and instituted a brand new on-line reservation system to manage crowds.

The corporate continues so as to add new options and sights to its theme parks and cruise traces, which Josh D’Amaro, head of Disney’s parks, experiences and product division, outlined Sunday at its D23 Expo.

D’Amaro welcomed Jon Favreau, govt producer of “The Mandalorian,” on stage to announce that the Mandalorian will seem with an animatronic Grogu in Galaxy’s Edge as a part of its in-land costumed characters accessible for meet-and-greets and interactions. He’ll arrive in November.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek revealed on Friday that the California-based Disneyland can be getting a 3rd attraction at its Avengers Campus. The experience is predicated on the multiverse and riders will battle in opposition to villains from totally different universes, together with King Thanos.

Head of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige appeared in particular person whereas Mark Ruffalo, who portrays the Hulk, appeared by way of video to disclose that Hulk can be within the park as a meet-and-greet alternative. The model of Hulk was developed as a part of Venture Exo and can arrive within the park subsequent week.

Pacific Wharf at Disney California Journey can be remodeled into San Fransokyo from “Massive Hero Six,” and together with the possibility to satisfy Baymax, the useful health-care robotic. Moreover, Paradise Pier Lodge is turning into Pixar Place Lodge.

Downtown Disney will add a number of new eating places together with Porto’s Bakery and Cafe and Din Tai Fung.

Disneyland’s Toon City land will get a model of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway attraction from Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, in addition to a lot of beauty updates and a brand new play yard for youths. These updates are anticipated in 2023.

Tiana’s Bayou Journey, which is changing Splash Mountain, takes place instantly after the occasions of “The Princes and the Frog” and follows Princess Tiana as she searches for a lacking ingredient for a celebration celebrating Carnival. The experience is slated to reopen in late 2024.

D’Amaro mentioned that music can be an enormous a part of the experience and the solid from the film will return to lend their voices to the attraction. Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Tiana, arrived on stage to sing “I am Virtually There” and “Dig a Little Deeper” from the 2009 animated movie.

D’Amaro introduced that Disney is within the midst of making a brand new night-time spectacular for Epcot to rejoice the corporate’s one centesimal anniversary. Moreover, Journey of Water, impressed by “Moana,” which was introduced again in 2019 will open in late 2023.

Additionally coming to Epcot is Figment, the fan-favorite purple dragon, who can be returning to the park for meet-and-greets sooner or later.

Moreover, subsequent 12 months the Hat Field Ghost will seem on the Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World.

D’Amaro confirmed footage of his check experience of Tron Gentle Cycle Run, noting that the experience is slated to open in spring 2023 at Magic Kingdom.

Disney’s sixth cruise ship known as “Disney Treasure” and celebrates Walt Disney’s love of journey. The grand corridor is impressed by “Aladdin” and contains a statue of Jasmine and Aladdin using on the magic carpet.

D’Amaro mentioned the “Disney Marvel” will now journey to Australia and New Zealand beginning Oct. 2023.

The corporate can be opening a brand new island trip spot situated within the Bahamas known as Lighthouse Level. D’Amaro mentioned 90% of the facility used at this location can be offered by solar energy.

Duffy and Mates, cute cuddly characters from Shanghai Disney Resort, can be getting their very own stop-motion collection on Disney+.

D’Amaro additionally confirmed new pictures from the Zootopia land, which can function a big animatronic of Officer Clawhauser. No date has been set for the land’s official opening.

Hong Kong Disneyland is getting a brand new Walt Disney statue, which is impressed by Walt watching his youngsters experience on a merry-go-round and galvanizing the launch of Disney’s theme parks. The park’s Frozen-themed land will open within the second half of 2023.

In Paris, a brand new promenade can be added to connect its new Frozen-inspired land to the remainder of the park and a “Tangled” themed attraction can be added to the brand new backyard space.

Tokyo Disney Resort can be within the midst of including a brand new land to its park primarily based on “Frozen,” “Tangled” and “Peter Pan” known as Fantasy Springs.

House Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland will endure a change in 2024 and have a brand new plaza that can be full in 2027.

On the finish of the panel, D’Amaro mentioned what he known as “blue sky” initiatives that the Imagineering crew is engaged on. There are initiatives which might be nonetheless in early growth and will in the end not see the sunshine of day.

D’Amaro talked about the potential for revamping Dino Land at Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. Preliminary concepts for the house embody the potential for bringing “Zootopia” to the park, together with its number of districts and animal species, and even “Moana.”

At Magic Kingdom, Disney is asking the query: “What’s behind Massive Thunder Mountain?” The corporate teased that an space primarily based on “Coco” might be in that location or “Encanto.” Maybe, each.

D’Amaro even teased the potential for additionally bringing to life an space of Magic Kingdom overrun by Disney villains. The group erupted with applause at this suggestion. For probably the most half, villains make their appearances throughout Disney’s Halloween particular occasions.

“We’re by no means going to cease delighting you,” he mentioned.