We need to take a step back and actually look at the full picture of what Disney is building across its parks right now, because when you see it all together, it is a lot.
Seventeen. Confirmed. New. Rides.
Not rumors. Not concept art that leaked from a permit filing. Confirmed attractions with official descriptions, real concept art released by Disney, and in several cases active construction visible on the ground. Spread across Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland. And with D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event coming up, some of these are about to get a whole lot more detail.
We went through every confirmed attraction and put it all in one place. Here is what is coming.
Walt Disney World Is Getting Three New Lands at Once
Let that sink in. Three. New. Lands. Simultaneously. Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom are all under active construction right now. This is genuinely unprecedented for the resort.
Piston Peak National Park at Magic Kingdom
Cars fans, your land is coming. Frontierland is being transformed into Piston Peak National Park, and two rides are confirmed.
The first is a rally race-style attraction with a queue set inside the Piston Peak National Park visitor lodge. You race through mountains dodging geysers and waterfalls. The second is a family-friendly ride with a queue inside a ranger lodge, and it introduces a brand-new character: Ranger J. Autobahn Woodlore, who tells guests about the history of Piston Peak while they wait. A new character in a new land. That is a big deal for the Disney parks community and it does not get talked about enough.
Monstropolis at Hollywood Studios
Monsters, Inc. is getting its own land at Hollywood Studios called Monstropolis, and the headline attraction is going to be Disney’s first suspended roller coaster. The theme is the iconic doors scene from the film, which as a concept for a suspended coaster is genuinely exciting to imagine. A second attraction is also planned inside the Glob Theater, but Disney has not confirmed what it is yet. Expect D23 to change that.
Pueblo Esperanza at Animal Kingdom
DinoLand U.S.A. is gone and in its place is coming Pueblo Esperanza, a Tropical Americas-themed land with three confirmed rides.
A family carousel with Disney film animals. An Encanto attraction that takes guests inside the Madrigal family home at the exact moment after Antonio receives his gift of communicating with animals. And a brand-new Indiana Jones adventure set in a Mayan Temple, built on the structural bones of the old DINOSAUR ride but described as a completely different experience. The Indiana Jones angle alone is worth getting excited about.
Disneyland Is About to Become a Very Different Park
Coco Ride at Pixar Pier, Disney California Adventure
A Coco ride is coming to Pixar Pier. Music is confirmed to be central to the experience and guests will travel to the Land of the Dead with Miguel. Details are still limited but the source material alone makes this one of the most anticipated smaller additions on the list.
Stark Flight Lab at Avengers Campus, Disney California Adventure
This is the one that has the ride technology community buzzing. Stark Flight Lab starts in a standard ride vehicle on a track inside Stark Labs, then the vehicle detaches and connects to a robotic arm that simulates actual Iron Man suit flight. Two completely different ride technologies in one attraction. Nothing quite like this exists at any Disney park currently.
Avengers Infinity Defense at Avengers Campus, Disney California Adventure
The second new Avengers Campus ride sends guests through the multiverse to help stop King Thanos. The Avengers. The multiverse. King Thanos. That is a sentence that writes its own hype.
Avatar-Themed Land at Disneyland
Pandora is coming to Disneyland through the DisneylandForward initiative. The main attraction is a boat ride through the valleys and open seas of Pandora. Additional DisneylandForward projects could add more to this land once it opens.
Disneyland Paris Has Two New Rides Still to Come
Disney Adventure World opened recently in Disneyland Paris, but one full land has yet to launch and a new attraction is on its way in 2027.
Pride Lands at Disney Adventure World
The Lion King-themed Pride Lands land has not yet opened within Disney Adventure World. Its confirmed attraction is a large-scale water flume ride built inside a massive Pride Rock structure. A water flume inside Pride Rock. Take a moment with that image.
Explorer Sky Swings at Disney Adventure World
An Up-themed ride called Explorer Sky Swings is set to open in 2027, designed to complement the themed gardens along Adventure Way. Gentle, charming, and perfectly suited to what Up is as a film.
Tokyo Disney Resort Is Doing Two Major Things
Wreck-It Ralph Ride at Tokyo Disneyland
Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters is being replaced by a Wreck-It Ralph attraction that keeps the interactive blasting gameplay. Guests play inside the Sugar Rush world while King Candy causes glitches, and Ralph and Vanellope are there to help fix everything. The shooting game staying is smart. The new theme is a genuine upgrade.
New Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disneyland’s Space Mountain is getting a full reimagining. It stays an indoor coaster but gains “enhanced performance and immersive special effects that will provide guests with even more thrills.” Opening expected in 2027.
Two New Spider-Man Rides, Two Different Parks
Spider-Man Attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland
Doctor Octopus is after Stark Industries technology and Spider-Man has to protect you and the tech. Based on the concept art, this looks like it could be a Tower of Terror-style drop experience. A Spider-Man drop ride would be something entirely new for the character at Disney parks.
Spider-Man Roller Coaster at Shanghai Disneyland
Shanghai Disneyland is getting its first major Marvel attraction: a high-speed, fully immersive Spider-Man coaster. You follow Spider-Man into trouble and help get him out of it. The first major Marvel coaster at a Disney park in Asia is a significant moment for the global portfolio.
When Does Any of This Actually Open?
Here is the honest answer: most of it does not have a confirmed date yet.
Explorer Sky Swings at Disneyland Paris and the new Tokyo Space Mountain both have 2027 targets. Everything else is confirmed but undated. Piston Peak at Magic Kingdom has the most visible active construction, including the aerial footage from the July 4th military flyover that showed the full footprint from above, but Disney has not announced an opening year. The three Walt Disney World lands are realistically a 2027 to 2028 situation for most guests. The Disneyland expansions through DisneylandForward are tied to a longer development process.
D23 is where Disney typically pins dates to things like this. With seventeen confirmed rides already on the board before the event, D23 is shaping up to be one of the more significant in recent memory for parks announcements.
Which of these seventeen rides is the one making you rearrange your travel plans? Drop it in the comments and tell us where you are going and when. And if D23 brings new announcements that change any of this, we will have it covered as it happens.
