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Encanto attraction announced for Tropical Americas, opening 2027
Indiana Jones attraction announced for Tropical Americas, opening 2027
Mayor Brian Winddancer, the horse mayor voiced by Patrick Warburton in Zootopia 2, now opens the Tree of Life Theater show with a speech of his own. The new pre-show sequence debuts today, adds a few seconds to the roughly nine minute runtime, and is the first notable update since Zootopia: Better Zoogether! opened on November 7, 2025.
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain Animal Kingdom's only Single Rider line lost its sign for a few days, then got it back on Monday. WDW News Today was told the dedicated queue will close soon. Blog Mickey predicted the same thing that morning, then revised after the sign returned. Either way, solo riders are not saving the time they used to.
The 21-year-old western lowland gorilla arrived from the Saint Louis Zoo in June and spent about a month settling in behind the scenes. As of Monday, he is finally on view along the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail, taking over the troop from Gino, the beloved silverback who died last September.
Animal Kingdom began testing a new morning routine early this week, one that walks non-resort guests out of the Oasis and onto Discovery Island before the 8 a.m. opening, then fans them out through three checkpoints toward Pandora, Expedition Everest, and the former DinoLand U.S.A. bridge. Cast Members told WDW News Today the procedures are still a test and may not look the same from one day to the next.
Aloha Isle Dole Whip has escaped Adventureland. The cult pineapple soft-serve now turns up in every Walt Disney World theme park, both water parks, Disney Springs, and nine more stops across five resort hotels, in flavors from orange and watermelon to lime, plus rum floats and frozen margaritas. Here is where to find every version.
Imagineering has extended a key construction permit for the Indiana Jones ride replacing DINOSAUR into summer 2027, and with the land's other permits set to expire by spring 2027, fans are debating whether the Encanto and Indiana Jones land opens by next summer or later in the year. Disney's only official word remains 2027.
