It’s been nearly 4 years since Primeval Whirl closed and left a prehistoric sized hole in Dinoland U.S.A – and our hearts. While plans for the are were less than concrete at the time,
D23 Announcement
There were a lot of potential park updates shared by Josh D’Amaro at last year’s D23 Expo in Orlando. But
The Imagineering team shared concept art for multiple new lands in Magic Kingdom. Including a Villains themed area, which had many of us literally jumping for joy.
It was beyond exciting to hear about so many new attractions that could be coming to the parks. But, nothing was confirmed or guaranteed. We all collectively crossed our fingers and held our breath, but no one knew if any of this was going to happen.
Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom
Among those D23 Expo updates was an announcement about a Dinoland U.S.A retheming. A much neglected area of the Animal Kingdom park that is clearly in need of attention.
Indiana Jones Attraction
During the presentation
Encanto
While discussing plans to retheme the Dinoland area, the offstage band at D23 started playing “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” This seemingly suggested that Encanto may be incorporated into these new plans.
And onstage Josh D’Amaro suggested “maybe something to do with a casita?” Again hinting at what could be happening, without really confirming anything.
New Models of Tropical Americas Land
That brings us back to today, when
In the clip we see an Imagineering team on location in South America studying culture and exploring the environment that inspired both of these films.
We also get to see several models of scenes from Encanto.
Disney has still yet to confirm the retheming or what new attractions, characters, and dining could be coming. This year’s D23 is right around the corner though, so we’ll keep our fingers crossed a bit longer for something concrete.
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