UPDATE: Disney Reveals Artwork for Upcoming Villains Show at Hollywood Studios

Fans around the world, likely including you and I, have been practically begging Disney for more villain content for years. It finally sounded like they had heard us when they started producing all of those villain origin stories like Maleficent in 2014 and Cruella in 2021. But if the villain studded, and hugely successful, Halloween parties on each coast are any indicator, there’s still room for more.

Still I cannot believe that we’re talking about an upcoming Villains show and land in this, the year 2025. Dream really do come true kids. And now we’ve been gifted a sneak peak of what we can expect.

Disney recently shared limited details, and concept art, for the show which will give some of our favorite bad guys (and girls) a chance to tell their side of the story. The article specifically names Cruella de Ville, Captain Hook, and Maleficent.

Side note: where is the Captain Hook origin movie?!

At the end of the show, it seems, guests will be called to determine the fate of it’s stars in what is described as “a delightfully wicked finale filled with dozens of the most infamous evildoers,” indicating that we may get to see a few more stars than listed.

Hook, Cruella de Vil, and Maleficent stand before the Magic Mirror

Looking at the concept art we can clearly see our three main stars center stage. But Hades and Jafar are also present, each standing on their own balconies on opposite sides of the stage.

The stage is dressed with picture frames, and possibly glass or mirror fragments along the sides, which display a host of villains! Among them are Ursula, Ratcliffe, Dr. Facilier, Mother Gothel, Frollo, Pain & Panic, The Queen of Hearts, Yzma, Hans, Madame Mim, and Madame Tremaine – all of which we have seen as costume character in the parks.

Look. At. All. Those. Villains!

Most shows at Disney last between 20 and 45 minutes. While I do expect this one to be on the longer side, I don’t see them telling more than 3 or 4 stories during that time. If you look at the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular though, they manage to fit twelve bad guys into a much shorter 15 minute span.

I think what we’ll end up seeing is some of the portraits being interactive and chiming in at key points in the show. The finale will likely bring out additional characters but how many and which ones – that’s anybody’s guess. It could very well be that the concept art show is the finale and those additional characters are Hades and Jafar.

One thing we do know for sure; Villains are come to Disney World in a big way and we can’t wait! The show is likely intended to test guest perception and gauge just how much evil doing fans are comfortable with. Which will give us a taste of the direction Imagineering may be heading in for development of the all new Villains Land for Magic Kingdom.

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