D23 Expo 2026-News and Rumors

[TheUniC6]

 

[Freak]

I’ll throw my predictions into the ring for the domestic parks announcements:

Magic Kingdom: Stitch replacement announced, Cars and Villains details announced. Maaaaaybe a new E-ticket replacing the Speedway as a wildcard announcement?

Animal Kingdom: Lion King flume ride announced, new details on South America

Epcot: Mary Poppins ride gets dusted off. Journey Into Imagination redo as a wildcard announcement.

DHS: Monsters Inc details.

Disneyland: Mini Frozen land replacing Autopia. Maybe a new ride going into Galaxy’s Edge as a wildcard. I don’t see the TL redo getting announced.

DCA: No new announcements. Just details confirming Avatar and further details of Coco and Avengers.

 

[TheUniC6]

I’ll throw my predictions into the ring for the domestic parks announcements:

Magic Kingdom: Stitch replacement announced, Cars and Villains details announced. Maaaaaybe a new E-ticket replacing the Speedway as a wildcard announcement?

Animal Kingdom: Lion King flume ride announced, new details on South America

Epcot: Mary Poppins ride gets dusted off. Journey Into Imagination redo as a wildcard announcement.

DHS: Monsters Inc details.

Disneyland: Mini Frozen land replacing Autopia. Maybe a new ride going into Galaxy’s Edge as a wildcard. I don’t see the TL redo getting announced.

DCA: No new announcements. Just details confirming Avatar and further details of Coco and Avengers.

My notion is unless more rumors come out otherwise, D23 2026 will simply be updates of the 2024 slate. D23 2028 will be where the second half of the 10 year parks plan will be unveiled. Supposedly Josh said somewhere the second half of the parks plan will be far more grand then the first

 

[belloq87]

Epcot: Mary Poppins ride gets dusted off. Journey Into Imagination redo as a wildcard announcement.

It does seem like Epcot is probably next in line for an announcement of something new.

I do kind of have a feeling this might finally be the year for Imagination.

 

[Freak]

My notion is unless more rumors come out otherwise, D23 2026 will simply be updates of the 2024 slate. D23 2028 will be where the second half of the 10 year parks plan will be unveiled. Supposedly Josh said somewhere the second half of the parks plan will be far more grand then the first

Just curious to know where you heard this from? Haven’t heard about any 10 year plan.

Maybe my predictions are a little ambitious, but I think they will have more to their sleeve in WDW to compete against Epic. Thats especially considering the changing of the guard that we now have with someone at the helm being very-much a parks person.

 

[alomar]

My notion is unless more rumors come out otherwise, D23 2026 will simply be updates of the 2024 slate. D23 2028 will be where the second half of the 10 year parks plan will be unveiled. Supposedly Josh said somewhere the second half of the parks plan will be far more grand then the first

This is my thought as well, considering all the "shovels are in the ground" announcements are still kinda sorta getting started. Some further along than others, but some still barely if not started at all. That is a fair amount of capital expenditure still barely getting spent. Announcing even more big projects seems unlikely, just giving us more updates on what is announced is what I see happening with small new things like a small show or something to that affect.

 

[Mad Dog]

Put together all the new stuff coming to MK, AK, and DHS, in reality, almost equals the lands of Epic in total. WDW has really set itself up for the rest of this decade, marketing wise.

 

[TheUniC6]

Just curious to know where you heard this from? Haven’t heard about any 10 year plan.

Maybe my predictions are a little ambitious, but I think they will have more to their sleeve in WDW to compete against Epic. Thats especially considering the changing of the guard that we now have with someone at the helm being very-much a parks person.

I believe this is what my mind was referring to:

Disney Plans to Expand Parks Investment, Doubling Capital Expenditures Over 10 Years | The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is developing plans to accelerate and expand investment in its Parks, Experiences and Products segment to nearly double capital expenditures over the course of approximately 10 years to roughly $60 billion.

thewaltdisneycompany.com

As for D23 2028, I hope for the WDW side they finally tell us what will replace animation courtyard and for DLR the first phase of Simba.