Overview

• Disney’s August 15 release confirms that the traditional dedicated Parks & Resorts keynote is missing from the August 29–31 lineup at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.
• Five sessions—Walt Disney Studios Showcase, Creating the Happiest Place on Earth, What’s Cooking with Disney Eats?, Disney Villains: Icons of Evil and Beyond the Spires—have been flagged as potential platforms for park news.
• Analysts anticipate that any announcements will focus on progress reports for existing projects such as Villains Land, Piston Peak, Tropical Americas and the Coco and Avatar expansions.
• The absence of a standalone parks presentation marks a departure from past Destination D23 events where Disney leadership delivered headline updates on new attractions.
• Fans have voiced disappointment over the missing parks keynote and are speculating about which panels will deliver the long-awaited project updates.