Overview

• Disney announced at Destination D23 that Magic Kingdom’s Carousel of Progress will add a new audio‑animatronic of Walt Disney.
• The figure will anchor a new introductory scene, and Disney says the show will also reveal what the Carousel family has been up to.
• Walt Disney Imagineering is leading the project in collaboration with the Walt Disney Family Museum, whose director praised the stewardship of Walt’s legacy.
• Disney did not share a timeline, closure plan, or debut date for the refurbishment.
• The move follows Disneyland’s July debut of a lifelike Walt figure and comes alongside other park updates, including a Cinderella Castle repaint, a Tron: Ares overlay at Magic Kingdom starting Sept. 15, a Muppets reimagining of Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster next year, and Zootopia: Better Zoogether! opening Nov. 7 at Animal Kingdom.