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Pre‑D23 Disney Park Updates Reset Expectations for Expo Announcements

With no standalone parks panel on the schedule, coverage points to concept art teases over detailed project unveilings.

Overview

  • Disney issued several park updates earlier this week via press releases, including refurbishments tied to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin, Zootopia: Better Together, and a Muppet takeover of Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster.
  • Reporters now anticipate concept art for the proposed Villains Land at Magic Kingdom, possibly with a new name, rather than concrete timelines or scope.
  • Outlets suggest similar art‑first glimpses could appear for ideas tied to Cars Land, Monsters, Inc. Land, and the Tropical Americas, with specifics kept light.
  • Analyses describe this cycle as focused on incremental refinements and delivering previously announced work instead of debuting major new attractions.
  • Speculation persists about potential EPCOT moves such as a Spaceship Earth overhaul, though coverage frames such a reveal as unlikely at this event.