These are the brand new rides, sights and experiences coming to Disney World in 2024

A long time in the past, Walt Disney mentioned that Disneyland — the one park open on the time — would by no means be accomplished and would proceed to develop so long as there was creativeness left on the planet. And boy, was he proper — possible in methods he could not have dreamed of so a few years in the past.

Whereas the parks have at all times been alive, evolving locations, and never frozen museums, the tempo at which main change has occurred on the U.S. Disney parks has been nearly inconceivable because the 2020 pandemic-related shutdowns. Like every part else, the parks needed to adapt when life modified so abruptly, however they needed to do it at a scale and on a public stage that was matched by only some different industries.

Since Disney World has been reopened for greater than three years, you’d assume these pandemic modifications have been effectively behind us, and in some methods, you would be appropriate. However in different methods, the trail again to “regular” (or the brand new model of regular) has been nearly 4 years within the making.

As of this writing in late December 2023, park reservations have been the norm because the reopening, the once-popular Disney Eating Plans nonetheless have not returned, park hopping earlier than 2 p.m. hasn’t been potential, and whereas paid Genie+ changed free FastPass in late 2021, the flexibility to prebook some expedited rides the way in which you would with the outdated free system hasn’t debuted with the paid system.

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In different phrases, the fingerprint of the pandemic’s major and secondary impacts are nonetheless felt at Disney, particularly you probably have “fond reminiscences of the previous.”

However, based mostly on what we all know, 2024 is shaping as much as be the yr that a few of what we’ve got missed from the “earlier than instances” at Disney World will come again in a modern-day means. There are additionally some new issues to get pleasure from at Disney World debuting subsequent yr, although those that have gotten used to the tempo of main attraction openings every year may be a bit disillusioned as 2024 will usher in a minimum of a number of years of refreshes and revamps, relatively than main all-new sights, influenced by the pullback in new investments that occurred through the pandemic.

This is what we all know that will probably be new (or new once more) to get pleasure from at Disney World in 2024.

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The most important (and doubtlessly solely) “new” attraction to Disney World in 2024 will probably be Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, first introduced in 2020.

This isn’t an all-new attraction in that it was constructed from the bottom up, however it’s a huge reimagining of the journey that was often known as Splash Mountain. So, whereas the practically 50-foot splashdown will stay, the theming, know-how, music and extra will probably be all-new as Tiana will get her first attraction.

Splash Mountain closed at Disney World in early 2023 and is scheduled to reopen as Tiana’s Bayou Journey in what Disney describes as late 2024.

This is what Tiana’s Bayou Journey regarded like as of late-2023.

New ‘The Little Mermaid Present’

The Animation Courtyard theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has stood darkish since Disney reopened in June 2020. The theater was house to the “Voyage of The Little Mermaid” present, however a totally reimagined model of the manufacturing will open within the fall of 2024. “The Little Mermaid — A Musical Journey” will showcase Ariel’s dream to be a part of the human world with new set items and particular results, in addition to basic songs from the movie.

New Star Excursions scenes

That is maybe a small comfort for Star Wars followers who skilled the closure of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (aka the Star Wars Lodge) in 2023, however in 2024, there will probably be extra tales and characters added to the basic Star Excursions attraction at Disney World’s Hollywood Studios (together with at another Disney parks with the identical attraction).

The Nation Bears Jamboree will get new tunes

Situated inside Frontierland inside Disney’s Magic Kingdom, the basic Nation Bears Jamboree present that includes animatronic bears will lastly be taught some new tunes in 2024. Count on to listen to a Nashville-style tackle some Disney favorites, reminiscent of “The Naked Requirements,” when the brand new present debuts subsequent yr.

Zootopia-themed attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Throughout 2023’s Vacation spot D23 fan occasion, Disney introduced that the “It is Robust to Be a Bug” sights positioned contained in the Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will probably be changed by a “Zootopia” storyline.

Presently, this attraction is a 3D movie that includes characters from “A Bug’s Life” with a number of 4D results and animatronics blended in. Disney didn’t announce an official date for this makeover, but it surely’s more likely to open someday in 2024.

Epcot’s transformation will (lastly) be full

After being beneath building for greater than 4 years, Epcot friends have gotten used to navigating round building partitions. Whereas many partitions at the moment are down, it seems to be like 2024 would be the yr the final of the partitions are eliminated, and Epcot’s transformation will probably be full.

On Dec. 5, 2023, Epcot opened a brand new space referred to as Dreamers Level within the World Celebration Neighborhood on the entrance of the park. The world incorporates a bronze “Walt the Dreamer” statue and World Celebration Gardens, a landscaped space the place friends can collect and hook up with the opposite areas of the park. On this similar day, Epcot debuted its latest nighttime spectacular, Luminous — A Symphony of Us.

This was a giant step ahead, however there are a number of extra modifications but to return. In 2024, CommuniCore Corridor and Communicore Plaza — Epcot’s devoted competition areas — ought to be full. With an out of doors live performance space and indoor area for cooking demonstrations, character meet-and-greets and extra, this space will remodel the park’s annual festivals held all year long.

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These cabins (that are being constructed offsite) will sleep as much as six folks in a configuration that has twin-size bunk beds within the major bed room, together with the first queen-size mattress and a Murphy mattress in the lounge. There will probably be a full kitchen with all the same old inclusions.

Among the cabins will probably be dog-friendly, and all could have a 65-inch TV, private patio and charcoal grill.

Pricing has but to be introduced, however this will probably be a enjoyable new technique to get pleasure from all of Fort Wildnerness without having to camp, personal or rent an RV. These new DVC cabins will substitute the existing cabins at Fort Wilderness.

At Disney’s standard Polynesian Village Resort, on the aspect between the prevailing Polynesian resort buildings and the Grand Floridian, is an all-new tower that’s actively beneath building with a projected late 2024 opening date.

This new tower and its room varieties will probably be an enormous profit for these in search of room configurations because the present buildings on the Polynesian solely supply one-room studios or pricey overwater bungalows.

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Starting on Jan. 9, 2024, the Disney Dining Plan will probably be again on the menu for these staying at Disney resorts. Gone because the 2020 pandemic closure, eating plans will debut once more in January at a price of $24-$30 for teenagers and $57-$94 per day for adults, relying on the kind of plan you choose.

There are each full-service and quick-service eating plans, and anticipate TPG to interrupt down “is it price it” because the plans make their return within the coming weeks. However for individuals who favor to know an all-in worth for his or her Disney World trip upfront — and who know they are going to make full use of included meals, snacks and drinks — this will probably be a welcome change to the outdated regular.

You probably have a ticket kind that means that you can go to a number of parks in someday — AKA “park hop” — you may as soon as once more be able to do that at whatever time you wish, starting on that very same day, Jan. 9, 2024. Because of this as a substitute of ready till 2 p.m. within the afternoon (after visiting your first park of the day), you can head to your second park at no matter time you want.

No want for park reservations on most tickets

Park reservations aren’t completely going away in 2024, however starting on Jan. 9, you can skip the park reservation step in case you purchase date-based tickets to the Disney World theme parks. This additionally means you will not have to totally commit to precisely which of the 4 Disney World theme parks you’ll go to on every day of your trip upfront.

This simplifies issues and eliminates a step within the course of for a lot of guests. Nevertheless, word that these with an annual cross will nonetheless must make park reservations for some dates, although there will probably be some smaller-crowd “good to go” dates the place reservations should not wanted for passholders. Moreover, passholders can already go to any Disney World theme park with no park reservation starting every afternoon at 2 p.m. (besides Magic Kingdom on weekends).

Lightning Lanes and Genie+ got here on the scene as a paid substitute to the outdated FastPass system in October 2021. And whereas the paid service that begins at $15 per particular person per day completely can prevent hours in line, all of the buying and planning should at the moment be achieved day-of if you are in your trip.

Disney has heard that ache level and announced coming changes to the system in May 2023, “We’ve heard from friends that they want methods to plan with Disney Genie+ service and particular person Lightning Lane choices earlier than the day of their park go to, and we wish you to know we’re engaged on methods friends could do that for visits in 2024.”

There aren’t any particulars but obtainable about how Disney will enable for advance planning with Lightning Lanes, and presumably some variety of advance Lightning Lane reservations, however it’s anticipated that Disney will comply with by means of with what it has publicly mentioned and make some tweaks to how this system works in some unspecified time in the future in 2024.

At Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, which has been the center of extensive renovations, 2024 will possible not solely be the yr that room reservations are full but in addition be the yr you may first take a chunk at The Cake Bake Store. There will probably be an on-site bakery, because the identify implies, however there may also be a restaurant that can supply sit-down meals that transcend simply cake.

Disney’s website signifies that the restaurant will serve breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, desserts and cocktails. Primarily based on a peek on the menu at another Cake Bake Store areas, I would anticipate to see choices round afternoon tea, salad, quiche, crab truffles, sandwiches and extra.