Disney is re-imagining the existing Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster (currently themed to Aerosmith) into a new adventure starring The Muppets, set to debut in 2026.  The attraction will remain open under its current form through the end of 2025, with no firm closure date announced yet.  When it reopens, guests will ride along with the Electric Mayhem band as they race to a concert in a limousine, navigating backstage antics, rock tune remixes and Muppets chaos.

Revealed at Destination D23 in September 2023, Disney Adventure will be the first Disney Cruise Line ship homeported in Asia, sailing primarily from Singapore. Originally intended to launch in late 2025, the ship’s debut was pushed to 10 March 2026. </br>At over 200,000 gross tons and designed to host around 6,000 guests, it will be the largest ship in the Disney fleet, offering expansive Asian-inspired itineraries while still delivering hallmark Disney theming, shows, and family-friendly innovation.

Disney Adventure World is the new name for Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris, reflecting a huge transformation that will stretch into the second half of the decade. Think of it less as a facelift and more as a rebirth: new entrance, new hub, new lands, and an identity built around immersive worlds of adventure.

Tokyo Disneyland's Space Mountain is being reimagined with a brand new futuristic design, reopening in 2027.

Disney California Adventure is set to welcome Pandora, the world of Avatar, bringing bioluminescent landscapes to Anaheim. The 'experience' will transport guests into lush faraway jungles and floating mountains, blending groundbreaking design with immersive attractions, food and cultural details inspired by the Na’vi. It’s being billed as a sibling to the award-winning Pandora at Animal Kingdom, but with unique elements tailored to the California park’s setting. Most notably, Disney are referring to the development as an 'experience', as opposed to a 'land'.

At Disney California Adventure, Avengers Campus is recruiting for a bigger mission with a new multiverse attraction led by a new big bad, King Thanos. The idea is an all-hands-on-deck battle where heroes from across timelines team up, with next-gen ride tech, fresh character moments and upgraded stunt-level spectacle.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is preparing to open the doors to Monstropolis with a dedicated Monsters, Inc. land.

The reimagined space replacing the area occupied by The Muppets, promises to bring the colourful, chaotic energy of Mike, Sulley and Boo’s world to life, complete with attractions themed around the Monsters Inc. factory, playful eateries, and plenty of character encounters.

It’s designed to be a fully immersive neighbourhood where guests step straight into the Pixar classic, with the charm of Monstropolis bustling all around them.

An indoor attraction themed around Pixar's Coco, has been confirmed for the area in between Paradise Gardens and Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure park.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom is reimagining the old DinoLand area into a lush “Tropical Americas” zone inspired by regions of Central and South America. The new area promises vibrant villages, jungle-green vistas and story-rich attractions tied to beloved franchises, with new food, music and fauna bringing that expedition-ready energy to life.

At Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, the gateway concept focuses on smoothing arrivals and opening up space for what’s next. Expect a more generous entry experience that knits together security, wayfinding, Downtown Disney access and transport, so guests flow into the Disneyland Resort faster with cleaner sightlines and room for future growth.

Shanghai Disney Resort has announced plans for a major expansion that includes the addition of a new themed hotel and an extension of its Disneytown district.

The project comes as the resort celebrates welcoming its 100 millionth guest since opening in 2016, a milestone that cements its position among the most visited theme park destinations in the world.

Alongside the hotel, Disneytown, the resort’s shopping, dining, and entertainment area, will also see significant growth. The expansion will introduce new retail, restaurant, and entertainment offerings designed to encourage longer stays and provide more options beyond the theme park gates.

A new frontier for the world of Cars is opening at Magic Kingdom: the land dubbed Piston Peak National Park. Built as part of the park’s boldest expansion ever, this new zone — nestled in the heart of Frontierland — will send guests off-road through sweeping terrain inspired by America’s national parks, powered by new ride technology and fresh storytelling built around the Cars universe.

Disney has announced that the land will replace historic attractions: the Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Square Riverboat will be permanently closed beginning 7 July 2025 to make way for the massive site redevelopment.  

The land’s theme draws explicitly from the Pixar world of Cars — but re-imagined as a national-park-style wilderness where Lightning McQueen and friends head off the pavement and into the wild. Called Piston Peak National Park (a nod to the Cars-universe “Planesspin-off” world), this new space will feature snow-capped mountains, geysers, towering trees, rock formations, rushing rivers and an immersive “wheelderness” vibe.  

Imagineers are leaning into a design language called “Parkitecture” (borrowed from US-National-Park lodges) so that visitor centres, Ranger HQ, trails, lodges and ride shells integrate into the environment rather than dominate it.  

Two major attractions have been confirmed: one is described as a wild off-road rally ride using a new ride-vehicle system that simulates rugged terrain, mud, hills and natural obstacles — a departure from the version of Cars rides found elsewhere.  The second will be a family-friendly experience, less intense, designed for younger guests.  

Location-wise, the land is being built in Frontierland with strategic adjacency to the existing Big Thunder Mountain Railroad zone, and its site reaches toward Liberty Square and the hinterlands of the park. Trees and landscaping will serve as visual buffers, preserving thematic separation yet allowing seamless guest flow.  

While Disney has not yet published a precise opening date, the scale of construction and scope of demolition suggest that a 2027 or later opening is likely rather than sooner. Analysts note that for such a “ground-up” land project, 2026 would be an aggressive target.  

From a strategic perspective, this expansion marks a bold pivot: leveraging a major IP (Cars) while anchoring it in classic Disney theme-park storytelling (the journey west, adventure in nature, frontier exploration). It also opens up valuable park real-estate previously used by water/boat circulation, allowing expanded guest capacity and new attraction typologies. It is being billed as the “largest expansion in the history of Magic Kingdom” by the company. 

Universal Studios Great Britain was first hinted at in December 2023, when Universal confirmed it had acquired land in Bedfordshire, before being officially announced by Comcast-NBCUniversal in April 2025. Set to open in 2031, the resort will be the first Universal theme park in the UK and will feature a full-scale theme park with immersive lands based on Universal’s biggest franchises, alongside a 500-room hotel and a retail, dining and entertainment district. Built on nearly 700 acres near Bedford, the project is expected to draw around 8.5 million visitors in its opening year, supported by major infrastructure upgrades including new rail links and road access. With tens of thousands of jobs to be created, Universal Studios Great Britain is being positioned as a landmark entertainment destination on par with the company’s parks in Orlando, Hollywood and Japan.

Disney Abu Dhabi, currently under development on Yas Island, will be the first-ever Disney resort and theme park complex in the Middle East. Set to join the region’s growing entertainment district alongside Warner Bros. World and Ferrari World, the project is expected to blend the storytelling and design expertise of Walt Disney Imagineering with the architectural ambition of the United Arab Emirates.

While specific details remain under wraps, early reports suggest the destination will include themed lands inspired by classic Disney films, immersive resort accommodation, and new experiences tailored to the region’s climate and culture. Once completed, Disney Abu Dhabi is expected to become a major milestone in Disney’s global expansion, bringing the magic of its parks to a whole new audience.

In August 2024 at D23, Disney formally confirmed that Villains Land is coming to Magic Kingdom.

As part of the “Beyond Big Thunder” expansion—not just a re-themed corner, but a fully immersive land built out behind the Rivers of America near Haunted Mansion and “it’s a small world.” The land is slated to contain two major attractions, extensive theming with mood, twisted architecture, dark storytelling, plus new dining and retail spaces to deepen the villain experience.

Though Disney has not given a fixed opening date, industry watchers place Villains Land sometime in the late 2020s or early 2030s.  Already, site work is underway: the Rivers of America has been drained, Tom Sawyer Island cleared, and land-clearing near the northern reaches of that area has been documented—likely staging zones for the project.  Because Disney is giving priority to the Cars / Frontierland expansion first, Villains Land may not begin major construction until that project is farther along. 

Announced on 20 March 2024, the Disney Destiny is themed around the eternal clash of heroes and villains, drawing inspiration from classics like The Lion King, Hercules, and Sleeping Beauty. It is part of the Wish-class family and will sail with about 4,000 passengers, powered by LNG (a cleaner fuel option). The Destiny is scheduled to make her maiden voyage on 20 November 2025, bringing with her new restaurants, immersive entertainment, and the same elegant-meets-playful design Disney Cruise Line is known for.

Fantasy Springs is the eighth themed port at Tokyo DisneySea, opening on 6 June 2024, with three richly detailed areas inspired by Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan, plus an integrated luxury Fantasy Springs Hotel.

Across Frozen Kingdom, Rapunzel’s Forest and Peter Pan’s Never Land, the port delivers four headline attractions: Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey, Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival, Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure and Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies. The port also introduces premium dining, retail and a resort-side hotel entrance that stitches the new land seamlessly into Tokyo DisneySea.  

Oriental Land Company confirmed Fantasy Springs as a major expansion anchored by a new hotel and three zones that extend the park’s shoreline fiction with living water, rocky outcrops and forested paths. Each zone delivers a marquee ride with bespoke systems: the Frozen boat adventure runs about six and a half minutes and seats sixteen per vehicle, while Peter Pan’s headliner blends motion-base and dark-ride elements for an in-universe rescue mission. Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies rounds out Never Land with a family ride, and Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival gives Tangled its first full-scale boat attraction. The adjoining Fantasy Springs Hotel provides direct access to the port and themed hospitality that mirrors the land’s natural-magic aesthetic.  

Immersive Zootopia land featuring a headliner dark ride, shops and dining.

World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland is the world’s first Frozen-themed land, opened in November 2023.