Encanto gets closer to its new home at Walt Disney World
La Familia Madrigal is one step closer to moving into its new Walt Disney World home.
Walt Disney Imagineering has passed another construction milestone for its Tropical Americas project at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Imagineers and Disney's construction contractors have put up the first vertical steel for the show building that will house the new land's "Encanto"-themed ride.
Enjoy this construction update from WDI:
"The first-ever 'Encanto'-themed attraction will bring casita to life as guests join the beloved Madrigal family on the day Antonio receives his special gift, the ability to communicate with animals," Disney has said of this new attraction.
Concept art courtesy Disney
The Encanto ride will be the largest addition to the land, which reimagines the old Dinoland USA space at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The land's other major attraction will be an Indiana Jone ride. That will be a retheme of the Dinosaur attraction, which closes February 1. Dinosaur uses the same ride system and layout as the Indiana Jones rides at Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
In addition to these two rides, Tropical Americas also will offer a new carousel ride, "featuring intricate wood carvings of animals from Disney stories, created by an Esperanza resident," according to Disney.
Tropical Americas will open sometime in 2027 at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
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Encanto being WDW's installation of Mystic Manor would be a dream come true. Now that we mention it, that concept art does give off MM exterior vibes, doesn't it?
I figured that was the way they were going and linking a big recent hit movie to it is likely best idea.
Such a bummer. I know things change at parks but I loved the theming of dinoland roadside America is something I enjoy and I guess Im one of the few people who liked going to Animal Kingdom to see that area. :(
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I love this movie and I’m hoping for a solid dark ride here. I’m thinking that given the content upon which this attraction is based, we’ll probably get some nice Mystic Manor-style animation effects. Fingers crossed anyway