Since D23 weekend is almost ahead of us, here what could my massive predictions of what could be confirmed for the Disney Parks at the D23 Expo, and keep in mind, NOT everything listed will be announced during the three day expo(and are only fan-made predictions that aren't real)
Magic Kingdom Park:
-Opening timeline for the grand reopening of the Walt Disney World Railroad(predicting Christmas 2022-early 2023)
-The opening timeline for the Tron Lightcycle Power Run in Tomorrowland(Summer 2023)
-Happily Ever After makes its return to the park, after an 18 month hiatus and Disney Enchantment(despite the addition of Walt & Roy to the opening) would end its 18 month run in April, as HEA will have some major enhancements, making an already great show better than ever
-Updates on the two remaining cavalcades, as Mickey's Celebration Cavalcade would end its run on April 1st(as the iconic mouse and his pals would move on from cavalcades after 2 1/2 years), but the Adventure Friends Cavalcade would extended its run to 2023, as a few new friends would join the upbeat cavalcade(including Raya, Molly McGee, Searcher Clade, Buzz, Bo Peep, and a third unit featuring Mei Lee, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Luz, Willow, Gus, King, Carl Fredricksen, Russell, Dug, Ian, Barley, Cricket, & Tilly)
-Main Street Electrical Parade officially moves from Disneyland to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom beginning in 2023, and the biggest thing will be that in addition to the new Small World finale the iconic nighttime spectacle would add four new units to the half-country old parade based around Tangled, Toy Story, Zootopia, and a Princess section featuring Aurora, Ariel, & Belle
-As Raya would become officially the 13th Disney Princess in the canon lineup, she would officially make her Walt Disney World debut in early 2023 at the Magic Kingdom, where she'll appear at Princess Fairytale Hall, as the meet & greet attraction would add an additional third spot for both rides to make way for the princess of Kumandra, as Moana would also be added, alongside the return of Princess Aurora(replacing Elena of Avalor), in the first half of 2023
*PRINCESS FAIRYTALE HALL LINEUP 2023*
-Tiana, Raya, & Rapunzel
-Cinderella, Moana, & Aurora
-After the Disney website pulled the Tinker Bell meet and greet in Town Square Theater webpage, it would be announced that Mirabel Madrigal from the hit movie, Encanto would officially make her first Walt Disney World meet and greet at Magic Kingdom start starting in 2023, and for Tinker Bell?, she would find a new home over in Fantasyland, as a new dedicated spot made for her would be built near Fairytale Garden
-Splash Mountain is set to close in January 2023, to be transformed into Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Epcot: MAJOR NEWS would occur
-Spaceship Earth update to still happen, but on a less ambitious scale and wouldn't close for two years, which would have upgraded animatronics, a new score by Pinar Toprak, and a new script with narration by Benedict Cumberbatch
-First official look at the center point of World Celebration's center point(Dreamer's Point(featuring the new Walt statue) and Communicore Hall, featuring the new "permanent" home for Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, & Pluto's meet & greet)
-Journey of Water's opening timeline(Summer 2023)
-Play! update, and more information would be announced(including a new game hosted by Hamster & Gretel, and meet & greets featuring Mei Lee, Luz Noceda, Searcher Clade, Ian & Barley, and Marie)(late 2023-early 2024)
-Overhaul of Journey Into Imagination confirmed to be in the first stage of development, and is expected to bring Dreamfinder(and Figment's childlike personality back), with Joey D'Auria & Eric Bauza to voice Dreamfinder & Figment respectively, but would still use the 1999 ride track, but make it more engaging and would bring back the charm that made the original ride a classic, no more Imagination Institute
-Tangled attraction as part of Germany pavilion expansion officially announced
-Harmonious changes announced to now incorporate Encanto and Tangled to the show
Disney's Hollywood Studios:
-With rumors on and off about the future of this 30 yr old Hollywood Studios stage production, it would finally confirm that Voyage of the Little Mermaid would be replaced and NOT returning, as now the long running production's replacement would be a brand new stage production based around the latest animated fad, Encanto, to bring back life to the Animation Courtyard area when the show debuts sometime in 2023
-After 2 years of having the Disney Junior Dance Party stage show transform into the shortened Play and Dance show, it would finally retire on November 30th to make way for a brand new stage show titled, Disney Junior Dream Factory as seen at Disneyland Paris and the venue housing the show would now be named Studio D, and unlike the Paris version, the biggest difference will be the selection of characters, as in the Walt Disney Studios Park version, we had Vampirina, Fancy Nancy, & Lion Guard's Timon, but for the WDW version, it'll feature Mira Royal Detective, Cheshire Cat, and the newest star of Disney Junior, Eureka!, it'll also be expected that the show would also come to Disney California Adventure, both are expected to debut next Summer
-Since Galaxy's Edge is now open for 3 yrs now, there really isn't a reason for Star Wars Launch Bay to still exist, so after nearly 7 years of entering hardcore fans to encounter Chewbacca, BB-8, and Darth Vader(and despite its reopening in July), the Launch Bay would welcome its final guests on November 8th, as the former Animation building would get a brand new attraction experience based upon the Peabody-award winning animated series, The Owl House, titled "The Owl House: Choose Your Coven Adventure", where guests from the human realm can go inside the demon realm, as they would go inside The Owl House itself for a 12 minute pre-show hosted by Lilith Clawthorne and Hooty where guests would find out which coven they'll be a part of), not before a Coven Guard would escort guests from the Owl House to the Emperor's Castle(which would take use of the former Florida animation studio) for a 15 minute walkthrough experience(that would take use of the new MagicBand+ with the interactive elements and even have a Coven leader appear, bring the Emperor's objects to life, and defeat some creatures from the Boiling Isles), and after the experience, guests would head inside a Coven HQ, where guests can have a chance to visit fan favorite characters from the Human Realm, the Collector's Hideout, and even have one on one time with a Coven Leader, grab a potion or Apple Blood(non-alcoholic of course) to drink, create your own Palisman, bring certain objects to life with your MagicBand+, and even buy the "cheap merchandise" inside Hooty's Owl Shack(a gift shop run by Hooty), the experience would be expected to be ready by next Summer
-For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing Along Celebration to finally receive a Frozen 2 upgrade now it would feature songs from the 2019 sequel starting Q1 2023
-The most unlikely scenario(due to space issues), nighttime entertainment is getting stronger and stronger at Disney's Hollywood Studios, as Paint the Night Parade officially makes its WDW debut in the Summer of 2023, as the beloved modern nighttime parade is set to bring four new units to the beloved nighttime parade, Pixar's Coco(replaces the Monsters unit), Encanto(replaces the Little Mermaid section), The Ghost & Molly McGee(new unit), & Turning Red(replaces Incredibles), alongside a new Frozen unit(this time to incorporate Frozen 2 elements), joining the opening Tinker Bell unit, Cars, Toy Story, Princess, & Mickey finale units
-But the big topic from Hollywood Studios, which would be very likely to be talked about, will be the reimagining of the East coast version of the beloved nighttime spectacle, Fantasmic, where an re-opening date will more than likely be confirmed(going for October 1st) and more info would more than likely be talked about, where the already confirmed new Hero show scene and technical upgrades wouldn't be the show's only new additions, as between the Lion King and new Hero scene, we would have a new show scene featuring Encanto's Mirabel, The Owl House's Luz, and Coco's Miguel(effectively shortening the bubble montage), Rapunzel & Flynn join the princess scene, and Snake Jafar is ousted, Dr Faciler is in, and new characters will more than definitely be added to the Steamboat Willie finale including Raya, Clarabelle, Horace, Molly McGee, and the Toy Story gang, alongside the show's big stars
Disney's Animal Kingdom: we wouldn't get much info from this park
-An expansion to the Asia area would be announced to be a Raya and the Last Dragon theme, featuring a brand new family coaster themed to Sisu and a walkthrough attraction
-After Rivers of Light confirmed to NOT return and KiteTails being a laughably bad flop, the Discovery River Theater would finally find its ROL replacement, in the form of a new nighttime show themed to the popular James Cameron Avatar movies titled, "Pandora-A Nighttime Gathering", and it would be set to debut around April 2023
Disneyland:
-Mickey's Toontown reopening date confirmed(predicting March 2023)
-Tomorrowland overhaul officially confirmed
-After a three year hiatus, the well-received Magic Happens parade would officially return to Disneyland in January 2023, and this time it'll perform three times daily(12pm, 3:15pm, and 7:30pm), and with the grand return of this parade would come with new elements added, featuring an entire Encanto unit and a new Tangled section featuring Rapunzel & Flynn of the finale unit
Disney California Adventure:
-After Spring, Soarin' Around the World would no longer available(and now be exclusive to Epcot), as the Soarin Over California film would be 100% permanent once the 2023 edition of the Food and Wine Festival ends
-The Disney Junior Dance Party show is set to end its run on January 3rd, 2023, as the Disney Junior Dream Factory(from Disneyland Paris) is set to debut at both this park and WDW's Hollywood Studios, but for the California Adventure version, this version will feature Doc McStuffins, Mira Royal Detective, and Eureka!, with the venue being renamed to Studio D, both versions would be set to debut next Summer at the same time
-After being empty for three years, the Hyperion Theater will finally have a new show presented, and NO, it's NOT Avengers related, instead, it would be a Broadway style production of Encanto(and very different and way more epic than the show that's coming to Hollywood Studios), beginning next Summer
Disneyland Paris:
-A dark ride based around The Little Mermaid would be placed in Fantasyland, as the park's first NEW addition(not rethemed) in over 15 years
Walt Disney Studios Park:
-More details on the Frozen subland would be revealed
-Tangled round attraction
-Star Wars area officially CANCELLED and now the third land to be announced to be a part of the park's overhaul would be themed to Encanto
Tokyo Disneyland:
-Space Mountain overhaul more concept art
Tokyo DisneySea:
-More Fantasy Springs details revealed, first look at the attractions, and an opening timeframe(Summer 2023 for me)
Hong Kong Disneyland:
-Frozen Land details, opening timeline
Shanghai Disneyland:
-Zootopia themed area opening date/more info
