I'd like to start this project with a few disclaimers.
1. This is my first project so expect roughness and unrefined ideas
2. I'm very poor with photoshop and image making so often I will rely on preexisting artwork (always with credit).
3. This concept is heavily inspired by Parklore's Fantastic Worlds. An amazing and beautiful park concept I encourage everyone to go read through it. While I have many different lands and takes, the general concept of IP-based Islands of Adventure but Disney is very much still the framework for this park.
4. It's entirely implausible and not a realistic park just complete and total BlueSky.
5. I'm telling this story in a bit of an unconventional way, instead of just going land by land we will be going chronologically from its announcement through to its opening and (maybe) beyond. This means at least initially we'll have fake articles, news pieces, etc to flesh out the lore and concept before diving into the masterplan. This is intended to give some worldbuilding and lore tidbits to add some context to the timeline.
With all that said welcome to
The Walt Disney Company Announces Brand New Theme Park for Walt Disney World
(CNN) — There's a new theme park coming soon to Florida, and this one promises to be fantastic.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS +2.7) announced plans for an ambitious new theme park in the Sunshine State today. This massive new park, experience, and hotel complex is expected to be the largest project the company has taken on since Shanghai Disneyland back in 2016. Expected to be the biggest theme park in Disney’s Florida stable, the announcement of this new park, called Disney’s Fantasy Realms, comes just one year after the startling success of competitor Universal’s Epic Universe just down the street. CCO Josh D’Amaro said Fantasy Realms represented “the biggest leap in themed storytelling the company has ever seen” while CEO Mark Parker called it the “biggest investment into the Parks division in Disney history”. While Disney is keeping a close lid on exactly what rides, lands, and experiences will be present at Fantasy Realms they promise more announcements are to come in the following months.
At more than 800 acres, the new park, experience, and hotel district dwarves its sister EPCOT just across World Drive.
Related content:
Universal’s Epic Universe: Rides, Food, and New Expansions for 2027
Disney officials said the new park is also a win for the local economy. The company plans to hire an additional 14,000 employees to staff the park as well as new hotels, shops, and entertainment venues. Disney of course is the largest employer in the area, with more than 70,000 employees.
The company declined to provide an opening date for the park, but industry estimates place the opening of the park almost half a decade away in 2030.
Disney has been busy the last couple of years in Orlando opening a Moana land at their Animal Kingdom Park as well as a Zootopia attraction which opened just last month. However, fans of Walt Disney World don’t have to wait until 2030 for new attractions. As the “Beyond Big Thunder” expansion at sister park Magic Kingdom plans to open its doors in 2028 featuring attractions based on Encanto, Disney Villans, as well as new restaurants based on classic attractions such as the Haunted Mansion.
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1. This is my first project so expect roughness and unrefined ideas
2. I'm very poor with photoshop and image making so often I will rely on preexisting artwork (always with credit).
3. This concept is heavily inspired by Parklore's Fantastic Worlds. An amazing and beautiful park concept I encourage everyone to go read through it. While I have many different lands and takes, the general concept of IP-based Islands of Adventure but Disney is very much still the framework for this park.
4. It's entirely implausible and not a realistic park just complete and total BlueSky.
5. I'm telling this story in a bit of an unconventional way, instead of just going land by land we will be going chronologically from its announcement through to its opening and (maybe) beyond. This means at least initially we'll have fake articles, news pieces, etc to flesh out the lore and concept before diving into the masterplan. This is intended to give some worldbuilding and lore tidbits to add some context to the timeline.
With all that said welcome to
The Walt Disney Company Announces Brand New Theme Park for Walt Disney World
(CNN) — There's a new theme park coming soon to Florida, and this one promises to be fantastic.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS +2.7) announced plans for an ambitious new theme park in the Sunshine State today. This massive new park, experience, and hotel complex is expected to be the largest project the company has taken on since Shanghai Disneyland back in 2016. Expected to be the biggest theme park in Disney’s Florida stable, the announcement of this new park, called Disney’s Fantasy Realms, comes just one year after the startling success of competitor Universal’s Epic Universe just down the street. CCO Josh D’Amaro said Fantasy Realms represented “the biggest leap in themed storytelling the company has ever seen” while CEO Mark Parker called it the “biggest investment into the Parks division in Disney history”. While Disney is keeping a close lid on exactly what rides, lands, and experiences will be present at Fantasy Realms they promise more announcements are to come in the following months.
At more than 800 acres, the new park, experience, and hotel district dwarves its sister EPCOT just across World Drive.
Related content:
Universal’s Epic Universe: Rides, Food, and New Expansions for 2027
Disney officials said the new park is also a win for the local economy. The company plans to hire an additional 14,000 employees to staff the park as well as new hotels, shops, and entertainment venues. Disney of course is the largest employer in the area, with more than 70,000 employees.
The company declined to provide an opening date for the park, but industry estimates place the opening of the park almost half a decade away in 2030.
Disney has been busy the last couple of years in Orlando opening a Moana land at their Animal Kingdom Park as well as a Zootopia attraction which opened just last month. However, fans of Walt Disney World don’t have to wait until 2030 for new attractions. As the “Beyond Big Thunder” expansion at sister park Magic Kingdom plans to open its doors in 2028 featuring attractions based on Encanto, Disney Villans, as well as new restaurants based on classic attractions such as the Haunted Mansion.
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