Disney Quietly Cancels Opening of Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom

Disney Quietly Cancels Opening of Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom

Walt Disney World Resort has quietly backtracked on its planned opening timeframe of Tropical Americas over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.The project will transform the former DinoLand U.S.A. into Pueblo Esperanza, a new 11-acre land. Its headline attractions are Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto, a family ride through the Casita featured in Encanto (2021), and Indiana Jones […]

Disney Removes Opening Date for Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom

Disney has made an interesting change to its official Walt Disney World website, removing the previously announced 2027 opening year for Tropical Americas at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The updated “Coming to the Parks” page still highlights the massive new 11-acre land and its attractions, but there is now no mention of when guests can expect […]

Disney Throws Tropical Americas Opening Into Doubt

Disney World’s next major land no longer has a firm arrival year. Tropical Americas is currently replacing DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, bringing one of the park’s biggest overhauls since Pandora — The World of Avatar opened in 2017. The 11 acre area, officially named Pueblo Esperanza, will introduce attractions based on Encanto (2021) …

Disney World Quietly Abandons Animal Kingdom Expansion Plans

Animal Kingdom’s biggest expansion has lost its promised opening slot. Walt Disney World is deep into rebuilding a major section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where the former DinoLand U.S.A. is being transformed into Tropical Americas. The new 11-acre land, officially named Pueblo Esperanza, is one of several major expansions currently underway across the resort. Its …

Disney Removes Mention of 2027 Opening Window From Tropical Americas Description

Walt Disney Imagineering was quite generous with information regarding the Tropical Americas land currently under construction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at this year’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Imagineers Chris Beatty and Michael...

Disney Removes 2027 Opening Date for Tropical Americas From Official Website

The 2027 opening date for Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom has disappeared from Disney's official Coming to the Parks page, though it still appears on the Disney Parks Blog.