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Exciting Details on New Experiences Coming to Disney Parks

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We’re excited to share some new details about some highly-anticipated experiences coming soon to Disney Parks. Here’s a look at what was shared with attendeesĀ during today’s D23 Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse event at theĀ Walt Disney World® Resort.

Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products Chairman Bob Chapek revealed the names of the two signature attractions set forĀ Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge when it opens at theĀ DisneylandResort next summer and at theĀ Walt Disney WorldĀ Resort in fall 2019.

You can take the controls in one of three unique and critical roles aboardĀ Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.Ā And onĀ Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Guests can join an epic battle between the First Order and the Resistance – including a face-off with Kylo Ren himself!

Check out one of the amazing videos shared with Destination D fans:

https://youtu.be/ssgGCjpFP4Q

Stay tuned for more details!

During his presentation, Chapek unveiled details aboutĀ Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge, a deluxe, nature-inspired resortĀ coming to Orlando that will feature more than 900 hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas.

Bob also shared an exciting update on a new spectacular planned to open atEpcot® in 2020 as part of the multi-year transformation of the park!

The new nighttime spectacular will celebrate how Disney music inspires people around the world, and will feature massive floating set pieces, custom-built LED panels, choreographed moving fountains, lights, pyrotechnics and lasers.

Before that new show debuts, there will be a limited-time experienceĀ EpcotĀ fans will love, called ā€œEpcotĀ Forever,ā€ which will debut in fall 2019 and will feature classic tunes.

Also atĀ Epcot, BobĀ revealed that the Ratatouille experience coming to the France pavilion will be calledĀ Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.

And coming soon to the France pavilion at World Showcase: In addition to ā€œImpressions de France,ā€ : a brand new ā€œBeauty and the Beastā€ sing-along created by Don Hahn, producer of the animated and live-action ā€œBeauty and the Beastā€ films, is set to debut. Stay tuned for more details!

In 2019, there are exciting new experiences coming to Disney Parks – all inspired by Mickey Mouse!

Bob unveiled news of an all-new cinematic nighttime experience, ā€œWonderful World of Animation,ā€ which will debut atĀ Disney’s Hollywood Studios® in May 2019, as part of the park’s 30th anniversary celebration. The show will use state-of-the-art projection technology to take Guests on a magical journey through more than 90 years of Disney animation, all beginning with Mickey himself.