Disney Experiences
Theme park and travel division of The Walt Disney Company
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| 2025 | Full Cotino development expected to open by Fall 2025. |
| April 12 2025 | Announcement that the flagship Disney Store at Disney Village in Disneyland Paris would permanently close in fall 2025, to be replaced by a new store called Disney Wonders. |
| March 28 2025 | Walt Disney Imagineering launches 'Shadows of the Skywalker Saga' project at Disneyland. |
| 2025 | Walt Disney Imagineering plans to open 'Zootopia: Better Zoogether' attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom during Winter 2025. |
| 2025 | Walt Disney Imagineering plans to open 'The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure' at Disney's Hollywood Studios during Summer 2025. |
| 2025 | World Premiere attraction set to open in Front Lot in April. |
| 2025 | Zootopia: Better Zoogether! planned for Discovery Island in Winter. |
| 2025 | Multiple new attractions are planned, including The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure, Un Land Dédié au Roi Lion, Walt Disney — A Magical Life, and Zootopia: Better Zoogether! |
| 2025 | It's a Small World with Groot planned to open in Fantasyland |
| 2025 | Disney Destiny and Disney Adventure cruise ships are planned to launch in late 2025, further expanding the fleet. |
| February 2025 | First homes in Cotino are completed and put on the market. |
| 2024 | Tiana's Bayou Adventure is set to open, replacing existing attractions in Bayou Country and Frontierland. |
| 2024 | Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure attraction set to open at Tokyo DisneySea's Fantasy Springs area, expanding the park's themed experiences. |
| 2024 | Alice & the Queen of Hearts: Back to Wonderland attraction planned to open in the Production Courtyard at Disneyland Paris. |
| 2024 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride at Universal Studios Japan is scheduled to conclude its operation. |
| 2024 | Disney Treasure cruise ship is scheduled to launch, continuing the expansion of the Disney Cruise Line. |
| December 31 2024 | Planned opening of the Airport link line station (Shanghai International Resort station) to serve the Shanghai Disney Resort by the end of 2024. |
| October 2024 | Construction of the Asteria Storyliving by Disney community has not yet begun due to ongoing environmental issues. |
| October 9 2024 | Walt Disney World experienced a phased closure from the afternoon of October 9 due to Hurricane Milton. |
| August 16 2024 | Josh D'Amaro publicly responded to criticism about Disney park ticket prices, emphasizing the company's commitment to providing 'access and flexibility' for fans despite escalating costs. |
| August 10 2024 | Josh D'Amaro hosted the Disney Experiences Showcase at the Honda Center during D23: The Ultimate Fan Event, announcing a $60 billion investment in park attractions over the next decade. During the event, he also revealed plans to expand the Disney cruise fleet to 13 ships by 2031, symbolically bringing out All-4-One to sing 'I Swear' to celebrate the announcement. |
| July 2024 | Disney overhauled the Lightning Lane system, changing the multi-pass option from Genie+ to a new format. |
| July 2024 | Disney Genie+ was overhauled, with the multi-pass option being renamed to Lightning Lane, signifying a significant change in the virtual queue system. |
| July 8 2024 | Disney announced the integration of Disney+ service at Walt Disney World Resorts, expanding digital entertainment options for guests. |
| March 31 2024 | Conclusion of Tokyo Disney Resort's 40th Anniversary celebrations, after which the Priority Pass system is renamed to 'Tokyo Disney Resort Priority Pass'. |
| February 2024 | Disney announces in a quarterly earnings report that Cotino will open in 2025. |
| 2023 | A new union contract was negotiated, setting the starting hourly rate at $17 per hour for part-time and full-time Cast Members, valid through 2027. |
| 2023 | Walt Disney World reached 48,770,000 total visitors, nearly returning to pre-pandemic attendance figures and demonstrating continued recovery and popularity |
| 2023 | TOGETHER: a Pixar Musical Adventure and Zootopia: Hot Pursuit were introduced at various Disney parks. |
| 2023 | Wandering Oaken's Sliding Sleighs attraction added to World of Frozen area. |
| 2023 | Wondrous Journeys parade introduced at Main Street, U.S.A. |
| 2023 | TOGETHER: a Pixar Musical Adventure debuts at a Disney park's Production Courtyard. |
| 2023 | Journey of Water attraction opened at World Nature, introducing a new water-themed experience to Disney parks. |
| December 2023 | Home sales for Cotino begin, with house styles and designs released. |
| December 2023 | Disney announced plans for a second Storyliving community named Asteria, to be located in Pittsboro, North Carolina. |
| December 20 2023 | Shanghai Disney Resort officially opened Zootopia, Disney's first Zootopia-themed area, expanding the resort's attractions. |
| November 16 2023 | Disney Experiences division was officially renamed from its previous designation. |
| September 30 2023 | Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser resort closes permanently, ending its short-lived immersive Star Wars themed entertainment experience at Walt Disney World. |
| July 26 2023 | Tokyo Disney Resort introduces app-based Priority Pass for rides, replacing physical FastPass tickets and allowing digital reservation and redemption of passes via the Tokyo Disney Resort app. |
| May 2023 | Planned relocation to Florida is cancelled amidst a feud with Florida governor Ron DeSantis. |
| March 31 2023 | Concluded the 50th Anniversary Celebration, which had started on October 1, 2021. |
| 2022 | Produced the Opening Ceremony for the Special Olympics USA Games, highlighting Disney Live Entertainment's ability to create meaningful and engaging large-scale event performances. |
| 2022 | Park attendance continued to recover, reaching 47,060,000 visitors, showing a strong comeback and approaching pre-pandemic visitor levels |
| 2022 | Avengers Campus began rolling out in phases, with a sub-area of Tomorrowland planned. |
| 2022 | Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at EPCOT's Wonders of Xandar Pavilion, featuring a seasonal Holiday Remix version |
| 2022 | Magic Over Disney show premiered, continuing Disney's tradition of magical entertainment experiences. |
| 2022 | Avengers Assemble: Flight Force attraction opened in Avengers Campus at Disneyland Paris, introducing a new Marvel-themed ride experience. |
| 2022 | Disney Wish cruise ship was launched, representing the latest addition to the Disney Cruise Line fleet. |
| 2022 | Led by Josh D'Amaro, Disney Parks hosted over 157.3 million guests, making it the world's most visited theme park company. |
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