In 2025, numerous theme parks and attractions closed permanently, highlighting challenges in the industry and a shift towards replacing older rides with new IP-driven experiences.
Theme Parks First. Everything Else Next.
In 2025, numerous theme parks and attractions closed permanently, highlighting challenges in the industry and a shift towards replacing older rides with new IP-driven experiences.
Disney plans to invest $60 billion over the next decade in their Parks, Experiences and Products division, nearly double the amount spent in the last 10 years. CEO Bob Iger announced the move, stating the company is mindful of financial growth and shareholder value. The proposed investment includes fresh ideas, such as the creation of new lands themed on Frozen, Coco, and Black Panther. Chairman Josh D’Amaro emphasized the company’s ambitious growth strategy backed by a proven record and land resources for further expansion.
This article contains a series of predictions for the D23 Parks, Experiences and Products panel, focusing on U.S. Disney parks. Predictions include a revamp of the Disney Genie, the possible return of ‘Happily Ever After’, the launch of Tron, a re-opening schedule for Walt Disney World Railroad, and many potential updates, re-themes, and overhauls across various parks. Additional “wild card” predictions are also given, speculating on larger changes and new attractions.
Back in 2017, Six Flags announced that my home park, Six Flags Great America, would be receiving Mardi Gras Hangover, the world’s largest Larson super loop.
You can feel the breathe of your banshee beneath you, smell the beautiful landscape surrounding you, and hear a stampeding herd of animals below you. Avatar Flight of Passage isn’t just a theme park ride. It is a triumphant experience that reinvents the standards of what Disney attractions should be. As much as I love some of my favorite rides at WDW, I’ve been wowed by Flight of Passage, and I’m willing to put it at number one.
Yesterday, at the 2017 D23 Expo, Disney announced numerous new additions coming to their parks and resorts across the world. Here’s a comprehensive list of everything announced at yesterday’s panel.