Disneyland may — or may not — be getting new themed lands, rides or experiences based on Frozen, Black Panther, Coco and Avatar as the Disney leadership continues to tease Blue Sky concepts as tantalizing possibilities for the Anaheim theme park.
Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro floated the possibility of new lands or attractions based on Frozen’s Arendelle, Black Panther’s Wakanda and Coco’s Santa Cecilia during an investor summit on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Walt Disney World in Florida.
“We have a wealth of untapped stories to bring to life across our business,” D’Amaro said during the investor summit. “Frozen, one of the most successful and popular animated franchises of all time, could have a presence at the Disneyland Resort. Wakanda has yet to be brought to life. The world of Coco is just waiting to be explored. There’s a lot of storytelling opportunity.”
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D’Amaro and Disney CEO Bob Iger have been teasing a lot of Blue Sky concepts lately as long-term possibilities for Disney theme parks that once would have been kept under wraps as carefully guarded secrets at Walt Disney Imagineering.
Iger has been touting an Avatar experience for the Disneyland resort that Imagineering is working on with producer James Cameron. No name, date, location or further explanation of the “experience” has been provided.
D’Amaro teased equally murky plans for a new E-ticket dark ride at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure during the recent Destination D23 event in Florida — once again with no official name or opening date for the attraction.
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What kind of “presence” will Frozen take at Disneyland or Disney California Adventure? Are the Black Panther and Coco projects intended for the Disneyland resort or some other Disney theme park? Is the Avatar “experience” a land, ride or…
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