Happy birthday to Walt Disney Studios Park. The second gate at the Disneyland Paris Resort opened March 16, 2002.
Walt Disney Studios Park's 23rd birthday today might be its last. No, the park is not closing. But it is changing. By the time the park's 24th birthday arrives next March, the park might be known by its new name, Disney Adventure World. That name is coming sometime in 2026, along with the opening of the park's new World of Frozen land. Disney has yet to announce a specific official date for that, however.
The new World of Frozen land is not the only expansion in the works at the park. The future Disney Adventure World will welcome a new nighttime spectacular on its new Adventure Bay lake in 2026. And sometime after that, the park will add a new land themed to The Lion King. That land will feature a new Splash/Tiana's-style flume ride.
For now, Walt Disney Studios Park offers Disney's second Avengers Campus as well as its original Ratatouille land and dark ride. There's also a Twilight Zone Tower of Terror that's a clone of the Disney California Adventure installation before it switched to its current Guardians of the Galaxy theme. For more on the park and what it offers, please visit our Visitors Guide to Walt Disney Studios Park.
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I watched Mufasa (from the universe I think this ride is based on).worst Disney movie I've ever seen, no exaggeration... I hope it's themed to the animated one.
@velocicoaster: I think you’d agree that a great movie does not a great attraction make, and vice versa. Case in point, the long running and beloved Waterworld stunt show at UH. If the attraction is awesome, it will attract people.
When Disney themselves openly talk on how bad this park is, a change needed. Good to see it coming at last.
@fattyackin
Actually, I agree. Splash mountain is another great example.
That being said, given the option, I would rather a ride based on a good movie (The Lion King) than a boring, mud-colored, soulless husk of the original and its useless prequel (Lion King 2019 and Mufasa)
Will be visiting this park for first time this Saturday.
But only to check it off the list as I continue my goal of visiting every Disney park on Earth - otherwise nothing exciting about this park except possibly the Crush Coaster (which will hopefully be open from refurbishment).
@velocicoaster: point taken. And extra points for “soulless husk” lol
VelocicoasterFan - Just wait till you see Snow White. Get this, our local dinner / cocktails theater with recliners, double wide chaise lounges with integrated & articulated food / drink trays etc... has four (4) total seats sold for opening day so far. That is 7 showtimes in 2 theaters.
We are sitting down with the family at our annual Irish dinner last night, and my sister in law mentioned she bought three tickets for Snow White at this theater. I said "Let me guess, 2pm show row E, dead center"
I had just checked about an hour earlier. She accounted for 75% of the tickets sold so far.
I would "wait till I see snow white" if I was ever planning on seeing it. Disney is so out of ideas creatively that they'll keep pumping this garbage out and see no problem with it. It's starting to affect the parks division, too- just look at Epcot.
VelocicoasterFan - Disney relied on the fact that their fans would visit the parks, or see any movies they produced out of blind loyalty. Snow White may be the biggest disaster ever.
I am betting they pull it from theaters and go Disney Plus exclusive before Friday.
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I’m really jealous that they are getting a lion king splash mt. I haven’t been on Tiana’s at MK yet (my home park) and I’m excited to ride it, but it would’ve been cool if every park had their own unique re-skin of it with Tiana’s sliding nicely into the New Orleans Square area of DL.