Disney Announces New Encanto-Themed Ride for Animal Kingdom

Aug 11, 2024 in "Disney's Animal Kingdom"

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Encanto-themed ride concept art

Posted: Sunday August 11, 2024 11:36pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The first-ever "Encanto"-themed ride-through attraction is coming to Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, featuring the beloved Madrigal family from the Walt Disney Animation Studios film.

Encanto-themed ride concept art

Inside the Casita, Antonio has just received his special gift — the ability to communicate with animals — and his room has transformed into a rainforest. It's time to go explore alongside him, and you never know what member of the family you might bump into.

Encanto-themed ride concept art

Construction on the new Encanto ride is set to begin this fall and will open in 2027.

The Encanto ride is expected to be trackless, similar to Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland ,which is known for its original storyline and innovative technology. The attraction centers around the adventures of Lord Henry Mystic, an eccentric explorer, and his mischievous monkey companion, Albert. The story begins when Albert curiously opens a magical music box that brings inanimate objects to life, leading to a series of enchanting and chaotic events throughout the manor.

Mystic Manor features state-of-the-art trackless ride technology, allowing vehicles to move fluidly through highly detailed scenes, accompanied by an original musical score by composer Danny Elfman. The ride’s use of special effects, animatronics, and immersive environments has made it a fan favorite, especially for its departure from the traditional haunted mansion theme.

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gerarar11 hours ago

Just to follow up on this, and looks like I was just beat by BlogMickey...but the alioramus AA is back as of today 12/20 and is looking better than ever! AK was my first stop of the day during this short weekend trip, especially to get a couple rides on Dinosaur, but this was a pleasant surprise. As previously stated, it now bobs up and down again, as if it's eating the smaller dino, restoring near to its original intended motion. Besides that, I can visually confirm the 2nd carnotaurus is chasing again as previously reported, and man it looks good. Actually the entire ride is looking well now...the best in years (maybe dating back to 2019 or earlier). The meteor shower has a few new red lights which adds to the ambiance. So glad (one of) my favorite ride isn't going down without a fight before its final extinction. Kudos to the maintenance & other teams involved with restoring these aged AAs and other effects throughout the ride. And now here's a blurry capture from my ride earlier. #SaveDinosaur....plz

mickEblu11 hours ago

Ah yes Henry Mystic, the insideriest insider to ever inside.

EagleScout61012 hours ago

https://blogmickey.com/2024/12/alioramus-fixed-dinosaur-ride/ On a positive note...

dennis-in-ct13 hours ago

Hopper seemed ok

cjkeating14 hours ago

Was Hopper working?

dennis-in-ct21 hours ago

I would like to mention “tough to be a bug” as this attraction is part of the upcoming planned Animal Kingdom changes (along with Encanto, and Indiana Jones). We visited last week so we could enjoy the Christmas holidays and say goodbye to attractions that are to be revamped. Tough to be a bug was in bad shape. The effects were not working - no air jets, stinger, bugs exiting the theater under your butt, spiders only partially worked. Extra fog used to cover up the broken effects. As a fan of the show, I now wish I did not have this as my last experience. Same feeling I had when we rode Splash before it closed. Splash was a shell of its former self. Riding the new Tiana’s was better than I expected. There is a real lack of show scenes but the new figures are impressive. I hope the new Zootopia overlay comes out a winner.

Brer Panther1 day ago

From my understanding, they swapped out the game in 2010 because Bo Peep wasn't in Toy Story 3.

ToTBellHop1 day ago

I recall Disney talking about the option for overlays when the ride opened. I guess they got lazy?

dennis-in-ct1 day ago

What happened to seasonal overlays for Toy Story? There was talk (probably just on the boards-not official) that switching out the graphics for Halloween, Christmas, etc could easily add to the experience. We rode it last week at Hollywood Studios and the film seemed dim. It felt like it could use a little love.

lentesta1 day ago

My guess is Encanto is much farther along in planning than Indy. We might know more by end of March-ish?

Blobbles2 days ago

before the closure was announced, I always thought a Muppet*Vision Christmas special could've been really fun, especially with the rise of jollywood nights.