Disney Announces New Encanto-Themed Ride for Animal Kingdom

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

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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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Nickm202210 hours ago

I find the mayan playground area so interesting because 1. That sounds so cool and well positioned I don't know why Disney hasn't released concept art for it and 2. It could be food carts or something else like show. Personally I've been saying move the UP bird show here

Disstevefan111 hours ago

Oh good. You had me worried.

lentesta11 hours ago

It is. But Disney drew it differently in the two separate SFWMD filings, so I think it's going to be fully covered.

lentesta11 hours ago

Upper left corner. :P

Trueblood12 hours ago

I'm a little disappointed that there are no featured animals, and "Tropical Americas" ecology will likely only be represented in the attraction queues, if at all. At least you could squint really hard and see the conservation message in Pandora, this... they have some work to do.

Disstevefan112 hours ago

Its about time since Primeval Whirl has been closed since 2019....

Gusey12 hours ago

I think that the part labelled "New Indy Covered/Indoor Queue" is the Dinosaur extended queue? It just hasn't been used much in the past

MisterPenguin13 hours ago

Where's the DVC kiosk?

lentesta13 hours ago

I did a blog post that looked at the SFWMD filings for Tropical Americas, and then made some educated guesses about where and what everything is. Here's the end result map:

Starship82413 hours ago

They aren't wasting any time with this project I guess.

Fox&Hound16 hours ago

Yay!! Let’s get this thing started :)

sedati21 hours ago

Exciting, though the sample more resembles the rock-work at Everest than anything we're expecting at Tropical Americas. In fact, the only new rock-work shown so far is some lush mountain backdrops on top of the Encanto show-building. Could this just be for training, or something else entirely? The mock ups done previously were never so large but did accurately reflect what was coming.

gerarar1 day ago

Trailers/offices now on site and a theme test wall in progress. Source and more:

GoofGoof8 days ago

I feel the same. I was at DLR shortly after Galaxy’s Edge opened (without Rise). I was still happy to see the new land and ride MF but it was disappointing that the headliner wasn’t open. I do think that if part of the land is ready by the start of the Summer and the rest won’t be done until Fall it will probably open in phases. If it’s a few months difference in off times maybe all at once. Disney also probably wouldn’t want people delaying a trip to wait for the land to open. That happened some with Star Wars and was a bigger deal for Universal in the year before each Harry Potter land opened. Maybe this is too minor an addition to move the needle. The Potter lands and SW were much more anticipated.