First Look at Tropical Americas Model Featuring Encanto and Indiana Jones Attractions at Disney's Animal Kingdom

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

Tropical Americas Pueblo Esperanza Concept Art
Posted: Sunday August 11, 2024 12:18pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The model for the new Tropical Americas addition to Disney's Animal Kingdom is now on display at the Walt Disney Imagineering exhibit at D23.

Here is a first look at the model, which includes the Indiana Jones and Encanto attractions.




Opening in 2027, this area will include attractions inspired by Indiana Jones and Encanto, allowing guests to explore the magical world of the Madrigal family and the adventures of the iconic archeologist.





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    EricsBiscuit1 hour ago

    Will they be animatronics or screens?

    solidyne1 hour ago

    Bruno : Encanto Facilier : Tiana's Maybe?

    lentesta2 hours ago

    The construction plans' only explicit reference to Bruno is in the queue: (The first number is the size of the area referenced. It's also how we know Antonio's room is huge.) There's a scene in the ride with the whole family, so Bruno might also be there.

    Gremlin Gus2 hours ago

    Ok I apologize for the late response, but if I can ask, will Bruno have any role in the story or will he just be an easter egg/cameo in the queue?

    DCBaker1 day ago

    Links to the Notices of Commencement: 620 DINOLAND DR (TRICERATOP SPIN) - Whiting-Turner - General Construction 671 DINOLAND DR (BONEYARD AT DINOLAND) - Whiting-Turner - General Construction 672 DINOLAND DR (WILDERNESS EXPLORER) - Whiting-Turner - General Construction 676 DINOLAND DR (TRILO-BITES) - Whiting-Turner - General Construction

    TomboyJanet2 days ago

    Universal should create a dino digging thing that was fun when i was a kid

    wdwmagic2 days ago

    Here is a look at the Tropical Americas site from today

    TomboyJanet2 days ago

    This! I believe if they made starcruiser affordable, accessible, and with better perks it may have had a chance. But no they just HAVE to cater to only wealthy people who barely even want to go anyway. Not the true fans who follow the parks and cherish the memories and grew up going the wrong way to Endor, and Finding the Dreamport, and being thrown in the Briar Patch and having gangsters hijack movie tours and shoot out red lights so they can drive to another movie. Tiana's could have been AMAZING but they just had to make it a "attend the party" ride. like Frozen, and Ratatouille didn't already have that covered. UGHHH That stuck up terf!! She thinks she's sooo cool for being some kind of imaginary rebel against the might of...people wearing the clothes she doesn't want them to wear. but I digress quickly. Disney has to stop trying to be universal. Disney used to be above universal because it had original ideas. That's how I ranked it. A theme park so good it could create rides that were like movie rides but didn't even need a movie cuz YOU were the star! not someone else! You! and that's what I loved as a kid. They are insulting the intelligence of kids by just thinking they will just clap and say look at the characters he he he for every single ride so that's all they have to do is show funny colors and familiar songs. That's only a hook, you need something to keep them grounded. when I was a kid because of Epcot and all these things i got interested in history and science and biology because I would hear "disney World ride words" in my classrooms (like Capillary (body wars), tom sawyer, and Big Bang (uoe) . That magic was better than any stupid sing along

    HMF4 days ago

    You can blame Iger, Universal and the worlds most infamous TERF for that.

    gerarar4 days ago

    New Dinosaur merch just dropped. I need the pin. I've been looking for a Dinosaur pin on my visits in the last couple years to no success. :(

    BlakeW395 days ago

    So agreed. Constant regurgitation of familiar IP is arguably the worst part of the modern film industry, but it's the ENTIRETY of the theme park industry. Even setting aside the issue of thematic cohesion. I am so tired of constant movie rides and movie lands.

    DCLcruiser5 days ago

    I’m late to the party, but for me, as a kid growing up watching Indy movies, we need more of him in the parks. The Stunt Show was never enough. Other parks have coasters or the car ride. DAK is a great location for Indy’s adventures. He fits into the treasure hunting side of things (we are throwing out paleontology for archeology), the action/adventure side (like Everest), as well as simply the location and incorporation of snakes, or any jungle creature you want. It works. Just make it a great ride.

    FigmentFan825 days ago

    So how’s construction going?