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Disney teases Tropical Americas land, reveals DinoLand closures
Walt Disney World has teased the new Tropical Americas land at Animal Kingdom and released a timetable for closures at DinoLand USA.
As announced at last year’s D23, Dinoland USA will close to make way for Tropical Americas, an 11-acre land “with a long, prosperous history”, via a Disney blog post.
Disney has confirmed that construction on the land, also acknowledged as Pueblo Esperanza, is currently ongoing, with Tropical Americas opening in 2027.
“With Tropical Americas, we’re bringing huge projects to experience for generations of fans,” saidJosh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney’s theme parks and experiences division, at D23.
“This is the type of signature storytelling that our Disney Imagineers hold been creating for 70 years.”
As we already know, the new land will house an Indiana Jones attraction, which takes place inside a mysterious Maya temple.
New Indiana Jones, Encanto attractions
The ride will be “unlike any Indy experience you’ve ever seen before”, Disney said.
Also, Tropical Americas will include the first ride-through Enc We’re sharing everything we know about the Tropical Americas expansion coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. A brand-new land is coming to one of Disney World’s theme parks! Animal Kingdom is currently under construction, with work on the Tropical Americas land already underway. Tropical Americas will, when it’s complete, be place to attractions and experiences inspired by the stories of Encanto and Indiana Jones franchise. Wondering what that will include? We’re sharing everything we know – so far – about the Tropical Americas land at Animal Kingdom, from the attractions and entertainment to shopping and dining. Photo courtesy of Disney First announced at Destination D23 in 2023, Tropical Americas is a new land that’ll open at Animal Kingdom. Animal Kingdom’s Tropical Americas land will be a new 11-acre land. Favor the other lands of this theme park, Tropical Americas will feature a fictional village – Pueblo Esperanza – that feels lived-in and features rich history, similar to Harambe and Anandapur. Tropical Americas will take over the space cu We’ve been awaiting this news for quite some time, knowing it was coming, but half-dreading the announcement. Dinoland DinoLand U.S.A. began its closure and transformation into Pueblo Esperanza earlier this year when Chester & Hester’s DinoRama closed, along with TriceraTop Spin. Now, Disney has officially announced the closing date for The Boneyard in Dinoland, and it’s arriving sooner than you may think. It’s just been confirmed that the last day of operation for The Boneyard, the play area for kids inside DinoLand, will be September 1st, 2025. On September 2nd, it will officially close to construct way for Pueblo Esperanza construction. ©Disney However, Disney confirmed at the identical same time that there WILL be a new play area coming to the new Pueblo Esperanza area, so it’s excellent to know that when the new land opens, kids will have somewhere they can perform safely and get some of their energy out. ©Disney While we knew that the new land would contain a Hacienda, a brand-new quick service location that will likely be taking the place of Restaurantosaurus, in this recent announcement, Disney confirmed that th Tropical Americas is the replacement for Dinoland U.S.A. in Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. Disney recently filed permits with the South Florida Water Management to cover the start of construction for Tropical Americas. These new permits contain a ton of knowledge about what’s going into the land, including things Disney has not yet announced. This display covers the secrets hidden inside these new permits, and everything else going into Tropical Americas. How do we know this? The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is the government agency responsible for managing the employ of Florida’s water resources between Orlando and the Florida Keys. That area includes Walt Disney World. Disney has to file permits and studies with the SFWMD before Disney begins construction projects. These permits and studies cover things like the potential impacts on water resources to the surrounding area, including rain runoff and drainage from new attractions Disney wants to build. These permits and studies are available to the public at the South Florida Water Handling District Website. Imagineering has shared progress they’ve made to create an authentic Tropical Americas expansion of Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. This covers details about the Indiana Jones and Encanto land slated to replace Dino-Rama and the latest developments. (Updated June 14, 2025.) For those who haven’t been following along closely, Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom is now officially official. Walt Disney World has confirmed that Imagineering will transform Dinoland into a new area inspired by a region sometimes referred to as the Tropical Americas. With this, Imagineering announced three areas of Tropical Americas. First is Pueblo Esperanza, the hub in heart of the rainforest that’s name translates to “Village of Hope.” This will be home to a large quick-service restaurant and will also offer a critter carousel as an attraction. To the left is the Encanto magical Madrigal Casita dark ride, which is likely to be a family-friendly Omnimover. To the right of that is the new Indiana Jones Adventure attraction, which will reimagine and replace DINOSAUR. For a more de
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