Forthcoming Theme Park Attractions and New Parks
Listed below are a number of possible upcoming theme park attractions, lands, and new theme parks coming to Florida. Although the list contains all confirmed and strongly-rumoured new attractions, some of the details may still be somewhat vague - especially the opening date. Once the details, including the opening date, become known then the attraction or park will be added to the
Theme Park Timeline.
For
temporary changes or closures to park attractions please see the separate list of
Ride Closures and Future Refurbishments.
NOTE: Due to COVID-19, any stated timescales could be significantly delayed and are best guesses only. Some of the listed attractions may get indefinitely delayed or even abandoned.
Walt Disney World
Animal Kingdom
Epcot
- HarmonioUS firework show - New nighttime firework show opening sometime in 2021, possibly in time for Summer. This replaces the temporary firework show Epcot Forever.
- Festival Area - New area for live events and festivals. Originally this was going to be a 3-level center building but plans are now for just an single ground level area. Possibly opening in 2022?
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind - New indoor rollercoaster with rotating vehicles coming to the Universe of Energy pavilion replacing Ellen's Energy Adventure, opening possibly Spring/Summer 2022.
- Journey of Water - Walking water-based trail inspired by "Moana", possibly opening in late 2021.
- Mary Poppins attraction - New Mary Poppins attraction and Cherry Tree Lane area in the UK pavilion. Now indefinitely postponed.
- Play Pavilion - New interactive play "city" coming to the old Wonders of Life pavilion in Future World, opening sometime in 2021, possible Summer?
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure - New trackless 3D dark ride at the France pavilion, opening in Spring 2021.
- Space 220 - New space-themed restaurant next to Mission: SPACE, opening sometime in 2021, possibly Summer?
- Update to Spaceship Earth - Spaceship Earth is to be updated with new narration, new musical score, and new scenes, probably opening in 2022 or 2023.
Hollywood Studios
Magic Kingdom
- New Nighttime Parade - Rumoured new nighttime parade, probably indefintely postponed.
- TRON Lightcycle Run - New rollercoaster coming to Tomorrowland, possibly opening in Fall 2021 or 2022.
- Changes to Tomorrowland Speedway - Rumoured TRON-themed update to the existing Speedway attraction, possibly opening in 2022?
- Wreck-It Ralph - Originally rumoured for 2022 to replace Stitch's Great Escape in Tomorrowland, probably indefintely postponed.
Blizzard Beach
Typhoon Lagoon
General
- Star Wars: Galactic Star Cruiser Hotel - New Star Wars themed hotel linked to Galaxy's Edge area in Hollywood Studios, possibly opening in 2021 or 2022.
Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Studios
Islands of Adventure
- Velocicoaster - New launched steel rollercoaster themed to Jurassic Park/World, possibly opening in Spring/Summer 2021.
Volcano Bay
General
- Epic Universe - New Universal Orlando theme park, including lands rumoured to be themed to Super Nintendo (Mario and Donkey Kong), Universal Classic Monsters, Dreamworks, Harry Potter, possibly opening in 2024 or beyond.
Seaworld Orlando
- Ice Breaker - New launch rollercoaster opening in Spring 2021.
Aquatica
- Riptide Race - Florida's first duelling water slide, opening in Spring 2021.
Busch Gardens Tampa
- Iron Gwazi - The world’s fastest and steepest wooden-steel hybrid rollercoaster, opening in Spring 2021. This replaces Gwazi.
Please see the
Theme Park Timeline for a graphical list of new attractions that have opened since a previous visit.
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