Mary Poppins, Wakanda, Moana among new Disney park themed attractions

The California park will have an Avengers Headquarters which will become the entrance to a ride that features the Avengers on a mission in Wakanda, the fictional land from the film “Black Panther.”

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Epcot’s United Kingdom pavilion will welcome the first attraction inspired by Mary Poppins. Guests will step in time down Cherry Tree Lane past Admiral Boom’s house, then enter Number 17, home of the Banks family, where their adventure will begin.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Mary Poppins. Wakanda. Rapunzel. A hodge-podge of beloved characters and settings would hardly fit in the same sentence if not for the fact they’re all coming to Disney parks or cruise ships within the next few years.

Disney Parks chairman Bob Chapek announced the new attractions over the weekend at the company’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California.

The first Mary Poppins attraction at a Disney park is headed to Epcot as part of the transformation of the Florida park. Appropriately, the Cherry Tree Lane neighborhood will be housed in the United Kingdom pavilion in World Showcase.

Other changes are afoot in Epcot’s World Showcase, the area around a lagoon that shows off pavilions from almost a dozen nations.

Next year, the French pavilion is adding a new attraction based on the animated film “Ratatouille,” as well as a new French restaurant. The French pavilion also will host a sing-along with songs from the film, “Beauty and the Beast” starting next January.

Both the Canada and China pavilions are getting new movies showcasing their countries, and Disney officials said a new nighttime extravaganza will offer various interpretations of classic Disney songs from people all over the world.

In other parts of Epcot, a “Guardians of the Galaxy” ride is planned, as well as a new restaurant at the Mission: Space pavilion.

Elsewhere in Disney’s “park-dom,” ‘’Avenger Campus” areas are planned for Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris, based on “The Avengers” movie franchise. Both campuses will have Spider-Man attractions. The California park will have an Avengers Headquarters which will become the entrance to a ride that features the Avengers on a mission in Wakanda, the fictional land from the film “Black Panther.”

“Moana” fans will be able explore her tropical village inside the magical world of Walt Disney World. The ”Moana” attraction called “Journey of Water” will be opening at Epcot as part of the park’s massive revamping. 

Guests who visit the “Moana” attraction will interact with “living water” in a nature setting. The rendering of the attraction shows spires of water fountains shooting, hopping and spraying among lush vegetation.

Disney is bringing online three new cruise ships, including Disney Wish, upon which the image of Rapunzel will grace the stern when it starts sailing in 2021.

Disney also is building a “Zootopia”-themed land at Shanghai Disney Resort.

Details on the new attractions were made just days before the new “Star Wars” land is opening at Walt Disney World on Thursday. An identical land opened at Disneyland in California at the start of the summer.

Contributing: USA Today

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