18 Biggest Walt Disney Park Announcements From D23

Your ultimate guide to what was announced for Walt Disney World at the D23 Expo.

by Jen Gallie
D23 2017
Disney

Last weekend saw Disney's bi-annual D23 Expo take place, possibly the biggest event in any Disney fan's calendar.

Over the course of three days there were panels about upcoming live action movies, a ceremony to welcome new Legends and even a Scrooge McDuck Money Bin photo spot. Fans queued up for hours, some even overnight, to get into the hottest panels at the Expo.

For fans of the Disney's theme parks, especially Walt Disney World, the D23 Expo is usually a place where the biggest announcements are made. At the last D23 in 2015, both Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land were officially revealed as well as Frozen Ever After.

In the build up to this year's event there have been quite a few rumours about what changes we could expect to see. Speculation that we could see Mickey's Great Movie Ride at Hollywood Studios, perhaps a huge overhaul of Epcot and also a Tron Coaster being built on the Speedway track were circulating Twitter in the build up to the event.

Some rumours turned out to be correct, others didn't quite turn out as anticipated.

Now that the dust has settled on the event, we take a look what news did come out the the Disney Parks and Resorts Panel at D23.

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Jen has been a writer and video editor at WhatCulture for over 10 years. She has a BA Hons in History from Newcastle University and in a past life worked at Beamish Open Air Museum and was a corporate trainer (BTC Award in Education and Training). Jen joined WhatCulture to discuss all things Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World, as well as her love of all things movies. She has worked closely with Universal and Disney, giving WhatCulture readers breaking news and exclusives. Her knowledge of Disney parks has lead her to be published by The Sun. If you've ever completed a Disney movies or Friends quiz on WhatCulture it was probably written by Jen. Jen's love of all things Universal's Halloween Horror Nights brought her to WhatCulture's Horror Channel as a video editor. Her video edits can be found across WhatCulture's Film & TV and Horror channels, along with WhatCulture's Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts.