Disney pulled back the curtain and offered a sneak peek at a bunch of new rides, shows and lands coming to Disneyland, Disney World and other Disney theme parks around the world during the marquee event of the D23 fan expo in Anaheim.
Walt Disney Imagineering is hosting the Horizons: A Carousel of Progress showcase starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Honda Center as part of the three-day D23 event running this weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center.
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The Horizons: A Carousel of Progress showcase is being broadcast live on Saturday night at 7 p.m. Pacific Time on the Disney+ streaming service.
As promised, Imagineering unveiled new details on Saturday night about new Disney attractions currently under construction and in the early stages of blue sky development after months of speculation and build up.
Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosts the Horizons: A Carousel of Progress showcase at the Honda Center on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Anaheim. The event is part of the three-day D23 fan expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Horizons host Neil Patrick Harris opened the show with a song about wanting to be a Disney Audio-Animatronic.
Actors perform the opening production number during the Horizons: A Carousel of Progress showcase at the Honda Center on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Anaheim. The event is part of the three-day D23 fan expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Documentary filmmaker Leslie Iwerks is working on a second season of “The Imagineering Story” that will debut in 2028 on Disney+.
Avengers Campus
The Avengers Infinity Defense dark ride and Stark Flight Lab thrill ride will open in 2028.
The two new attractions are currently under construction in Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure.
The Imagineering: Horizons pavilion on the D23 show floor featured a scale model of the Avengers Campus expansion and a maquette of the Stark Flight Lab ride vehicle.
Host Neil Patrick Harris appears on a set inspired by the Carousel of Progress attraction during the Horizons: A Carousel of Progress showcase at the Honda Center on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Anaheim. The event is part of the three-day D23 fan expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Disneyland entertainment
Disneyland will take a nostalgic trip down memory lane with a throwback entertainment lineup in 2027.
The Disneyland resort will bring back the 2005 “Remember… Dreams Come True” fireworks show, the original 2010 “World of Color” water show and the 2020 Magic Happens parade.
Space Mountain
Disneyland Paris will open the Space Mountain: From the Earth to the Moon ride overlay in 2027.
Space Mountain Earthrise will be the name of the new indoor roller coaster under construction at Tokyo Disneyland.
Expedition Everest
Imagineering will finally fix the Yeti animatronic on the Expedition Everest roller coaster at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida.
Tropical Americas themed land
The new Tropical Americas land under construction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida will feature an Encanto boat ride, Indiana Jones dark ride and an enchanted carousel.
Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent and Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto will be the names of the two marquee attractions in the new land.
Maquettes of the Encanto ride vehicles and the carousel animals were on display in Imagineering’s D23 pavilion.