{"id":815094,"date":"2026-08-16T02:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/815094\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T02:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:42:17","slug":"cant-miss-sneak-peeks-and-incredible-exclusives-from-the-disney-entertainment-showcase-at-d23-the-ultimate-disney-fan-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/815094\/","title":{"rendered":"Can\u2019t-Miss Sneak Peeks and Incredible Exclusives from the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Courtney Potter and the D23 Team<\/p>\n

The Disney Entertainment Showcase brought the magic and memories to the Honda Center on Friday night of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event\u2014as fans were treated to a bona fide spectacle of announcements and exclusive reveals about some of its most beloved brands and franchises!<\/p>\n

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After the crowd was sufficiently warmed up by an incredible opening number featuring the pros from ABC\u2019s Dancing with the Stars, choreographed by Emmy\u00ae winner Mandy Moore, our evening\u2019s hosts\u2014Ginnifer Goodwin and Academy Award\u00ae winner Ke Huy Quan, the voices behind the beloved Judy Hopps and Gary De\u2019Snake in Walt Disney Animation Studios\u2019 Zootopia 2\u2014took the stage. \u201cWe are Disney super fans!\u201d the pair exclaimed. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a great show for you tonight,\u201d said Quan. \u201cAnd we can\u2019t wait to share this with you,\u201d added Goodwin.<\/p>\n

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The pair then welcome Disney CEO Josh D\u2019Amaro\u2014who highlighted the extraordinary relationship that Disney has with fans across generations and around the world. \u201cRight now, nearly half a million people are in our parks and on our cruise ships. Millions more are watching our stories in theaters or at home. Someone right now is seeing The Lion King on Broadway for the very first time,\u201d D\u2019Amaro said. \u201cWhen you add it all up, Disney has something no other brand on Earth can claim. Not just a customer base, not just an audience, but an actual connection. A connection that reaches every single corner of the globe, spans every age and every background, and becomes part of people\u2019s lives and the memories that they carry with them. A connection with more than four billion fans. That\u2019s half the world\u2019s population who don\u2019t just look to us for entertainment; they look to us for inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following D\u2019Amaro\u2019s greeting was an evening chockablock with surprises and stars… and speaking of which, D\u2019Amaro himself welcomed brand-new Disney Legend Anne Hathaway to speak about what being a member of the Disney family has meant to her, dating back to the film that started it all: The Princess Diaries.<\/p>\n

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Then, Hathaway welcomed Dana Walden, President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company, to open the showcase alongside one of the most iconic characters in television history: Bart Simpson! Having played a key role in the success of The Simpsons franchise over the entirety of her career, Walden presented a special sneak peek of the upcoming film, releasing in theaters September 3, 2027.<\/p>\n

Goodwin and Huan were back to introduce Alan Bergman, Chairman of Disney Entertainment, Studios\u2014who spoke about Pixar Animation Studios and introduced its Chief Creative Officer, Pete Docter. Bergman shared how, as a young animator, Docter nearly took a job on The Simpsons instead joining Pixar. \u201cPete and the team continue to deliver films with tremendous heart and humor,\u201d Bergman said. \u201cAnd this year they had the fantastic Hoppers as well as Toy Story 5\u2014the biggest film in the franchise that started it all for Pixar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Docter was given a rousing welcome as he kicked off the Pixar portion of the showcase, beginning with an exclusive first look at Disney and Pixar\u2019s\u00a0Incredibles 3, featuring the fan-favorite family of Supers back in action.\u00a0Incredibles 3\u00a0is directed by Peter Sohn (Elemental), produced by Academy Award\u00ae winners Dana Murray (Soul) and Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and releases exclusively in theaters June 16, 2028.<\/p>\n

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Docter then unveiled updates for Disney and Pixar\u2019s Coco 2. New concept art revealed Miguel as a teenager, before Docter was joined onstage by Benjamin Bratt (voice of Ernesto de la Cruz), confirming that the first film\u2019s villain will reemerge in Coco 2, resulting in a life-changing return trip to the Land of the Dead for Miguel. Coco 2 reunites the team behind the original film, including Academy Award-winning director Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and co-director Adrian Molina (Coco). Oscar\u00ae winner Mark Nielsen (Toy Story 4) produces. Coco 2 will debut exclusively in theaters in November 2029.<\/p>\n

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Then, Bratt helped Disney & Pixar Games and SQUARE ENIX share new details on KINGDOM HEARTS IV which will feature a world inspired by Coco, and a late 2027 release window… as well as a brand-new Kingdom Hearts (working title) series coming soon to Disney+!<\/p>\n

Docter next announced that Pixar is developing a brand-new original film titled Ghost Market. A clip from the film was shown in-room that introduces audiences to \u02bbOno Market\u2014a little plate lunch shop hidden away in a remote location on O\u02bbahu\u2019s North Shore that serves lost spirits, stuck between life and death. The living have never set foot in this place… until a fast-talking kid named Kyle blunders in and finds himself on an unexpected supernatural adventure! Ghost Market is directed by Trevor Jimenez (Weekends) and Jesse Andrews (Hoppers); produced by Academy Award winner Becky Neiman-Cobb (Bao); and dated for theatrical release in March 2028.<\/p>\n

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Docter closed out Pixar\u2019s portion of the program with a D23-exclusive look at Disney and Pixar\u2019s March 5, 2027, theatrical release Gatto. In the upcoming animated adventure, the scrappy black cat Nero (voiced by Mark Ruffalo) begins to question whether he\u2019s lived the right lives after years of maneuvering the canal-ridden, superstitious city of Venice, Italy. Indebted to Rocco (voiced by Laurence Fishburne), the ruthless local feline mob boss, Nero finds himself in a quandary and is forced to forge a truly unexpected friendship that may finally lead him to his purpose\u2014unless Venice gets the better of him first. Gatto is directed by Enrico Casarosa and produced by Andrea Warren, the filmmaking team behind Disney and Pixar\u2019s Oscar-nominated feature Luca.<\/p>\n

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Quan and Goodwin returned to the stage to welcome Maia Kealoha, Lilo from the live-action film Lilo & Stitch\u2014entering while looking for her blue fugitive alien friend, Stitch… who surprised D23 attendees on the big screen with his new pink co-star, Angel! Lilo & Stitch 2, the sequel to the blockbuster film, is scheduled to begin production in Hawai\u02bbi later this year, under the direction of Chris Sanders\u2014who co-created, co-wrote, and directed the 2002 animated film. Sanders also provided the voice of Stitch in both the animated and live-action films. The producer is Jonathan Eirich, and the executive producers are Ryan Halperin and Tom Peitzman. Lilo & Stitch 2 will open in theaters May 26, 2028.<\/p>\n

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That iconic duo Romy and Michele\u2014aka Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow\u2014then entered the stage to a shower of yellow Post-it notes to talk about\u00a0Romy & Michele 2.\u00a0The sequel to the beloved 1997 film is directed by Tim Federle, the screenwriter of\u00a0High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.\u00a0Also starring Alan Cumming, Camryn Manheim, Keegan-Michael Key, Rob Huebel, Breckin Meyer, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Janeane Garofalo, the film will debut exclusively on Hulu in 2027.<\/p>\n

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians lit up the Honda Center stage in a moment inspired by the upcoming third season\u2019s \u201cTitan\u2019s Curse\u201d\u2014with an army of Artemis\u2019s hunters who introduced Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson) alongside surprise guests Ming-Na Wen (Hera) and Andra Day (Athena) to debut the official teaser trailer for season three, coming to Disney+ November 20, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Courtney Potter and the D23 Team The Disney Entertainment Showcase brought the magic and memories to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":815095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[345891,88,206],"class_list":["post-815094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-d23-the-ultimate-disney-fan-event","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}