Another Year Added to Disney World’s Huge Fourth Park Transformation

Another Year Added to Disney World’s Huge Fourth Park Transformation

For years, DinoLand U.S.A. was one of the quirkiest corners of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Now it’s being replaced by something far more ambitious: Tropical Americas, an 11-acre land built around the fictional village of Pueblo Esperanza. The lineup is impressive. Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto will take guests inside Casita, the Madrigal family’s magical home from […]

Tropical Americas Construction Permit Extended Another Year at Disney's Animal Kingdom

The Tropical Americas construction permit for the Encanto site at Animal Kingdom now runs to November 2027, after Disney dropped the 2027 opening year from its website.Read full article

Disney Extends Massive Construction Project as Animal Kingdom Remains Torn Apart

Every time Disney builds a new land, fans become amateur detectives. They study aerial photos, comb through construction permits, and read every word on Disney's official websites, all trying to answer one question: when can we go? Right now, the land at the center of that game is Tropical Americas at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The …

Disney World's Major Replacement Project Faces Further Delays

Animal Kingdom fans, we’ve got an update on the land everyone’s been talking about. Tropical Americas is the 11-acre makeover of the old DinoLand U.S.A. area, and it’s packing some seriously exciting stuff: an Encanto ride through the Madrigals’ magical Casita, an Indiana Jones adventure in the former DINOSAUR footprint, and a carousel called El …