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Disney is reimagining the Walt Disney Studios dower of its Disneyland Paris parking lot intoDisney Adventure World , and that means refreshful newfangled attractions . Two of them will be themed around the1994Lion Kingmovieand 2009’sUp , with both nonplus their first big theme park attractions to keep their respective 30th and 15th day of remembrance in 2024 .

On Saturday , Disneyrevealedconstruction onLion King’spreviously denote ( and presently unnamed ) drive will begin in the drop . Parkgoers will go on a log gulch ride that claim them on the cave beneath the 120 - infantry Pride Rock , followed by a 52 - metrical unit - high bloodline as they have the pic ’s biggest consequence and Simba ’s journey from lion cub to the true rule of the kingdom . Concept art below shows audio animatronics of young Simba , Timon , and Pumbaa , and just how tall the drive itself is when you enter . Disneyis promising this to be one of Adventure World ’s big draws , and it ’ll have “ plenty of dining , shopping and chance to meet some pet characters . ”

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Also coming to Adventure World is the family - friendlyUpride that ’ll be part of Adventure Way . The luggage carrousel , located like a shot across from Raiponce Tangled Spin , features Russell and Doug on the artwork ( and atonof balloons up top ) and provides parkgoers “ a bird’s - eye viewof the Mungo Park ’s arresting scene . ” Carousel construction is expect to set about by the last of 2025 , while the tumid Disney Adventure World will spread out in 2026 . you may read about other changes , including the “ finishing ghost ” on fellow park untier World of Frozen , here .

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