Disney has shared a much clearer look at Tropical Americas, the new land replacing DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It will bring together the first Encanto ride at any Disney park, a new Indiana Jones adventure and a hand-carved carousel when it opens in 2027.
The Encanto ride is called Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto. It takes place on the day Antonio receives his gift and discovers that he can talk to animals. Families will enter Casita for the celebration, travel through rooms that were never shown in the film and finish in Antonio’s bedroom, which has turned into a rainforest.
Disney has confirmed that the ride will have no height requirement. Babies and smaller children will be able to go through Casita with the rest of the family, rather than sitting out with one adult.
Inside Casita with the Madrigal family
The ride vehicles look as though Casita has pulled together bits of household furniture to carry everyone around. Disney says they will respond to scenes as they move through the house.
More than 50 animals will appear in Antonio’s rainforest room. The first pictures include a capybara having its fur trimmed, a toucan and a donkey. Imagineers worked with Disney’s animal specialists to make sure each one belongs in Colombia.
Stephanie Beatriz, Jessica Darrow and Diane Guerrero are returning as Mirabel, Luisa and Isabela.
Disney describes this as one of the land’s two main rides, with a full trip through the house and a story that expands the world of the film with parts of Casita not previously shown.
Indiana Jones heads into the Maya Underworld
The second main ride is Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent. It replaces DINOSAUR but has its own story, rather than copying the Indiana Jones rides at Disneyland in California or Tokyo DisneySea.
Indiana Jones has found a Maya temple near a cenote, a natural sinkhole or cave that can hold water. Local stories say a passage beneath it leads to the Maya Underworld and is protected by a huge serpent called the Tsukán. Riders are pulled through a portal and encounter bats, scorpions, fire and plenty of snakes before meeting the Tsukán itself.
Disney showed the huge Tsukán Audio-Animatronics figure at D23, towering over the Imagineers standing beside it. Harrison Ford is the model for the Indiana Jones Audio-Animatronics figure. It will be the first Disney attraction where the character uses Ford’s face.
The ride is taking over the former DINOSAUR site. Disney has not announced a height requirement or said how intense it will be. Families with younger children will have to wait for those details.
Disney says its Imagineers have worked with archaeologists, anthropologists and Maya experts on the temple, artwork and story. The team also visited Copán in Honduras and met local artists who carve and reproduce details from the ancient Maya city.
A carousel and somewhere to play
Between the two larger rides, Pueblo Esperanza will have a carousel called El Carrusel de los Animalitos. Its 22 hand-carved figures are based on animals from Disney and Pixar films, including Simba, Eeyore, Pua, Pascal and Heimlich.
DinoLand’s Boneyard play area and TriceraTop Spin were both removed during the redevelopment. The carousel and nearby Maya-inspired play area will give young children somewhere to ride, unearth artefacts and explore the rainforest through hands-on play.
There will also be a large hacienda containing one of Walt Disney World’s biggest quick-service restaurants. Disney has not announced its name or menu. Shops and a central fountain are planned for the village, which will cover the former 11-acre DinoLand site.
Tropical Americas is still due in 2027
DinoLand U.S.A., DINOSAUR and Restaurantosaurus closed permanently in February 2026. Construction is under way across the area and Disney continues to give 2027 as the opening year for Tropical Americas.
There is still no date or even an opening season. Disney did not narrow the timing at D23, despite showing much more of the rides themselves. It has also not said whether all three attractions will open together.
There is not enough information yet to choose 2027 holiday dates around Tropical Americas. Families travelling early in the year will need to wait for a proper opening date before assuming the land will be ready.
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