11 major Disney World attractions, restaurant updates announced

In a special presentation Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Bob Chapek announced a variety of updates on new rides, attractions, hotels and restaurants coming to Disney World in the next couple of years.

In addition to the updates, Disney released a number of artist renderings of what’s to come.

Here’s a closer look:

1. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway – This attraction will open March 4, 2020, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This will be the first Disney ride-through attraction featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, inviting guests inside a Mickey cartoon for a fun-filled adventure.

2. Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will begin “transporting” guests in 2021. This two-night vacation experience will surround guests 24/7 in Star Wars storytelling, including a visit to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

3. “Awesome Planet” in The Land pavilion in Epcot will debut Jan. 17, 2020, and showcases the Earth’s beauty and diversity in a 10-minute film featuring spectacular imagery, in-theater effects and an original musical score from Academy Award-winning composer Steven Price.

4. “Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along” debuts Jan. 17, 2020, in the France pavilion in Epcot. It is directed and produced by Don Hahn, producer of the animated and live-action “Beauty and the Beast” films, and invites guests to participate in a twist on a tale as old as time. It also features narration from Angela Lansbury, who played Mrs. Potts in the original film. The new sing-along will run in rotation with “Impressions de France,” which will receive an upgrade to 4K projection.

5. “Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360” in the Canada pavilion debuts on Jan. 17, 2020. It is an update to the previous “O Canada!” film with new scenes, a new musical score by Canadian composer Andrew Lockington and new narration by award-winning actors Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy.

6. Mickey Shorts Theater in Disney’s Hollywood Studios will open in March 2020. It will show an original short film in the style of the popular Disney Channel animated series “Mickey Mouse,” and will feature photo-opportunity locations for guests. A new rendering released today shows the interior of the theater, including fun Mickey Mouse-themed seats.

7. Disney’s DuckTales World Showcase Adventure will debut in Epcot. It invites guests to join Scrooge McDuck, Donald, nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, Launchpad and Webby in search of priceless treasure. Using the Play Disney Parks mobile app, guests take a trip around World Showcase discovering exotic destinations, exciting mysteries, and maybe even a few thieves, villains and supernatural guardians of ancient artifacts. This will be the next iteration of a popular interactive scavenger hunt around World Showcase.

8. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opens in the summer of 2020 in the France pavilion at Epcot. It brings guests on a super-sized adventure with Chef Remy through Gusteau’s restaurant. A new image released today shows Disney Imagineers at work creating the immersive attraction.

9. Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue, the new fast-casual restaurant will open this winter at The American Adventure in Epcot and will serve classic American backyard barbecue and home-style craft brews. A new rendering released today shows more of the atmosphere at this new dining experience.

10. Space 220 is a new table-service restaurant debuting this winter at Epcot – next to Mission: SPACE – that will give the feel of dining 220 miles above the Earth’s surface, complete with celestial views. In new details released today, guests will step inside the restaurant’s space elevator to prepare for liftoff; they’ll feel as if they’re traveling straight up into space to dock next to the Centauri Space Station suspended just beyond the orbit of Mission: SPACE. Upon arrival, guests will be guided to their seats past the grow zone, a spinning wall of produce that mimics Earth’s gravity and represents some of the fresh ingredients used by the restaurant’s culinary team.

11. Roundup Rodeo BBQ is a new table-service restaurant coming to Toy Story Land in 2020 as guests live their adventures together at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. A new artist concept image released today exemplifies how guests will be immersed with all their toy pals in a fun, family-friendly environment constructed from Andy’s favorite larger-than-life play sets and games.