D23 Expo 2019: Preview Day Highlights

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Photo credit: Disney[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]For all our Disney fans out there, we’ve got you covered with all the news and highlights coming out of D23 Expo 2019, the bi-annual event for Disney fans direct from Anaheim, California. D23 Expo 2019 officially runs from Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 24, so there’s a lot of news on the way from the soon to launch Disney+ streaming service, movie news and to cap it all off, news from the parks and resorts.

But with a preview kicking it off Thursday evening, we saw the unveiling of the Disney Parks “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” pavilion–an area where guests can see upcoming attractions and lands to the Disney resorts around the world. The big highlights were the multi-year transformation of Epcot, a vision of the new Avengers Campus and a glimpse into the new Star Wars hotel. Let’s start off with the incredible things to come at Epcot.

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Epcot’s transformation

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman, Bob Chapek, was on hand to share the news and unveil some models and concept art. Part of Epcot’s transformation would include a Moana-inspired attraction titled Journey of Water where guests will have the opportunity to interact with water in a magical and beautiful setting.

But to really learn more, dive into the incredibly beautiful concept art of the new Epcot which showed new structures and park layout. Guests traveling to Epcot later this year will have a chance to learn more about the transformation when a new experience center will open in the former Odyssey Events Pavilion called Walt Disney Imagineering presents the Epcot Experience. Guests will have a chance to check out the interactive exhibits and see new details of what’s to come.

Avengers Campus

Turning to news for all the Marvel fans, we finally learned the name of the super hero-themed land coming to Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris: Avengers Campus. New concept art was also revealed to give more visual details on what we can expect to see.

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Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

Finally, a beautiful 3D model and name was unveiled for the upcoming Star Wars hotel. This vacation, resort experience, located at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, would be called Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and more specifically, the Halcyon. Guests will have a chance to immerse themselves in a two-night, fully-immersive experience on board. We can’t wait!

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