Disney World Showcase Reveals New Details About Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, Rock 'n' Roll Coaster Starring The Muppets, and More

Disney invited america to Disney World to larn much astir what it has successful store for the remainder of 2025 and 2026, and we've gathered each the large reveals from the showcase close here, including Zootopia: Better Zoogether!'s opening date, the "new magic" headed to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a caller look astatine Rock 'n' Roll Coaster Starring The Muppets, and the improvements headed to Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.

With everything mentioned supra and the revamped Test Track, Disney Starlight, Cool Kid Summer, and the imminent opening of the Pirates of the Caribbean-themed lounge called Beak and Barrel, determination is simply a batch to look guardant to astatine Walt Disney World.

Zootopia: Better Zoogether! Opens astatine Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom connected November 7

Zootopia: Better Zoogether! is officially opening astatine Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom connected November 7, 2025. This brand-new 4D amusement that is replacing It's Tough to Be a Bug! looks to observe Zoogether Day successful a large mode with Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, and galore much caller and fan-favorite characters from the satellite of Zootopia.

What is Zoogether Day? Imagine Earth Day meets New Year's with tons of parties and excitement, and we'll get to spot however a fewer of the antithetic biomes successful Zootopia celebrate. When guests participate the Tree of Life Theater, they volition get to spot a livestream of the Predator and Prey Ice ballet from Tundratown, synchronized swimming from the Marshmaids of Marsh Market, a rodent drone amusement supra Little Rodentia hosted by Fru Fru and Mr. Big, and a expansive finale from Gazelle herself.

The festivities volition beryllium hosted by Heidi Howler, a caller wolf quality with a batch of energy. She was chosen to beryllium a wolf due to the fact that erstwhile wolves "start to howl, you can't conscionable assistance to howl along."

As antecedently mentioned, Judy and Nick volition beryllium portion of the show, and they volition beryllium voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman, respectively, and adjacent Benjamin Clawhauser volition articulation the enactment arsenic helium is simply a superfan of Gazelle.

The amusement looks to beryllium precise faithful to Zootopia and Zootopia 2, arsenic adjacent co-director Jared Bush co-wrote the publication and co-director Byron Howard directed the animation. In fact, immoderate of the aforesaid animators who worked connected the films are moving connected this.

The runtime volition past astir 9 minutes and volition diagnostic 'Carrot Vision,' which volition activate 4 of our senses passim the amusement - sight, sound, smell, and touch. Don't worry, though, arsenic the squad promised determination won't beryllium the odor of a stink bug and thing volition poke your back.

Zootopia: Better Zoogether! volition hopefully besides impart a connection connected those who permission the theater, and Disney Imagineering Senior Creative Director, Danny Handke, shared a fewer words arsenic to what that is.

"We wanted to person a connection that benignant of summarizes everything you get to bash successful Animal Kingdom," Handke said. "And we're each interconnected, right? If anything's thrown retired of balance, well, that affects each biome. So if we support our environment, we're each amended together."

Lastly, Judy and Nick volition beryllium portion of a caller meet-and-greet determination astatine Discovery Island adjacent the Tree of Life, and they'll adjacent look similar they bash successful Zootopia 2, which volition beryllium released successful theaters connected November 26. So yes, that means Nick volition beryllium wearing his caller necktie that Judy got him aft their archetypal lawsuit together.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Is Re-Opening successful 2026 With 'New Magic'

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad astatine Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom volition re-open successful 2026 with "new magic," and we learned a spot much astir what caller additions volition beryllium portion of the classical attraction.

The communicative of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad centers astir Barnabas T. Bullion, who struck golden successful the Big Thunder Region, and helium started the Big Thunder Mountain Company to support increasing his fortunes.

Unfortunately, 1 day, everything began going wrong, including machines failing, cave-ins, and more. It astir seemed arsenic though Big Thunder Mountain was warring back. Those who task connected Big Thunder Mountain Railroad volition larn much of this communicative erstwhile the attraction opens backmost up adjacent year.

There volition beryllium plentifulness of caller things to look guardant to arsenic well, arsenic 1 caller country volition beryllium an underground conception with earthy caverns afloat of phosphorescent pools, stalagmites, stalactites, and the colors of the rainbow each astir you. However, a ace of thunder volition rapidly crook things overmuch much unsafe arsenic the cave turns to an "eerie red," which is different informing that you shouldn't beryllium here.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad closed connected January 6, 2025, and it's re-opening is present person than ever.

Rock 'n' Roll Coaster Starring The Muppets Looks to Be A Worthy Successor to Hollywood Studios' Aerosmith Attraction

The large finale of our Play 'n' Preview Showcase was each astir Rock 'n' Roll Coaster Starring The Muppets, which volition debut successful 2026 and regenerate Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith astatine Disney World's Hollywood Studios.

In this reimagining of the ride, legendary Muppet tycoon and proprietor of The Muppet Theater, J.P. Grosse, decides to diversify his existent property portfolio and acquisition G-Force Records. He past asks his nephew, Scooter, to tally the place.

This caller ownership volition spot changes successful the courtyard extracurricular of the attraction, arsenic the monolithic reddish guitar volition present get a caller "psychedelic wrap" that's inspired by a classical Muppet car overgarment job. Oh, and the soft motif astatine the bottommost of the guitar volition diagnostic a golden cardinal successful grant of Dr. Teeth.

Speaking of Dr. Teeth, Electric Mayhem volition regenerate Aerosmith and guests volition beryllium capable to spot them jamming retired successful the signaling workplace arsenic they did the classical band. What's adjacent much breathtaking is that Audio-Animatronics of penguin audio engineers and Scooter volition beryllium on-hand to assistance marque the cleanable tracks.

Much similar the archetypal ride, we volition past travel Electric Mayhem successful a precise accelerated limo, courtesy of Muppet Labs, and rocket astir Hollywood connected the mode to their concert. This clip around, the travel volition diagnostic a ton much nods to Muppet past and a soundtrack by Electric Mayhem.

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin Returns successful 2026 With Improved Ride Vehicles, Blasters, and a New Robot Named Buddy

Following its closure for refurbishment connected August 4, we person present learned a batch much astir what Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin volition beryllium similar erstwhile it returns successful 2026 to instrumentality guests to infinity and beyond.

Two of the biggest changes volition beryllium the caller thrust conveyance that is wonderfully inspired by Buzz, and guests volition beryllium blessed to cognize the blasters tin present travel disconnected of the conveyance for an adjacent amended experience. The vehicles volition spot two, and 1 rider volition person a reddish blaster and ther different volition person a greenish one.

This is important due to the fact that the targets volition besides beryllium improved and volition flash successful the colour of the blaster that changeable them for much immersive feedback. This volition beryllium good, arsenic the contention volition beryllium adjacent much fierce arsenic scores volition beryllium displayed connected a integer surface connected the conveyance and riders volition present beryllium capable to spell beyond 999,999 and deed 1 cardinal points.

As if that wasn't enough, Imagineering and Pixar person created a caller charming robot named Buddy volition will invited guests into the attraction, springiness them tips and encouragement, and adjacent thatch them however to occurrence the caller blaster.

We got the accidental to spot the thrust conveyance and effort retired the caller blasters and targets, and they consciousness truly large successful your hand. They inactive person that laser weapon feel, but determination is bully tactile feedback and it looks to beryllium a large betterment from what was determination before.

More Magic Headed Our Way successful 2025 and 2026

The presumption besides touched upon much experiences headed to Walt Disney World this twelvemonth and next, including Hollywod Studios' The Magic of Disney Animation and the caller Mandalorian and Grogu ngo connected Smugglers Run. While we didn't larn overmuch much astir these 2 experiences, Disney did update the fantastic poster for The Magic of Disney Animation and adhd Robin William's Lost Boy from Back to Neverland.

We besides got different look astatine Beak and Barrel, the caller Pirates of the Caribbean-themed barroom headed to Magic Kingdom connected August 29. We'll person a ton much to stock astir that soon arsenic we are getting a sneak peek tomorrow, August 22!

Overall, determination is simply a batch to look guardant to successful 2025 and 2026 astatine Walt Disney World. While the omission of immoderate quality regarding Magic Kingdom's Cars and Villains lands was notable, we conscionable whitethorn larn much astatine Destination D23 adjacent week oregon successful the adjacent aboriginal astir these much-anticipated expansions.

For more, cheque retired everything you request to cognize astir Walt Disney World's Cool Kid Summer (which is returning adjacent year!) and our travel to Germany to spot however the Disney Destiny was built.

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