I may have cried a little haha - The Lion King is my absolute favourite disney film 🥹 so many exciting things announced - I can't wait to see all of them come to life ❤
Lion King was the first film I’ve ever seen in cinemas 😭 I was 3 years old and now 33 !!! This is the best news as it is my favourite Disney movie and is so close to my heart!!! Literally can’t wait 🙌🏻💖💖💖
So excited about it, it feels like a dream come true that we are getting this huge projects, exclusive attractions and lands coming to Disneyland Paris. Cannot wait!
I was just relieved to finally know what 3rd area is. Lion king is one of my husbands favourite films. I've never been on splash mountain so I'm excited for that. Just a shame that every land takes 4years to build! Universal can build a whole park in that time
Thanks for the update Sam! I feel as if Disney heard us when we got very upset from the last D23 where they offered only a few rides that were going to be made- such as EPCOT getting a Mary Poppins ride- and then cancelling each project OR just "Blue Sky" concepts that had nothing to offer. It will be interesting to see what finally makes it to the parks. For DLP, I hope it gets everything they are planning. It looks amazing and it would give me a reason to keep visiting from the US.
I love the choice of Lion King ❤️ will be great. Only thing I was a little bit sad of was the date of 2026 for Frozen. I also was hoping for late 2025.
Great coverage as always Sam, would have loved a Galaxys Edge announcement. Think it would work so well with a lot of indoor content to do during inclement weather we get in Europe.
Weird that they use the cgi-versions of the characters in that concept art even though they say that the ride will be based on the 1994 original. I'm hoping the majority of the land is based on the 2d animated classic and not the 2019 and onward cgi-style.
I cannot wait for lion king land,the log flume ride sounds great,I always said that a ride like splash mountain would be good on hot days there :) Can't wait for meet and greets with rafiki and timone,saw rafiki at wdw and he was brilliant :)
Thanks for representing us as always. I'm disappointed, I'm afraid. A new land with no date (again) and with only 1 ride in the land, and also just Splash mountain really, not 'new'. I can't help being very disappointed. We needed something as big as Villians or Star Wars and a real Cars ride. I don't think the plans will attract fans enough, especially not international visitors. One question Sam - was there a date for Villians in WDW or no date, same as us?
I believe I heard they're breaking ground for Lion King land next year already, so I thought that was massive. I don't think WDW got a lot of dates either, the only one I saw was the Zootopia attraction coming in Winter 2025 (and that attraction change was announced at the last D23 I think).
@meganrandall1493 It is. They set us up for disappointment using the word 'world' in the new name. That suggested something BIG. The only other park called world is Walt Disney World. If they had called it 'land', our expectations wouldn't have been so high. 1 new Lion King log flume and updated shows doesn't make it a world. And everything takes so long, the chance of it becoming 'a world' is like ten years away, at least! Makes a joke of the new name imo 😕 I feel cheated.
Really happy about all the DLP news. Really excited for Lion King and that there will not be a Star Wars land. They did an amazing thing with the special period in 2019, so Im sure the land will be amazing
Lots of exciting things happening very excited for lion king I was only 10 when it came out. One of the best Disney films but the animation one not the live one xx
I am excited about the new things in Paris but what is going on in Florida will be huge ❤ so many news over the last 2 days including new movies is amazing 🎉
Honestly I am a little sad it’s changed from being a Star Wars land but Lion King will be amazing. Glad they have gone for an older film that will be full of nostalgia 🦁❤
So excited for all the new things to come. 🤩 It’s gonna be a great add-on. Also bit of dissapointed. Everything takes so long in Paris… But still can’t wait 🥳
Im going to Disneyland Paris in October for Halloween soon as I come back i will be saving for frozen land then lion king I absolutely love Lion king 💕💕🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Disney Studios getting new things but why is the main park being so neglected? Even a cloned ride from the American or Japanese parks would would be great. like Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, adding that ride next to the indiana jones roller coaster would be a massive hit. Or perhaps adding Mickey and Minney's Runaway Railway to Fantasyland, everyone would lose their minds!
Aww Sam, I’ve shed a few tears already this morning , it’s so exciting 🦁🦁🤩🤩 Hakuna Matata!!!! So fab to hear all the news! I can’t wait for my boy ⛄️ alongside Elsa & Anna to shine brightly in Arendelle in 2026 ❄️❄️❄️❄️ I could burst!!!! Ha ha! Fantastic to hear about the new nighttime show on the lake too! All the announcements for all the other parks is just mind blowing from Coco rides, Encanto , Monsters Inc, villains Land, Shows & Parades and much more etc And I’m so thrilled that you’ve been at D23 & experienced it - fab magical memories of your weekend ! Wow! 😍😍 xx
I love Lion King…the sound track is awesome too. The water ride logic doesn’t make sense. All the theme parks in the UK have a water ride…Paris’s weather is much better in the summer than the UK’s?? Everything is changing and improving but my oh my it takes a time..2026 and Lion King 2030..? 👍🇬🇧
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Hmmm. They said on stage the lion king land was based on the "animated" classic but the concept art characters look more like the live action. Disneyland Park still had no love after 32 years.
So great to get confirmation for the 3rd new land! The Lion King Land looks beautiful and I think will be super photogenic! It will be great to have an outdoor water ride (but I assume the splash will be turned down in the winter! Haha!). The new nighttime show gives me World of Color vibes but with drones which will be incredible! So excited for this!
Sam. How are videos going? Are videos limited? Did they make some ruling about limitations on filming? We were at DLP in May of last year, 2023. I keep thinking of our trip and my trip wasn't as good as expected. I got the impression that the magic of the stuff that I grew up with, like Cinderella, Pinocchio, and Snow-white, was being overtaken my Marvel violence. I'm not trying to be negative, but I'm just trying to get an experts' thoughts. Thank you for all the videos that prepared me for our trip to DLP. Love Patti F USA
Thanks for this info, Sam. Do you know if the rest of Adventureworld will open gradually in 2025 before World of Frozen in 2026? Or will it all be closed off until then?
Lion king is a classic, but I personally found the stampede section of the film traumatic as a child! But, who knows when they will break ground on this… 10 years from now it will be completed?
I love lion king, but don’t they kind of already have a lion king area? There was a kiosk with all the toys, we saw rafiki, timone and timone there and there’s the show… seems odd that they are adding a ‘Disney’ area to what seems to be more of a animation park. Exciting times though
It’s just all this information is a lot to take in but I’m interested to see how the lion king land will look but I know it be good just a bit sceptical at first not only all this park news also all the other news like tv and film too
Tbh i was disappointed the moment the Star Wars Land got scrapped and rumours of the Lion King replacement came up - it seems so random? I think the ride could easily replace the indiana jones one in the main park, that way we'd have a new attraction there that fits well with the theming of the area, got rid of a frankly quite lackluster rollercoaster and still had room for smth better in the studios park. Perhaps smth like an area themed to south american landscapes with coco and encanto, like we saw with the blue sky concepts for the american parks... even smth like moana or avatar would be cool... I guess i was just hoping for more but at least the new nightime shows for both parks sound cool😅 thanks for the update sam!
Happy you Sam and Moni are there what do you think should we consider the Art work on the Lion King Ride it shows more likely the Characters of the live Action I am not hoping they will do that for real and bringing new strange Looking Characters into the Parks cuz that would be wild they teased it into parks but that would be wild and strange since the animated Classic celebrates 30 yrs this Year and if they would focus on a successful but not as hearted and warm well like the OG LION KING Movie was is and always will be, I wouldn´t like it if they do such nonsense Move bringing different Versions of those beloved Characters. But if they making a Mix it would be okay if they using the Live Action as Animatronics in the Ride but bringing the OG beloved figures out for us than okay it is a great mix of both Worlds. And please fingers crossed the awesome Stage Show in Frontierland area Theater Pride Lands Show continues to bless and bring Magic to the Paris Parks or is there already talkings that Show ended or ends sometime hope not it was last year so amazing to witnessed since I had the best seat in that theater and connected so deeply had tears thinking of my great late mother in the show and the amazing show itself were so magical special for me since I have done the trip not only for myself but for remembering my great late Mother and celebrating her 80th that she would had have last year if she wouldn´t passed away 13 yrs ago.
I know so many people are excited but I'm actually a little disappointed. The Lion King is great, but a whole new land, with just one ride (again), and characters that (besides the hyenas, who I don't see becoming a regular meet though I'd love it!) aren't all that rare or don't exist at all.. it just feels like a bit of a shame. It's the only real expansion announced for us, and it's a small one, that is going to take years. Other than that the only true new thing to be announced (save for a year for Frozen land) is the new nighttime show in Disneyland Park, for which I am super excited! Everything else (the Anna and Elsa meet, the show over the lake) we kinda already knew. Compared to what Anaheim and especially Orlando are getting it's almost embarrassing. And this is coming from a huge DLP fan. As for Frozen, I have the feeling the release of Frozen 3 end of 2026 is playing a big part in delaying it! I also worry that no new parade was announced for DLP. Stars on Parade is in rough shape, we need a new parade, and I really hope they won't wait another two years to announce a new one coming for the year after.
I hope its not only like the live action movie but also the animated movie. I don't like the live action movie that much 😅 A villains Land in US? 😂 that's somethung New!
The didnt even bother to change the visual with the 1994 animated animals, the just dont care. "Eurodisney" construction begon in 1988, eurodisney opened in 1992....just think about that. Main park...again no new attraction...they just dont care
Every "land" should have at least 2 mayor rides to be honest, follow with a walk trough or something, doesnt cost a lot but brings some extras to the "land"
I may have cried a little haha - The Lion King is my absolute favourite disney film 🥹 so many exciting things announced - I can't wait to see all of them come to life ❤
In terms of Disney parks, DLP has the best version of Lion King I have ever seen. Good to see a land dedicated to it in Paris.
Lion King was the first film I’ve ever seen in cinemas 😭 I was 3 years old and now 33 !!! This is the best news as it is my favourite Disney movie and is so close to my heart!!! Literally can’t wait 🙌🏻💖💖💖
So excited about it, it feels like a dream come true that we are getting this huge projects, exclusive attractions and lands coming to Disneyland Paris. Cannot wait!
So excited! The Lion King was my favourite as a kid from the moment it was released, I could recite the whole script by heart at one stage 😅
Lion King has always been my favourite. As a a kid I was obsessed- to a point I went to uni to do animation when I got older lmao. I’m there.
Lion King is my number 1 Disney animated classic!
I was just relieved to finally know what 3rd area is. Lion king is one of my husbands favourite films. I've never been on splash mountain so I'm excited for that. Just a shame that every land takes 4years to build! Universal can build a whole park in that time
lion king is my fave movie of all time my flat is absolutely full of lion king stuff, im 41 now and still excited
It's gonna be great!!
Thanks for the update Sam!
I feel as if Disney heard us when we got very upset from the last D23 where they offered only a few rides that were going to be made- such as EPCOT getting a Mary Poppins ride- and then cancelling each project OR just "Blue Sky" concepts that had nothing to offer.
It will be interesting to see what finally makes it to the parks. For DLP, I hope it gets everything they are planning. It looks amazing and it would give me a reason to keep visiting from the US.
I am so excited for DLP's future:)
I love the choice of Lion King ❤️ will be great. Only thing I was a little bit sad of was the date of 2026 for Frozen. I also was hoping for late 2025.
So excited for this. Already saving for our next adventure there when it all opens up. Lion King is a family favourite along with Frozen 🦁❄️!!
Thank you for sharing Sam your videos bring us so much joy to our lives keep up the good 👍 work regards from Cyprus 🇨🇾 😊❤
Thanks so much! Big love to Cyprus!
Great coverage as always Sam, would have loved a Galaxys Edge announcement. Think it would work so well with a lot of indoor content to do during inclement weather we get in Europe.
Exciting news!! Thanks for the video, Sam!
Weird that they use the cgi-versions of the characters in that concept art even though they say that the ride will be based on the 1994 original. I'm hoping the majority of the land is based on the 2d animated classic and not the 2019 and onward cgi-style.
That's so amazing, a water ride/coaster!!!
Going to watch this later, but you CALLED THIS a while back. We remember the little Simba plushie you showed !
Haha glad you remember!
I cannot wait for lion king land,the log flume ride sounds great,I always said that a ride like splash mountain would be good on hot days there :) Can't wait for meet and greets with rafiki and timone,saw rafiki at wdw and he was brilliant :)
Lion king land is going to work so well in DLRP it's going to be incredible I can't wait for future trips : D
So glad it’s going to be based off the 1994 animated Lion King and not live action!
Thanks for representing us as always. I'm disappointed, I'm afraid. A new land with no date (again) and with only 1 ride in the land, and also just Splash mountain really, not 'new'. I can't help being very disappointed. We needed something as big as Villians or Star Wars and a real Cars ride. I don't think the plans will attract fans enough, especially not international visitors. One question Sam - was there a date for Villians in WDW or no date, same as us?
I believe I heard they're breaking ground for Lion King land next year already, so I thought that was massive. I don't think WDW got a lot of dates either, the only one I saw was the Zootopia attraction coming in Winter 2025 (and that attraction change was announced at the last D23 I think).
The ride is there to attract people to the new shops and restaurents. I would have prefered coco themed though.
Disney Land Paris is definitely ignored / looked over by Disney compared to the other parks.
@meganrandall1493 It is. They set us up for disappointment using the word 'world' in the new name. That suggested something BIG. The only other park called world is Walt Disney World. If they had called it 'land', our expectations wouldn't have been so high. 1 new Lion King log flume and updated shows doesn't make it a world. And everything takes so long, the chance of it becoming 'a world' is like ten years away, at least! Makes a joke of the new name imo 😕 I feel cheated.
@@joannaduncan4881 And in winter the ride will most likely be down or at least low attendance....
Really happy about all the DLP news. Really excited for Lion King and that there will not be a Star Wars land. They did an amazing thing with the special period in 2019, so Im sure the land will be amazing
Amazing video again, Sam! Thank you for uploading so quickly. Have fun your remaining stay 💖
Thanks for the great reporting! I was waiting to hear news on when the Frozen land will be opening - looks like I’ll be moving my plans to 2026 ❄️
Great reporting! Thanks for keeping us all up to date on the big announcements impacting DLP.
Lots of exciting things happening very excited for lion king I was only 10 when it came out. One of the best Disney films but the animation one not the live one xx
I am excited about the new things in Paris but what is going on in Florida will be huge ❤ so many news over the last 2 days including new movies is amazing 🎉
Honestly I am a little sad it’s changed from being a Star Wars land but Lion King will be amazing. Glad they have gone for an older film that will be full of nostalgia 🦁❤
I think we will get some kind of Star Wars expansion in the future, perhaps not in Disney Adventure World though!
Sam lookout there is someone behind you in your room!
Ha!
The old magic of Disneyland ! ! ! !
So excited for all the new things to come. 🤩 It’s gonna be a great add-on. Also bit of dissapointed. Everything takes so long in Paris… But still can’t wait 🥳
Im going to Disneyland Paris in October for Halloween soon as I come back i will be saving for frozen land then lion king I absolutely love Lion king 💕💕🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I'm planning to go to disney next yr as i turn 40. I hope there won't be too much building work for the new lands?
i would love if they got rid of cars road trip and just made a cars land or even a monsterinc land that they are doing in america
Disney Studios getting new things but why is the main park being so neglected? Even a cloned ride from the American or Japanese parks would would be great. like Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, adding that ride next to the indiana jones roller coaster would be a massive hit.
Or perhaps adding Mickey and Minney's Runaway Railway to Fantasyland, everyone would lose their minds!
Aww Sam, I’ve shed a few tears already this morning , it’s so exciting 🦁🦁🤩🤩 Hakuna Matata!!!! So fab to hear all the news! I can’t wait for my boy ⛄️ alongside Elsa & Anna to shine brightly in Arendelle in 2026 ❄️❄️❄️❄️ I could burst!!!! Ha ha! Fantastic to hear about the new nighttime show on the lake too!
All the announcements for all the other parks is just mind blowing from Coco rides, Encanto , Monsters Inc, villains Land, Shows & Parades and much more etc
And I’m so thrilled that you’ve been at D23 & experienced it - fab magical memories of your weekend ! Wow! 😍😍 xx
I'm so excited!
I love Lion King…the sound track is awesome too.
The water ride logic doesn’t make sense.
All the theme parks in the UK have a water ride…Paris’s weather is much better in the summer than the UK’s??
Everything is changing and improving but my oh my it takes a time..2026 and Lion King 2030..? 👍🇬🇧
Oeoe sooo exciting! So many new things in all the parks 😍
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Hmmm. They said on stage the lion king land was based on the "animated" classic but the concept art characters look more like the live action. Disneyland Park still had no love after 32 years.
Wowww what an exciting news🎉😁😁
So great to get confirmation for the 3rd new land! The Lion King Land looks beautiful and I think will be super photogenic! It will be great to have an outdoor water ride (but I assume the splash will be turned down in the winter! Haha!). The new nighttime show gives me World of Color vibes but with drones which will be incredible! So excited for this!
Exciting times!
Sam. How are videos going? Are videos limited? Did they make some ruling about limitations on filming? We were at DLP in May of last year, 2023. I keep thinking of our trip and my trip wasn't as good as expected. I got the impression that the magic of the stuff that I grew up with, like Cinderella, Pinocchio, and Snow-white, was being overtaken my Marvel violence. I'm not trying to be negative, but I'm just trying to get an experts' thoughts. Thank you for all the videos that prepared me for our trip to DLP. Love Patti F USA
I can’t wait for the new shows coming to dlp and the lion king land!
I think getting new lands at the different parks is good. If you travel to the different parks you don’t want to just be seeing the same things
Are you still here in Anaheim?? I would have loved to have met you!!
Back in London now, I'm afraid, hopefully see you next time! :)
Will Disney adventure world be opening next year cause I’m going to Disneyland Paris soon from New York🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
I'm excited for Pride Land atAdventure World! Frozen opens in 2026!
Thanks for this info, Sam. Do you know if the rest of Adventureworld will open gradually in 2025 before World of Frozen in 2026? Or will it all be closed off until then?
Lion king is a classic, but I personally found the stampede section of the film traumatic as a child! But, who knows when they will break ground on this… 10 years from now it will be completed?
I love lion king, but don’t they kind of already have a lion king area? There was a kiosk with all the toys, we saw rafiki, timone and timone there and there’s the show… seems odd that they are adding a ‘Disney’ area to what seems to be more of a animation park. Exciting times though
Can we please have a Star Wars GAlaxy's Edge as well?
I think we might ;)
Considering France’s history with Africa and DLP being the closest park to the continent, Lion King Land makes so much sense.
Hmmm, colonialism? Makes more sense not to do it.
It’s just all this information is a lot to take in but I’m interested to see how the lion king land will look but I know it be good just a bit sceptical at first not only all this park news also all the other news like tv and film too
I'm wondering if it's good idea to go to DLP beafore World of Frozen will be open, because now is a little less crowded ?
It will probably be less crowded than in 2026, but still not very quiet x
why is frozen world taking so long to finish? can't believe they've said 2026
Tbh i was disappointed the moment the Star Wars Land got scrapped and rumours of the Lion King replacement came up - it seems so random? I think the ride could easily replace the indiana jones one in the main park, that way we'd have a new attraction there that fits well with the theming of the area, got rid of a frankly quite lackluster rollercoaster and still had room for smth better in the studios park. Perhaps smth like an area themed to south american landscapes with coco and encanto, like we saw with the blue sky concepts for the american parks... even smth like moana or avatar would be cool... I guess i was just hoping for more but at least the new nightime shows for both parks sound cool😅 thanks for the update sam!
Love the expansions but Frozen takes now almost 8 years…thats very long
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My daughters karen tyrrell favourite film the lion king
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Happy you Sam and Moni are there what do you think should we consider the Art work on the Lion King Ride it shows more likely the Characters of the live Action I am not hoping they will do that for real and bringing new strange Looking Characters into the Parks cuz that would be wild they teased it into parks but that would be wild and strange since the animated Classic celebrates 30 yrs this Year and if they would focus on a successful but not as hearted and warm well like the OG LION KING Movie was is and always will be, I wouldn´t like it if they do such nonsense Move bringing different Versions of those beloved Characters.
But if they making a Mix it would be okay if they using the Live Action as Animatronics in the Ride but bringing the OG beloved figures out for us than okay it is a great mix of both Worlds.
And please fingers crossed the awesome Stage Show in Frontierland area Theater Pride Lands Show continues to bless and bring Magic to the Paris Parks or is there already talkings that Show ended or ends sometime hope not it was last year so amazing to witnessed since I had the best seat in that theater and connected so deeply had tears thinking of my great late mother in the show and the amazing show itself were so magical special for me since I have done the trip not only for myself but for remembering my great late Mother and celebrating her 80th that she would had have last year if she wouldn´t passed away 13 yrs ago.
So happy about the Lion King land, not too thrilled about the villains land. Too many bad stuff going on in the world to celebrate evil.
I know so many people are excited but I'm actually a little disappointed. The Lion King is great, but a whole new land, with just one ride (again), and characters that (besides the hyenas, who I don't see becoming a regular meet though I'd love it!) aren't all that rare or don't exist at all.. it just feels like a bit of a shame. It's the only real expansion announced for us, and it's a small one, that is going to take years. Other than that the only true new thing to be announced (save for a year for Frozen land) is the new nighttime show in Disneyland Park, for which I am super excited! Everything else (the Anna and Elsa meet, the show over the lake) we kinda already knew. Compared to what Anaheim and especially Orlando are getting it's almost embarrassing. And this is coming from a huge DLP fan.
As for Frozen, I have the feeling the release of Frozen 3 end of 2026 is playing a big part in delaying it!
I also worry that no new parade was announced for DLP. Stars on Parade is in rough shape, we need a new parade, and I really hope they won't wait another two years to announce a new one coming for the year after.
I hope its not only like the live action movie but also the animated movie. I don't like the live action movie that much 😅
A villains Land in US? 😂 that's somethung New!
What about Star Wars land 😢
Yes I am a bit annoyed it does not seem to be happening.....
Canceled
Don't lose hope
Of all the worlds I can’t think of many more boring than lion king world. I’m sure it’ll be good but there’s soooo many better options to choose from…
The didnt even bother to change the visual with the 1994 animated animals, the just dont care. "Eurodisney" construction begon in 1988, eurodisney opened in 1992....just think about that. Main park...again no new attraction...they just dont care
Every "land" should have at least 2 mayor rides to be honest, follow with a walk trough or something, doesnt cost a lot but brings some extras to the "land"