Overview
- After D23 on August 18, Disney publicly confirmed the new land’s headline attractions and revealed that Harrison Ford was used as the model for the Indiana Jones audio‑animatronic.
- The Indiana Jones ride, titled Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent, sends riders into a Maya temple and through a portal to the Maya Underworld where a serpentine guardian called the Tsukán figures in the finale.
- Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto will take guests inside the Casita, feature returning voice actors from the film, have no height requirement, and present a rainforest filled with more than 50 animals native to Colombia.
- Construction crews are visibly advancing on Pueblo Esperanza with emerging rockwork, carved columns, temple steel framing and carousel elements, and Disney targets a 2027 opening for Tropical Americas.
- Imagineering says the project involved archaeologists, anthropologists and Indigenous Maya consultants and won public praise from Disney Legend Joe Rohde, a combination meant to help the new land fit Animal Kingdom’s values and shape fan acceptance.