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Disney Debuts Soarin’ Across America at Disneyland and EPCOT

Celebrating the 250th anniversary, the U.S.-focused film showcases national landmarks as the ride keeps its lift-and-glide sensory design.

Overview

  • The new Soarin’ Across America is now operating at Disneyland/Disney California Adventure and at EPCOT’s The Land Pavilion, replacing the previous film with a U.S.-focused program.
  • Guests have praised the sensory elements and score while wait times have varied widely, with reported queues ranging from short waits to more than an hour and a half.
  • Disney reported an early theater-screen glitch at Disneyland on opening day that was fixed the same morning, and parks restored normal app visibility after a temporary disappearance.
  • The film was shot with large-scale aerial production — the team logged extensive travel plus hundreds of helicopter passes and dozens of drone flights — and some shots received post-production polishing and CGI.
  • The attraction retains aviation-themed queue exhibits honoring pilots, and Disney plans to roll out park-level interactive queue features developed with National Geographic later in July.