{"id":66265,"date":"2026-08-17T17:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/66265\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:04:16","slug":"disneyland-paris-gets-the-lion-king-animatronics-new-space-mountain-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/66265\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland Paris Gets ‘The Lion King’ Animatronics, New Space Mountain Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDisneyland Paris<\/a> may have just launched a new World of Frozen land earlier this year but it\u2019s already looking towards its next land, which is set to be inspired by \u201cThe Lion King.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tImagineers offered fans a sneak peek of the attraction at the D23<\/a> expo in Anaheim over the weekend, including a look at concept art featuring an animatronic Scar.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tConcept art of the upcoming Disneyland Paris expansion themed after \u2018The Lion King\u2019 (Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe ride will bring to life the iconic scene in the 1994 animated classic, where Scar confronts his royal nephew. Set in a new 30,000 square metre area designed to reflect an African savanna, it will include attractions, stores, restaurants and character interactions.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough no opening date was announced for the highly-anticipated area, which will be the first in Disney\u2019s global stable of immersive properties to be entirely dedicated to the big cat movie, construction is well under way at Disney Adventure World, one of two parks at the Disney\u2019s French outpost.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe teams at Walt Disney Imagineering, Disneyland Paris and Disney Animation are hard at work bringing to life the beloved world of \u2018The Lion King,\u2019 which has captivated audiences for more than three decades,\u201d said Michel den Dulk, VP portfolio executive at Walt Disney Imagineering Paris. \u201cWe believe this epic story was also embraced thanks to its unforgettable villain, so we are excited to lift the curtain on Scar\u2019s presence in this major attraction. Thanks to an extraordinary level of detail, our guests will experience the very heart of the film\u2019s story, its emotion and thrills, in an entirely new way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tConcept art of the new parade at Disneyland Paris (courtesy of The Walt Disney Company)<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the meantime, visitors to the Paris-adjacent resort will have other attractions to look forward to. An \u201cUp\u201d-inspired ride called Wilderness Explorers Sky Swings will open next year while in 2028 Space Mountain is set to be re-themed, returning to its original 1995 version \u201cDe la Terre \u00e0 la Lune\u201d (\u201cFrom the Earth to the Moon\u201d) based on Jules Verne\u2019s novel of the same name. (For the past ten years it has been themed to \u201cStar Wars\u201d as \u201cHyperspace Mountain.\u201d) The ride will close towards the end of next year to accommodate the update, which will see a new spin on the original steampunk theme. Steve Bramson\u2019s original score is also set to be fully remastered as part of the refurb.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso in 2028, for the first time since 2017 Disneyland Paris will debut a unique new daytime parade led by Mickey Mouse and friends. It will include eight new floats with beloved characters from films including \u201cAladdin,\u201d \u201cThe Princess and the Frog,\u201d \u201cRapunzel\u201d and \u201cCoco.\u201d By the time of its launch, it will have required more than 10,000 hours of research and technical development and 225 sketches of costumes, wigs and makeup.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cA new dawn of storytelling is upon us at Disneyland Paris,\u201d said Christophe Murphy, president of Disneyland Paris. \u201cFrom a vibrant daytime parade and a classic comeback for Space Mountain in Disneyland Park to the continued development of a themed area inspired by \u2018The Lion King\u2019 in Disney Adventure World, we are investing in the stories our guests love while continuing to evolve what a Disney visit can be. By listening to our fans and never standing still, I\u2019m confident we are creating experiences that will delight people for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disneyland Paris may have just launched a new World of Frozen land earlier this year but it\u2019s already…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[37616,160,30],"class_list":["post-66265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-paris","tag-d23","tag-disneyland-paris","tag-paris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}