The Lion King ride headed to Disneyland Paris has received new exciting images, details, and a construction start window of Fall 2025.
As detailed by Disney Parks Blog, the first-ever land and attraction themed to The Lion King will be one of the biggest draws of the reimagined Walt Disney Studios Park that will be known as Disney Adventure World. Alongside this new water ride that will take guests through the biggest moments of the 1994 classic, the land will feature a 120-foot-high Pride Rock and tons of dining, shopping, character meet-and-greets, and more.
Disney shared a new concept image from the ride, which you can see above, that shows Audio-Animatronics of young Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa chowing down on some grubs in a beautiful jungle setting. This will be just one part of the ride that will also send guests down a 52-foot drop, which is two inches taller than Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
While we don’t have a date yet, it will be arriving after the grand opening of World of Frozen in 2026. This will also be one piece of the puzzle that is Disney Adventure World, which will be double the current park’s footprint.
Alongside World of Frozen, The Lion King ride, and the previously announced Raiponce Tangled Spin ride that will see Mandy Moore returning to voice Rapunzel, guests will get to look forward to the first-ever attraction themed after Up. This ride will be a “spinning carousel” that will offer a “bird’s eye view of the park’s stunning scenery.”
World Premiere will also be one of the stars of Disney Adventure World when it opens on May 15, 2025, as it will be a brand-new park entrance that will aim to recreate a “glamorous premiere in the heart of Hollywood.” There will also be World Premiere Plaza, which is inspired by Broadway and the West End district and will have theaters with such shows as TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure, Mickey and the Magician, and Frozen: A Musical Invitation.
For more in the world of Disney, check out our 30th anniversary retrospective of The Lion King, when you can get your tickets for Destination D23: A Journey Around the World of Disney and our recently updated top 25 Disney animated movies list.
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