Theme Park Bits: Pirates Of The Caribbean, Fast And Furious, Hogwarts Express, Frozen, Star Wars
FromFast and FurioustoFrozen, this edition of Theme Park Bits is packed with goodness. There are ride videos, new worlds, and juicy rumors. Below, read about the following:
Pirates of the Caribbeanhas been a Disney ride since the 1960s, but the film series really made it a household name. Disney is finally taking notice and making a fullPirates-themed land, calledTreasure Cove, at the under construction Shanghai Disneyland, opening in 2015. It’ll feature a brand new ride, specifically themed to the movie series. you’re able to read more about it atVarietyand check out this concept art.Inside Universalreports the company just trademarked the phraseFast and Furious: Superchargedfor “entertainment services in the nature of an amusement park and theme park ride.” That makes a ton of sense and is incredibly exciting.
The Diagon Alley expansion of Universal Studio Orlando’sWizarding World of Harry Potterwill open in a few short months and one of the main attractions will be a working Hogwarts Express that takes you to and from different sections of the land. Universal has now released a video with some more details on the train. Thanks toInside the Magic.
TheDisney and More bloghas an interesting, speculative post about aStar WarsLand not taking over Tomorrowland in Disneyland, but instead over in Disney’s California Adventure.
Here’s the logofor theSeven Dwarfs Mine Train, which opens at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom this summer. You canhead to this linkto see a ton of details inside the ride andhere for someconstruction updates.
Thanks toBrad Birdfor this inside look on theRatatouilleride, whichmight be opening onJuly 15, 2014.
@m_giacchino’s scoring session yesterday for the new RATATOUILLE ride for the Paris park. (I like the Linguini PEZ.)pic.twitter.com/XSAlrobUdn
— Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113)June 11, 2025
Plus, over onDisney and More, you’re able to see some new photos and photos from the construction of the ride.
Universal Studios has theme parks in Hollywood, Orlando and now they’ll be building a new, $2 billion movie themed part in Beijing, China. Head to theThe Hollywood Reporterfor more.
Disneyland’sBig Thunder Mountain Railroadjust reopened and here’s areally good videofrom the ride.
How popular isFrozen? The lead characters, Anna and Elsa, are moving from Epcot Center to the Magic Kingdom and Walt Disney World and Fastpasses are available.Read more here.
This isn’t movie related or anything, but if you like theme parks, this is just about the coolest thing ever. A video behind the scenes at Disney’s California Adventure’s audio control room. Thanks tothe Disney Blog.
