First Look at Tropical Americas Model Featuring Encanto and Indiana Jones Attractions at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Aug 11, 2024 in "Disney's Animal Kingdom"

Tropical Americas Pueblo Esperanza Concept Art
Posted: Sunday August 11, 2024 12:18pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The model for the new Tropical Americas addition to Disney's Animal Kingdom is now on display at the Walt Disney Imagineering exhibit at D23.

Here is a first look at the model, which includes the Indiana Jones and Encanto attractions.




Opening in 2027, this area will include attractions inspired by Indiana Jones and Encanto, allowing guests to explore the magical world of the Madrigal family and the adventures of the iconic archeologist.





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    TrainsOfDisney7 hours ago

    He just wants a beignet fresh from the crate! haven’t you ever been to New Orleans? Why do you think cafe du monde has outdoor seating…. So you can feed the snakes! Duh!!! Hasn’t anyone gone on a research trip to New Orleans!!!!

    ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ7 hours ago

    Snake phobia? Maybe there's a way to add some tension to Tiana's Bayou Adventure after all! Giant Juju in the shrinking room.

    DisneyHead1238 hours ago

    I’m not terrified of snakes although I find the way they move unsettling. Sharks were my phobia growing up! Unless a person wants to spend some time becoming quite knowledgeable about snakes I do think a cautious attitude is best. I knew someone whose leg was seriously damaged for life by copperheads. I also remember as a kid being taught that coral snake rhyme on a few occasions and even as a kid thinking “If I see a snake that may or may not kill me, why on earth would I stand there staring at it trying to remember this poem and trying to figure out what order its rings are in? Why not just, like, get away from the snake immediately in either instance?”

    Mr. Sullivan9 hours ago

    That is interesting! I don’t really know where the fear comes from, no one in my family is really notably afraid of them. I’m very much pro keeping them around and I recognize their importance on our ecosystem and I want them to be safe and plentiful. If I encounter one in the wild, I definitely do not want to kill it even in self-defense. I am very happy to let them vibe just as long as they are over there and I am over here LOL

    EagleScout61010 hours ago

    These last few posts have been a good reminder that, no matter what you're doing...

    DisneyHead12312 hours ago

    I think fear of things like snakes, spiders, heights, etc. definitely has deep evolutionary roots for some people. Interestingly I’ve read how we are rather poorly equipped in terms of phobias these days because our fears are centered more around the Paleolithic era, even though texting and driving is statistically much more dangerous for many people in 2025.

    Bocabear12 hours ago

    Again, Disney would never put a live snake enclosure in an attraction queue full stop...It would be difficult to maintain among other issues. This would just never happen... Even if they did want to do one, there would be a bypass of some sort... This is not even worth discussing as something to be concerned about. It is akin to being concerned that Disney would instally a graphic gore-fest display of serial killers in the queue to Haunted Mansion....and then spend three pages discussing how yu won't go if they do.... Of course they wouldn't...nor will they force people to stand next to a snake enclosure in order to go on a an attraction.....

    Purduevian13 hours ago

    Easy answer... Put snakes in the standby Queue and no snakes in the ILL queue... /s

    Moth13 hours ago

    They should have fifteen fifteen-foot King Cobras in the queue free-roaming. Whoever survives gets to ride.

    DCLcruiser13 hours ago

    Most likely some snake-like rock work, carvings, etc, in the queue. References w/o being off-putting.

    ChewbaccaYourMum13 hours ago

    I can't wait for the tweets and YouTube videos from our "favorite" vloggers in about 24 hours saying: "CAN YOU BELIEVE DISNEY IS GOING TO PUT THIS IN THEIR NEW RIDE???????" And then the video being about how they are putting snakes in Indy and how they aren't thinking about the safety of guests or some dumb thing 😂

    Bocabear14 hours ago

    Disney would never put a live snake enclosure in an attraction queue full stop...It would be difficult to maintain among other issues. This would just never happen... Even if they did want to do one, there would be a bypass of some sort... This is not even worth discussing as something to be worried about.

    Basil of Baker Street14 hours ago

    Until there is a Jungle Book attraction/area, AK will be an incomplete park.

    Moth14 hours ago

    How about an alternative route in the queue that has live snakes?

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