4. Frozen Boat Ride - Epcot

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Premiere Date: Fall 2016

The most recently announced Imagineering project is the Frozen Boat Ride coming in about two years to the Norway Pavilion in Epcot. Not a lot is known about it, except that it’s replacing Maelstrom, another boat voyage ride - you can read a round-up of what we do know here. Opinions are mixed about the changes a Frozen attraction will bring to Epcot. 

Read Theme Park Tourist’s thoughts about how the Frozen attraction could change Epcot forever.

5. Pandora: The World of Avatar - Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Premiere Date: 2017

The controversial Avatar Land replacing Camp Minnie-Mickey is coming to the Animal Kingdom in 2017, whether Disney fans like it or not. The Imagineers are hard at work on preparing the immersive world based on Pandora, the setting of the movie Avatar.

The only official word about what’s coming are two attractions that were announced at the 2013 Japan D23 Expo. One is a a flying E-ticket simulator, where guests will learn to fly with a mountain Banshee. The other is a boat ride showing off the native fauna and flora of Pandora.

Certainly, though, the Imagineers are working on a lot more than just those two attractions, including  audio-animatronics, 3-D holograms and retail stores. With Avatar Land Disney is finally fulfilling the promise it made for the Animal Kingdom in 1997, in a fashion. Learn more about that here.

6. Star Wars Land - Disneyland AND Disney's Hollywood Studios

Premiere Date: TBD

Nothing is confirmed on this yet, but CEO Bob Iger did reveal that The Walt Disney Company would be sharing its big plans for expanding the Star Wars presence in the Disney parks in 2015.

It’s highly likely that we’ll start seeing Star Wars attractions and features in both Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios soon, thanks to the hard work of the Imagineers. There might even be more Star Wars in store for Disney’s foreign parks. Time will tell!