Magic Kingdom Expansion | Coco & Disney Villains Land Story

Magic Kingdom Expansion | Coco & Disney Villains Land

There were a ton of announcements at this past D23 Expo, but none of them was more exciting than a potential Magic Kingdom expansion including an area themed to Coco and Disney Villains!

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In this story, we'll cover all we've learned about Disney's "Beyond Big Thunder Mountain" expansion at Magic Kingdom, set to go behind Frontierland.

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Here is a list of possible themes for this beyond Big Thunder expansion project: – Coco – Disney Villains – Encanto

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Coco

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There would also be crazy potential for dining locations here, but it might be redundant at what is already offered at Pecos Bill’s Tall Tale Cafe.

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Encanto

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Disney Villains

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