What's Coming in 2012 and 2013 in Central Florida
With all the new attractions that have been announced in the past few months, we really need to sum it up and have a clearer view of what is coming to Orlando in the next couple of years! Here's the list of what we can look forward to see in Central Florida in 2012 and 2013:
What's Coming in 2012:
- Fantasyland Expansion - Phase 1 (Magic Kingdom Park);
- LEGOLAND Waterpark (LEGOLAND Florida);
- New water play area in DUPLO Land (LEGOLAND Florida);
- Despicable Me Ride (Universal Studios Florida);
- Freshwater Oasis (Discovery Cove);
- The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman - Renovated (Islands of Adventures);
- TurtleTrek (SeaWorld Orlando);
- New Interactive Game (Magic Kingdom Park);
- Fantasyland Expansion - Phase 2 (Magic Kingdom Park);
- Iceploration Show (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay);
- New Animal Care Center (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay);
What's Coming in 2013:
- ANTARCTICA - Empire of the Penguin (SeaWorld Orlando);
- Fantasyland Expansion - Phase 3 (Magic Kingdom Park);
- Start of the works on the new AVATARland (Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park);
- Madame Tussauds (I-Drive Live Orlando);
- Sea Life Aquarium (I-Drive Live Orlando);
- The Orlando Wheel (I-Drive Live Orlando);
- Fun Spot Action Park's Expansion (International Drive);
- LEGOLAND Hotel
We surely have an incredible amount of new things to see in the next few years, and this list does not even include some of the unofficial, major refurbishments that should take place soon (like Test Track's).
Orlando, and the Central Florida area in general, is really one of the most dynamic destination in the world, and by continuously adding attractions, visitors will continue to come back, again and again.
What are you looking forward to see the most? Please, share you comments with us. Also, if we forgot to put something in our list, feel free to tell us in the comments!
Let's hope we never see James Cameron's AVATAR added to any list like that.
ReplyDeleteI want an announcement that will say; the transformer ride will be soon comming to Universal, Orlando :)
ReplyDeleteDidn't notice AVATAR was in the list. :P
ReplyDeleteGuess I didn't want to notice it.
With the little mermaid ride opening next year do you think Disney will replace the Little Mermaid show in the near future at Hollywood Studios?
ReplyDeleteAny news on the Harry Potter expansion?
ReplyDeleteI would think they would us that to compete against Avatar
Is there no Phase 1 of Fantasyland expansion?
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to soar over Pandora. Assuming that's what Imagineering will let us do. Also, Antarctica will be an incredible themed addition to Sea World. It seems like everyone's raising the innovation bar.
ReplyDeleteare there rumours about an harry potter expansion ??
ReplyDeleteSeaworld will be great, only Universal is slacking ... The transformer ride is a good idea
This place will always be awesome!
ReplyDeleteplease add avatar :) !!!!
ReplyDeleteBut that is coming in 2015/2016, Anonymous! :-)
ReplyDeleteWe do have it in the timeline, though. We specified that work in the area will begin in 2013.
For years I have been hoping for Toon Lagoon to be reinvented as Bikini Bottom, with spongebob and his friends would be great going jelly fishing and having a krabby patty in the Krusty Crab!
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