Disney parks announcements at D23 2026
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Bob Iger honored with Main Street window at Disneyland
D'Amaro said Iger "expanded Disney storytelling around the world" and "was unrelenting in his focus on creativity and innovation."
The window identifies Iger by his full name, "Robert A. Iger," on a deep red plaque and gives him the fictional title of "Chief Architect."
Iger led The Walt Disney Company for nearly two decades across two tenures as CEO.
“it’s just so special to me to stand here, Town Square, Main Street, thinking about this place over 70 years ago, thinking about the millions and millions and millions of people that have come through, thinking about the thousands and thousands of cast members that have worked here and contributed mightily to what this is, and thinking about the legacy of the people who are represented in these windows, and realizing I’m now among them.”
Disney announces Tomorrowland overhaul at D23
Thomas Mazloum is chairman of Disney Experiences and succeeded Josh D'Amaro, who is now Disney's CEO
Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Disney Experiences showcase presentation at D23, held at Anaheim's Honda Center
The yeti animatronic on Animal Kingdom's Expedition Everest has been broken since shortly after the ride opened
“The reason why I feel that way is traveling around the world made me once again realize we truly are having more projects currently happening than at any single point in our history, and it isn’t just the volume — and we’re going to share this obviously with our fans this week — it’s the creativity. And what I always think about is our founder Walt’s quote when he said, ‘Disneyland will never be completed if there is enough imagination left in the world,’ and imagine me traveling all around the world, looking at each side, seeing everything starting to come to life.”
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run coming to Fortnite with park interaction
Guests who ride but are not eligible to link their accounts will redeem a code in Fortnite to receive their reward.
The Fortnite experience is called Smugglers Gambit.
Guests accept the special mission while in the attraction queue using the Disneyland app or the My Disney Experience app.
“Building on Epic’s technology, Disney’s Imagineers are shaping the future of interactive entertainment, where an experience goes from the physical world into Fortnite. Whether you’re at a Disney Park or playing Fortnite with your friends, fans have new ways to keep their Star Wars adventures going. This is only the beginning of what’s possible when world-class storytellers bring their creativity into Fortnite,”