What We Can Expect from Disney in 2018

Jan 07, 2018

With the New Year upon us, it’s time to look at what Disney things we have to look forward to over the next twelve months. 2018 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Disney fans, with so much coming out including new movies, T.V. shows, comics, books, Broadway shows and new Disney Park rides and lands. With so much coming up, we have broken it all down into a simple, categorised list, so that you can keep track of all the Disney fun this year!

Movies

Black Panther
A Wrinkle in Time
Dolphins
Avengers: Infinity War
Solo
Incredibles 2
Paved New World
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Christopher Robin
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-it Ralph 2
Mary Poppins Returns

TV Shows

Grown-ish
PJ Masks
Untitled Tangled TV special
Marvel’s Jessica Jones, season two
Siren
101 Dalmatians Street
Is a Crocodile a Reptile?
Muppet Babies
Cloak and Dagger
Marvels New Warriors
Untitled Phineas and Ferb/Milo Murphy's Law crossover
Bug Juice revival
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
Big Hero 6: The Series
Disney Channel original Z-O-M-B-I-E-S
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Marvel’s Daredevil
Nashville will end
Scandal will end

DVD and Blu-Ray

Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-releases:

The Aristocats
The Fox and the Hound / The Fox and the Hound 2
Jungle 2 Jungle: 20^th Anniversary Edition
Snow Dogs

Signature Collection re-releases:

Lady and the Tramp

DVD only releases:

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar: Unleash the Roar!

Broadway

Frozen debuts on Broadway this year! The musical opens for previews on February 22^nd, and will open its doors to the public a month later.

Aladdin and The Lion King will also continue their international runs

Events

D23 Expo will be held at Tokyo Disney Resort
The Walt Disney Company will celebrate its 95th anniversary
Mickey Mouse will turn 90!

Video Games

Kingdom Hearts III will be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Marvel's Spider-Man will be released on PlayStation 4

Cruises

Star Wars at sea will sail again from January to April

Parks

Disneyland

Half of Paradise Pier will close at Disney California Adventure
California Screamin' will close to make way for Incredicoaster
King Triton's Carousel of the Sea will close
Ariel's Grotto and Cove Bar will both close to make way for Pixar-theme restaurant
Half of Paradise Pier will be re-named as Paradise Park at Disney California Adventure
Pixar Fest begins!
Pixar Pier will open at Disney California Adventure

Hong Kong Disneyland

Disney in the Stars had its final performance at Hong Kong Disneyland
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland began its redesign and reconstruction
Moana: A Homecoming Celebration will premiere

Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo Disneyland celebrates 35 years!

Shanghai Disneyland

Toy Story Land will open

Disney World

Animal Kingdom will celebrate 20 years!
Toy Story Land will open at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire Hyper-Reality Experience opens in Disney Springs
The Walt Disney World Marathon will mark its 25th anniversary this year
Disney springs will welcome eight new dining locations
The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival celebrates 25 years

Books

Comics

Untitled Gravity Falls graphic novel
Mickey Mouse: Timeless Tales Volume 3 (Reprint)
Uncle Scrooge: Timeless Tales Volume 4 (Reprint)
Uncle Scrooge: The Bodacious Butterfly Trail (Reprint)
The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library - Donald Duck: The Lost Peg Leg Mine (Reprint)
DuckTales Classics, Volume 1 (Reprint)

Books