Summary
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios debuts Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After in 2025, promising a thrilling and darkly humorous live entertainment experience.
- Disney World plans for a Villains-themed land at Magic Kingdom, featuring iconic villains like Cruella de Vil, Jafar, Ursula, and more.
- The addition of Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After and other new shows at Hollywood Studios aims to celebrate the enduring appeal of Disney villains with captivating performances and cutting-edge stage design.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World is set to unveil an exciting new live entertainment experience in 2025 with the debut of Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, and to kick off the New Year, Disney has revealed even more details surrounding the highly anticipated show. The production will take over the Sunset Showcase, replacing Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, which held its final performance on October 7, 2024. The new show promises to transport audiences into a thrilling and darkly humorous world, bringing Disney’s most infamous villains to life in an unforgettable way.
Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After isn’t the only villain-themed project coming to the parks. In fact, Walt Disney World is gearing up for an exciting wave of villain-themed expansions and new entertainment experiences, promising to enchant fans of Disney’s darker side. Beyond the highly anticipated Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After show debuting at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2025, Disney has announced plans for a Villains-themed land at Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. Concept art for the land highlights a segment inspired by Cruella de Vil, along with hints at other iconic villains, including Jafar (Aladdin), the Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland), Hades (Hercules), Gaston (Beauty and the Beast), Ursula (The Little Mermaid), Scar (The Lion King), and Yzma (The Emperor’s New Groove).
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According to Disney Parks Blog, Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, the Magic Mirror, which will debut in 2025, gathers some of Disney’s most notorious villains including Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, and Maleficent, to plead their case. These fiendish characters aim to prove that they are, in fact, misunderstood. Through captivating performances, stunning effects, and cutting-edge stage design, the villains break through the Mirror’s realm and take center stage to share their side of the story. The audience will ultimately decide whether these villains deserve redemption in a delightfully wicked finale featuring dozens of Disney’s most infamous evildoers.
Details Revealed for Disney World’s Villains Show
Additionally, the company announced that a dedicated creative team has spent nearly two years developing the show’s intricate stage design, thrilling effects, and lively musical numbers, ensuring a one-of-a-kind experience that celebrates the enduring appeal of Disney villains. The addition of Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After to Hollywood Studios is set to become a must-see attraction for fans of Disney’s dark side.
In addition to the new Disney villains show, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is set to premiere The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure in the summer of 2025, adding another spectacular show to its lineup. This stage production will take over the space previously occupied by Voyage of the Little Mermaid, which originally opened in 1992 and closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new musical promises to make waves with stunning visuals, captivating performances, and a fresh retelling of Ariel’s story.
That’s not all, as major changes are coming to other areas of Hollywood Studios, including a land based on Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., which will replace the beloved MuppetVision 3D attraction. To ensure The Muppets remain part of the park’s identity, the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster will be re-themed into a Muppets-inspired music festival attraction.