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If you’re a fan of the Disney animated film Hercules and love the its popular soundtrack voiced by notable muses Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Terpsichore, and Thalia, then you will be excited to know they were the opening act of the Saturday presentation at Destination D23 this weekend.

Several news announcements were made, but what got the crowd warmed up beforehand was song and dance by our fab five. Here’s a small clip below featuring just one of the most popular songs from the Hercules soundtrack.

One of the first news items that came from Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks Experiences and Products was that our girl Ahsoka will have an experience featured on Star Tours. Asha from the upcoming film Wish will also be featured respectively.

This exclusive announcement was mentioned at D23 previously, but a quick mention was brought up about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which will be coming soon to Disney World. At the moment, it is currently under construction and is projected to open at the Orlando theme park in 2024. Tiana’s Palace, a New Orleans themed restaurant, recently opened over at Disneyland in Anaheim.

Disney has also expanded its international parks, particularly in its Hong Kong location. If you’re a Frozen fan, The World of Frozen opens November 20th just in time for the holidays. The park will blend Arendelle with the park’s natural surroundings – and the audience is getting a first peek at the land.

 At Disney California Adventure Park, a new world-jumping vehicle is coming to the next attraction in Avengers Campus to help transport Super Heroes into the Multiverse. 

Brent Strong, executive creative director at Walt Disney Imagineering, is sharing an early peek at the ride vehicle featuring a design that combines elements of Tony Stark’s time-suits with Xandarian jump points and Wakandan technology.  

Journey of Water inspired by the Disney film Moana opens October 16th at Walt Disney World. Here is exclusive footage from the experience taken from our media preview event.

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For more information about news out of Destination D23 Expo you can check out the Disney Parks blog here or go to our Twitter page for our live tweets from the event.