Could Disney World move to Texas?

nope. Honestly, this is a rumor that has spread multiple times in the Disney space, so we wanted to debunk the rumor. Disney is not planning to make a move to Texas or to build a theme park in Texas anytime soon.



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Disney can't move While facilities such as factories can easily be moved, Walt Disney's World's sprawling, 27,520 acres made up of brick-and-mortar hotels, rides, stages, shops, and restaurants, is simply too vast, he said.

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For Disney, it would mean losing a significant source of revenue, as the company's Florida operations include four theme parks, two water parks, several hotels, and numerous other attractions that draw millions of visitors each year.

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Vaughn also mentioned at D23 that expansion plans for Disney World's Magic Kingdom are the “largest ever for the park.” The area beyond Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is being viewed for an expansion even bigger than Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Pandora—The World of Avatar.

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Disney's Five-Year (Construction) Plan
  • San Fransokyo (DCA) – Now Open! ...
  • Tiana's Palace Restaurant (DL) – Now Open! ...
  • Avengers Ride (DCA) – 2025 or beyond. ...
  • Tiana's Bayou Adventure – 2024? ...
  • Tomorrowland Refresh (MK) – Now through 2023? ...
  • Epcot Nighttime Spectacular – Late 2023. ...
  • Epcot Transformation – December 2023.


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First, the theme park will be called American Heartland Theme Park and Resort and the concept is all about just that — it will spotlight various parts of the REAL American Heartland. It will be located in northeast Oklahoma, west of Grand Lake on Route 66 — it doesn't get more Heartland than that.

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Disney announced Thursday that the company will no longer relocate its Imagineers, cast members, and employees from California to Florida citing changes in new leadership and changing business conditions.

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An exciting new project is on the horizon for Frisco, Texas. On Jan. 11, 2023, Mayor Jeff Cheney announced that the city would be the home of a brand new Universal Studios theme park.

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11, 2023. Universal Parks and Resorts is building its newest theme park in Frisco, on a piece of land that is part of a 2,500-acre development that will include the PGA of America headquarters, two golf courses, a campus of the University of North Texas, and thousands of homes.

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As of 2022, Disney has no plans to build a theme park in Texas.

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In short, they generate a lot of tax revenue. Disney says it paid and collected more than $1.1 billion in state and local tax revenues in Florida last year. That's real money, more than a lot of line items in the state budget.

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Starting on January 9, 2024, you can visit any theme park without a reservation as long as you have a date-based ticket. A date-based ticket is the standard ticket option and means you've purchased park passes for a specific time frame (whether it's tickets alone or part of a vacation package).

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Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Closing down on September 30, 2023, this is a sad one because it's not coming back. The final Voyage is slated for September 28-30. Bookings are on hold, and the Disney Theme Park is offering those with reservations a 50% discount to move to an earlier date.

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Disney has just revealed that one of its major theme parks located in Orlando, Florida, will be closing very soon. Following the news that Disney's Typhoon Lagoon water park will be reopening, Disney just confirmed that its Blizzard Beach water park would be shutting down for a refurbishment.

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Disney can't move While facilities such as factories can easily be moved, Walt Disney's World's sprawling, 27,520 acres made up of brick-and-mortar hotels, rides, stages, shops, and restaurants, is simply too vast, he said. The costs of building the new infrastructure would be astronomical.

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Move over, Disneyland: A massive new theme park is coming to the U.S.—and it's headed to an unlikely place. The $2 billion American Heartland Theme Park and Resort will be nestled in northeast Oklahoma, according to a news release from project leader Mansion Entertainment Group.

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