BREAKING NEWS: Adventures By Disney is Heading To Colombia and New Zealand in 2024
We’ve got some exciting Adventures by Disney news to share with you this afternoon! Disney has just announced that new Adventures by Disney itineraries have been added for 2024 including Colombia, Canada, and New Zealand!
Colombia: The Destination That Inspired Disney Animation’s “Encanto”
Colombia, the country that served as the inspiration for the beloved Disney film Encanto is now one of Adventures by Disney’s newest destinations. Beginning in 2024, guests will be able to see the film come to life on a family-friendly itinerary designed to showcase the experiences, cultures, cuisine, and people that inspired Encanto.
Encanto directors Byron Howard and Jared Bush visited Colombia back in 2018 in search of inspiration for the film that would become Encanto. Their visit included stops in Cocora Valley complete with towering wax palm trees and butterflies.
During their visit, they feasted on Colombian specialties including arepas, and played tejo which is the national sport of Colombia.
The colorful architecture of Cartagena would also serve as the inspiration for the Madrigal House and the idea for the “Coffee Kid” came to life after a visit to the Coffee Region.
An Adventures by Disney tour to Colombia will offer similar magical moments including:
- Learning to make arepas
- Sampling delicious Colombian Cuisine
- Learning to play tejo
- Visiting a Colombian coffee farm in the Coffee Region.
- Learning about the conservation of cotton-top tamarins as you visit the dry forest in Proyecto Titi
- Privately guided tours of Bogota including the Poloquemao Market and historic city center – La Candelaria.
- Snorkeling off the coast of the Rosario Islands (a collection of 27 islands that are home to more than 1,300 species of marine animals, vibrantly colored fish, and plants.
You can find out more about the tour to Colombia in the video below:
Eastern Canada Maritimes: Scenic Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Next up, we head north to Canada’s eastern Atlantic Coast including Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Outdoor activities and cultural immersion take center stage on this awesome itinerary. Families will be able to take in the sights, sounds, and activities on the rivers, beaches, ocean coasts, and gulfs. As with every Adventures by Disney getaway, Disney-trained Adventure Guides will be there every step of the way to take care of all those little details while you live in the moment!
Highlights of the Eastern Canada Maritimes Tour will include:
- Visiting an authentic maple syrup farm in Nova Scotia to learn the process of bringing Maple Syrup from tree to table.
- Exploring the outdoors including a visit to the 150-year-old Wood Island Lighthouse. Here Junior Adventurers will make and fly kites along the shore.
- Walking on the low-tide ocean floor at the Bay of Fundy
- Enjoying an onboard FIsherman’s feast
- Riding horses
- Listening to live Celtic music during a traditional ceilidh
- Biking, canoeing, and kayaking
- Enjoying tea with a descendant of author Lucy Maud Montgomery’s family at the Anne of Green Gables Museum.
- Visiting Avonlea Village the fictitious community central to the Anne of Green Gables stories.
- Learning about the Mi’kmaq Peoples during a visit to the Millbrook Cultural Heritage Centre.
New Zealand: An Enhanced Outdoor Adventure
You’ll traverse New Zealand from north to south where you’ll have plenty of time to take in the stunning scenery including beaches, tropical rainforests, vibrant cities, and small towns. Highlights from the new Adventures by Disney New Zealand itineraries include:
- Participating in the exciting America’s Cup Experience in Auckland, the “City of Sails.”
- Sharing an authentic Hangi dinner with a local family to experience the indigenous Maori culture.
- Marveling at thousands of glow worms illuminating an underground cave among limestone formations.
- Touring the National Kiwi Hatchery, a facility renowned for its kiwi bird conservation program.
- Visiting the dramatic geysers that dot the landscape at Te Puia Geothermal Park, including the largest active geyser in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Traveling via the TranzAlpine Train upwards into the Southern Alps.
Visual Development Artwork by “Encanto” Associate Production Designer Lorelay Bové
To celebrate Adventure By Disney’s new tour to Colombia, Adventures by Disney worked with Disney Animations Studios to create a special lithograph that will be available to those going on a tour to Colombia. Disney fans can also download the stunning piece pictured above and make it your desktop or smartphone wallpaper here. The piece showcases a new Casa Madrigal door that symbolizes the new miracle Mirabel and her family create together.
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