The next feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios is quickly approaching, or should we say moving towards, its theatrical release date. Almost a decade after the original, Zootopia 2 hits theaters on November 26, 2025. But ahead of the film’s release, Disney Animation and Walt Disney Imagineering have teamed up to celebrate another major milestone: a new theme park experience.
Opening November 7, 2025, inside the Tree of Life Theater in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Zootopia: Better Zoogether! is a state-of-the-art 4D attraction that immerses guests in the bustling, animal-filled metropolis, with animation by the same team as the film, combined with an all-new animatronic from Imagineering. He is not another Walt Disney; this time it’s Benjamin Clawhauser from the movie.
The new show brings together much of the creative team and animation talent behind it. Zootopia 2 and even features the same voice cast. Fans can also expect some surprises, including a sneak peek at some of the new districts featured in the upcoming film.
Reflecting on her return to Judy Hopps, Goodwin shared, “It was incredible to revisit something so frankly so long later, like the fact that it’s been almost a decade.” To prepare for recording, he re-listened to, rather than re-watched, the first film “over and over and over again” to rediscover his character’s voice and spirit.
Goodwin added that working with Disney always brings a sense of creative freedom: “They want you to give it your all.”
In Zootopia 2Judy once again teams up with Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) on a mysterious new case, one that centers on a never-before-seen reptilian character. We asked Bush what we can expect from the sequel, and he said the new story will be relevant today, years ago, or years in the future: “things that will always resonate, no matter when or where.”
That reminds us of the first one. zootopia story, which he says is actually about using animals “to observe human nature.”
Premiering a new setting before the movie
Bush also highlighted the partnership between Animation Studios and Imagineering. Zootopia: Better Zoogether! Not only does it seem to be part of the zootopia universe, but also debuts a setting for the sequel before it hits the big screen. The new Marsh Market Area really comes to life in 4D, as the show can take you there thanks to some water features.
“From the beginning, knowing that it was going to be a 4D attraction and that they had things that could splash you, we said we had this new environment for semi-aquatic animals,” Bush explained, noting that they shared the first looks with Imagineers. The fact that the timing worked out two weeks earlier was “absolutely crazy.”
Bush shared that the animators used the same tools when working on the attraction as they did on the film, with the main setting being an added dimension to immersion. When viewing the attraction, the art is fluid and appears identical to the art in the movie.
The Walt Disney Animation Studios ‘stereo team’, also known as the 3D team, traditionally works with the 3D elements that appear in a typical movie theater, but for Disney Park’s 4D theater, they went much further.
All in all, it’s clear that Goodwin is excited to return to a beloved character and franchise, while Bush, one of the film’s original writers and now head of Walt Disney Animation Studios, shares that excitement, not just for the release of Zootopia 2but also for the unique partnership behind an attraction that immerses visitors directly into the world of the film.
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