Disney World Unveils Massive Villain-Themed Land at Magic Kingdom

Walt Disney World is expanding its Magic Kingdom with a new land themed to Disney Villains. The land, called Villains Land, will be on a massive scale, rivaling the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge lands at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios.

The centerpiece of Villains Land will be a twisted wishing well that summons Disney Villains and infuses the Dark Forest with poisoned magic. According to Caroline May, Walt Disney Imagineering Executive Creative Director, 'What happens if a mysterious stranger makes an evil wish in a wishing well? What happens if that wish corrupts the well, breaks it open and infuses the forest with this poisoned well's magic?'

Villains Land will feature a Maleficent thrill coaster, Evil Queen dark ride, themed restaurant, and shops. The Evil Queen from 1937's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' Cruella de Vil from 1961's 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians,' and Dr. Facilier from 2009's 'The Princess and the Frog' will play starring roles in Villains Land.

Concept art shows the characters on the Maleficent roller coaster racing through an enchanted briar and around the mountaintop fortress of the Mistress of All Evil from 1959's 'Sleeping Beauty.' The Evil Queen dark ride will transport riders through the Magic Mirror as they travel through the catacombs below her palace.