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DISNEY LIVE ACTION, PIXAR AND WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS’ STORYTELLERS, STARS AND SNEAK PEEKS DELIGHT FANS TONIGHT AT D23 BRAZIL – A DISNEY EXPERIENCE IN SÃO PAULO

8 November 2024

DISNEY LIVE ACTION, PIXAR AND WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS’ STORYTELLERS, STARS AND SNEAK PEEKS DELIGHT FANS TONIGHT AT D23 BRAZIL – A DISNEY EXPERIENCE IN SÃO PAULO

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SÃO PAULO, Brazil (Nov. 8, 2024) – Thousands of fans brought enthusiasm and support to Arena D23 by Bradesco/Visa at D23 Brazil - A Disney Experience as Disney live action, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios revealed new details, shared exclusive footage and new trailers, and surprised the crowd with special appearances from global talent and local voices. The extraordinary D23 fan event, taking place through November 10 at The Transamerica Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil, features extensive programming with diverse panels and presentations, offerings on the show floor and the D23 Brazil Store Mercado Libre.

Hosted by Otaviano Costa and Carol Moreira, the event welcomed studio leaders, including Jared Bush, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ chief creative officer, and Jonas Rivera, executive vice president of film production at Pixar, plus “Mufasa: The Lion King” director Barry Jenkins. But it was the enthusiastic São Paulo crowd that really turned up the volume of the celebration of The Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming theatrical releases and streaming titles.

D23 Brazil fans were delighted with the announcement that “Ice Age 6” is officially in production. Manny, Diego, Ellie, Sid, Scrat and Baby Scrat are heading back to the big screen in an epic animated adventure. A short video to celebrate the announcement was also released featuring returning cast members Ray Romano, Queen Latifah and John Leguizamo, who will also be joined by Denis Leary and Simon Pegg in the new film. More details and cast announcements will be revealed at a future date.

DISNEY LIVE ACTION celebrated Brazilian performer Carlos Junior aka Ca Ju, who joined singers on stage for “The Circle of Life” from “The Lion King.”

Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” director Barry Jenkins greeted excited fans, offering details about the all-new story that explores the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands. Fans were the first to see a new trailer for the film that opens nationwide in cinemas on December 20. Trailer and film stills are available to download and share.
Rachel Zegler, star of “Disney’s Snow White,” a live-action reimagining of the classic tale, gave a magical shout-out via video to the D23 Brazil attendees, who were treated to an exclusive new trailer. Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy will join the fairest of them all in cinemas on March 21, 2025.
The crowd caught a glimpse of the fan-favourite fugitive alien from Disney’s much-anticipated feature “Lilo & Stitch.” The live-action reimagining of the animated classic about the lonely Hawaiian girl and her new, out-of-this-world alien friend who helps mend her broken family opens in cinemas on May 23, 2025. A new film still is now available.
“TRON: Ares,” which opens in cinemas October 10, 2025, didn’t disappoint when star Jared Leto appeared on the big screen via video. Fans were also treated to a special look at the film, which follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.

PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS’ Jonas Rivera thanked fans for their support of “Inside Out 2”—the highest grossing animated film of all time that currently tops the list of highest grossing films released in 2024 (worldwide).

“Dream Productions,” a new limited series from the world of “Inside Out,” returns to the Riley’s mind where a team of directors hope to find the next hit dream. Fans were treated to a special look at the series, plus the very first episode in its entirety. All four episodes begin streaming on Disney+ on December 11, 2024.
“Win or Lose,” an all-new original series launching on Disney+ February 19, 2025, features the intertwined stories of different characters as they each prepare for their championship softball game. The audience was given a sneak peek of the winning series.
The D23 Brazil audience was the first to see an exclusive new trailer in the works for Pixar’s upcoming feature film “Elio,” which opens in cinemas June 13, 2025. Fans learned more about Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination who gets beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization that mistakes him for Earth’s leader.
“Hoppers” introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use new technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a life-like robotic beaver. The audience saw a special piece about the film, which opens in cinemas in 2026.
Audiences first met Buzz, Woody and a toybox full of toys nearly 30 years ago—D23 Brazil fans were invited to reminisce. And on June 19, 2026, fans will see their next chapter when Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” hits cinemas. This time around it’s Toy meets Tech. Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder when they go head to head with this all-new threat to playtime.
The Parr family is back on the big screen in “Incredibles 3.” Fans were delighted to see first-hand that their favourite Super-family have another adventure in the works.

WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS’ Jared Bush shared his excitement about two upcoming features heading to theaters. As co-writer and executive producer of “Moana 2” and writer/director of “Zootopia 2,” Bush had the inside scoop.

“Moana 2” voyages into cinemas this month, on November 29, and fans at D23 Brazil were treated to a sneak peek of the film. Stars Auli‘i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson gave fans a chee hoo via video to build excitement for the film, which picks up three years later when Moana sets out to save her people’s future. Brazilian superstar Any Gabrielly, who voices Moana in the Brazilian dub, performed the end-credits version of new song from the film, “Beyond.”
For “Zootopia 2,” Bush introduced a very special video greeting from Shakira, who shared for the first time that she’d be returning to play Zootopia’s pop sensation, Gazelle, in the new movie. The sequel to the global phenomenon sees detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis upside down. Fans got a special look at the film, which hits cinemas in November 2025.

About D23

The name “D23” pays homage to the exciting journey that began in 1923 when Walt Disney opened his first studio in Hollywood. D23 is the first official club for fans in Disney’s over 100-year history. It gives its members a greater connection to the entire world of Disney by placing them in the middle of the magic year-round through special experiences; member-exclusive offers and discounts; its quarterly publication, Disney twenty-three; and the latest news and stories on D23.com.

Fans can join D23 at Gold Membership ($99.99/year), Gold Duo Membership ($129.99/year), and General Membership (complimentary) levels at D23.com. To keep up with all the latest D23 news and events, follow DisneyD23 on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.