Harrison Ford Returns One More Time as Indiana Jones

Actor to serve as model for new Disney World ride, Myth of the Jade Serpent
Posted Aug 17, 2026 6:17 AM CDT
Harrison Ford Returns One More Time as Indiana Jones
Harrison Ford participates in the FYC presentation of "Shrinking" at Televerse 26, a festival by the Television Academy, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026 at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services)

Indiana Jones is ready for one last—and literal—ride. Harrison Ford, 84, will once again don the fedora for a new attraction at Disney World's Animal Kingdom, Disney announced at its D23 convention in Anaheim on Sunday, reports Entertainment Weekly. The ride, dubbed Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent, is being built on the site of the shuttered Dinoland, USA. "Soon it'll be time for his next ride, and I'm pleased to share that, for the first time ever, I'm the actual model of the Indiana Jones animatronic—fear of snakes included," Ford said in a pre-recorded message, per Page Six. "I'm excited for you to see his next epic adventure, and I'm coming to Walt Disney World soon," he said.

The ride reimagines the former Dinosaur attraction, keeping its ride system but swapping time-traveling dinos for an Indy storyline. It's part of a larger overhaul turning Dinoland into "Tropical Americas," with an Encanto ride and carousel planned by 2027, alongside broader park expansions including a villains-themed land at the Magic Kingdom.

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