What’s Next For Disney Games? D23 Is About To Tell Us

The biannual Disney D23 expo is back in 2026, and amidst a stacked schedule of panels highlighting the films, TV series, and music of the company, there'll also be a closer look at Disney's video games.

Running from August 14-16, Disney has teased an "exclusive preview" on the first day of the show, as the Disney Entertainment Showcase will feature games amongst announcements for movies, television, and live stage productions. 

Disney has dropped details on two of its games, confirming https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-4-news-could-come-sooner-than-you-think/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">that there'll be a panel celebrating the 25th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts.

With https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-4-gets-a-surprise-look-at-nintendo-direct-2026/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Kingdom Hearts 4 making a surprise appearance during last month's https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-direct-june-2026-all-the-biggest-announcements-and-games/">Nintendo Direct, this year's D23 could also be a prime opportunity to show off more of the Square Enix title that has spent years in development.

Disney Dreamlight Valley will get a panel as well, with the developers behind the cozy fantasy life-sim celebrating its run and offering a sneak peek at new content.

While we don't know what else we can expect, it wouldn't be too surprising to see a few Star Wars games in the spotlight, either.

Two of the games are out soon, starting with the tactical-RPG https://www.gamespot.com/games/star-wars-zero-company/" id="615090">Star Wars: Zero Company on August 27, while the high-speed https://www.gamespot.com/games/star-wars-galactic-racer/" id="669589">Star Wars: Galactic Racer shifts into an October 6 launch date.

Beyond that, other projects from a galaxy far, far away include Star Wars Jedi 3 from Respawn Entertainment, https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-game-awards-2025-all-the-biggest-announcements/2900-7341/#1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, Saber Interactive's https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-is-still-coming-says-developer/1100-6526585/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Knights of the Old Republic remake, and Star Wars Eclipse from Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream--a game whose fate is https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-eclipse-development-continues-as-studio-cancels-moba-months-after-launch/1100-6540058/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">looking increasingly uncertain.

On the Marvel side, https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-wolverine-gameplay-platforms-and-everything-we-know/1100-6516081/">Insomniac's Wolverine game is out in September, but given the family-friendly nature of D23, we're not expecting to see Logan eviscerate an army of cyborgs in front of a young audience.

The game will have a presence later this month at San Diego Comic-Con, alongside Arc System Works' new fighting game, https://www.gamespot.com/games/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls/">Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.