'Star Wars,' 'Captain America' wow at D23

ANAHEIM, Calif. — It's Comic-Con with Mickey Mouse ears. Every other summer since 2009, Disney fans have flocked to the weekend D23 Expo at Anaheim Convention Center to see upcoming highlights from the Walt Disney empire, which includes everything from Pixar to Disney Parks. Here's what's in store:

The force will be strong at Disney parks:Star Wars-themed lands are in development at Orlando's Disney World and Anaheim's Disneyland, and are expected to be 14 acres each. Guests will be able to ride the Millennium Falcon, sample blue milk and hang out at the cantina. Disney didn't give a timeline for the additions, but park attendees will experience more Star Wars even before the themed lands are ready: Popular indoor roller coaster Space Mountain will transform into Hyperspace Mountain; 3D simulator Star Tours will include new characters from The Force Awakens; and there will be a new Star Wars Launch Bay for guests to play games and peek behind the scenes of movies. 

Disney also announced plans for a new Toy Story Land, complete with a Slinky Dog roller coaster.

'Civil War' breaks out: Both Captain America (Chris Evans) and The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) flew in overnight from the German set of Captain America: Civil War to show off footage from the Marvel movie (in theaters May 6, 2016), which pits superheroes against each other. During one intense blow exchange onscreen, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) asks Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), “Are we still friends?” Hawkeye responds, “Depends how hard you hit me."

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige also unveiled a concept art trailer for Doctor Strange, which hasn't started production, and a video message from its star, Benedict Cumberbatch.

'Finding Dory' finds new castmates: Ellen DeGeneres surprised fans at the presentation for the Finding Nemo spinoff Finding Dory. DeGeneres, who voices the forgetful blue tang and has been campaigning for the Dory film for years, helped introduce the new movie's cast. The actors then joined her and the animators onstage: Ed O'Neill (Modern Family) voices a curmudgeonly octopus, Ty Burrell (also Modern Family) is a confused beluga whale and Kaitlin Olson (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) is an innocent whale shark. Voicing Dory's parents: Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy.

“I’m so proud of this film," DeGeneres told the crowd, which gave her a standing ovation. "I’m so excited for you to see this.”

Johnny Depp's double role: The actor came in strong at D23 Friday, when he was inducted into the Disney Legends society, along with George Lucas and Danny Elfman. But Saturday, Depp was back in true comic Captain Jack Sparrow form.

Promoting Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (in theaters July 7, 2017), Depp stumbled onstage as Sparrow, tossing grapes into the audience. "I hate grapes, I despise the little things," he said, finally throwing the whole bunch.

Harrison Ford steals 'Star Wars': Ford made another memorable appearance, his second since crashing a plane in March. The 73-year-old showed no sign of injury and told the crowd how grateful he was to share the stage with his Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast, including Daisy Ridley, Lupita Nyong'o and John Boyega.

Boyega showed off the film's official poster, which features his character, Finn, Ridley's Rey, and, naturally, Ford's Han Solo.

'Frozen' songwriters take on 'Gigantic' musical: Oscar-winning Frozen songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez took the D23 stage to preview a song from the just-announced musical Gigantic. Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter announced that the animated film, out in 2018, will be the "definitive" take on the Jack and the Beanstalk story, set in Spain during the Age of Discovery.

Based on the song performed at D23, the film promises plenty of quirk. A verse that's sung by a 60-foot-tall, 11-year-old girl to a human Jack: "He’s cutest when he’s jumping on a spongecake. He’s funny when he’s running across the floor. I hope I won’t be stepping on my angry little leprechaun. Because he’s all I’ve been praying for."

 'The Rock' shows his animated self: Dwayne Johnson arrived unannounced to present footage from his South Pacific-set animated movie Moana. The actor introduced a clip of his "extremely, relentlessly, achingly handsome" (his words) character Maui — a man with a big personality and a dancing chest tattoo — before leading the hall in a Samoan chant. Johnson stuck around to watch a clip of the animated Pacific Ocean in the film and was so overcome with emotion he returned to the stage with a tissue.

'The Jungle Book' lives: Director Jon Favreau showed off the first poster and clip for the live-action version (in theaters April 15, 2016) of the 1967 Disney animated classic, bringing his cast and main character Mowgli (11-year-old Neel Sethi) to the stage.