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Lupita Nyong’o Shows Off Longer, Curly Hair at Disney’s D23 Expo: Pics

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Lupita Nyong'o rocked longer hair at Disney's D23 Expo on Saturday, Aug. 15.

Lupita Nyong'o has a big year coming up! The Oscar winner, 32, will star in both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the live-action version of The Jungle Book. On Saturday, Aug. 15, Nyong'o attended the Disney D23 Expo at the Anaheim convention center in Anaheim, Calif., to promote the two upcoming blockbusters. 

Geekin' out at #Disney #d23expo

A photo posted by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on Aug 15, 2015 at 11:10am PDT

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Wearing a green, white, and black striped dress, the 12 Years a Slave actress also sported a longer, curlier 'do. 

"Geekin' out at #Disney #d23expo," Nyong'o captioned a grinning photo on Instagram. 

Double Duty at Disney. #Disney #d23expo #StarWars #ForceAwakens #TheJungleBook @DisneyStudios

A photo posted by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on Aug 15, 2015 at 12:50pm PDT

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In another pic, she held up two posters from her films while crossing her eyes. The caption read, "Double Duty at Disney. #Disney #d23expo #StarWars #ForceAwakens #TheJungleBook @DisneyStudios."

Nyong'o also posed with child actor Neel Sethi in an Instagram shot, writing, "Met my #TheJungleBook son #Mowgli for the first time today, Neel Sethi. And we watched a teaser with the #d23expo crowd for the first time. The world is in for a TREAT. @DisneyStudios @theneelsethi."

After her day at the expo, Nyong'o had a blast at Disneyland, posting a hilarious photo of herself on Splash Mountain. 

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"Well, this is clearly what courage looks like. #Disneyland with #TeamLN #d23expo," she captioned the funny picture of herself screaming. 

Well, this is clearly what courage looks like. #Disneyland with #TeamLN #d23expo

A photo posted by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on Aug 16, 2015 at 12:55am PDT

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