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If you want to talk about absolutely iconic Disney rides, you’re probably going to talk about Disneyland.
Disneyland
Disneyland Park has some totally historic rides, many of which Walt Disney had a hand in. From Haunted Mansion to the Jungle Cruise, it’s hard not to love classic attractions. It’s not uncommon to see classic rides get a refurbishment, like the newly renamed Snow White’s Enchanted Wish, and now another Disneyland ride is getting some TLC!
UPDATE: All 5 attractions reopened a few hours later.
If you’re in EPCOT this morning, you may have noticed that something’s a little different.
EPCOT
Rides will go down around Disney World for a variety of reasons: sometimes there’s technical difficulties, or sometimes the closure is longer for a scheduled refurbishment. But today, we noticed a few rides had closed unexpectedly in EPCOT.
Oh Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, we miss you so much!
PeopleMover
This fan-favorite ride in Magic Kingdom has been closed for quite some time. It was meant to reopen with the park back in July, but the reopening date has been delayed several times now. We’ve been carefully watching to see what’s going on in the area, and today we spotted something unusual!
The Rivers of America and the surrounding area has been under a lengthy refurbishment!
Liberty Square Riverboat at Magic Kingdom
The river was completely drained and construction work was happening on the guide rails for the Liberty Square Riverboat. We also saw work being done on Tom Sawyer Island and the dry riverbed. The river has recently been refilled and we were expecting the attractions to reopen on March 1st, 2021. It seems Disney is a little ahead of schedule and they may open a little early!
Unexpected downtimes for Disney World rides and attractions are not uncommon and happen on an almost daily basis. However, unannounced full-day closures are more rare and a bit head-scratching, especially with no explanation. We just experienced a bizarre multi-day closure over at Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with the ride reopening just a couple of days ago.
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
This morning while checking out the first day of the 2021 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, we noticed that Frozen Ever After was temporarily closed. No bother, we would just check back later in the day!
Splash Mountain has been getting a lot of attention lately!
Splash Mountain
The Walt Disney World attraction will soon be transformed into a Princess and the Frog ride. Since the announcement, fans have been flocking to the Briar Patch gift shop to pick up Splash Mountain merchandise. We don’t know when the ride will be shut down for refurbishment or how long it will take for the ride to reopen once construction begins. We noticed something interesting while perusing the My Disney Experience app today!
If you’ve visited Disneyland, you’ll likely remember the 147-foot-tall mountain standing in the park (quite majestically, we might add).
Disneyland’s Matterhorn
Although we love hopping on the bobsleds inspired by Switzerland‘s actual Matterhorn, the epic escape from the Abominable Snowman will be taking a hiatus over the next week.
With the Epcot transformation in full swing, there’s been a lot of work going on around Epcot’s Test Track in Future World!
Test Track
But now among the construction frenzy of new Space 220 restaurant and the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind coaster, Test Track is about to be stopping dead in its tracks!
Walt Disney World’s Splash Mountain
was unexpectedly closed today (April 29), and it’s not for a reason you’d expect. In fact, the reason might just make you quack up.
Splash Mountain Closed
It’s ducks. [Read more…]
Those of you traveling to Walt Disney World in the next couple of weeks are definitely going to want to know about the temporary closure of one of Fantasyland’s most beloved rides.
Peter Pan’s Flight Refurbishment
No details about the reason for the refurbishment have been released, but the closure is scheduled through February 2, 2019. The short timeframe likely provides a clue to some simple maintenance work.
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