Hollywood Studios is the park for all the movie fans!
With the glitz and glam of Hollywood combined with some of our favorite movie franchises, Hollywood Studios is an action-packed theme park. However, there are a few attractions getting some refurbishments that you’ll want to be aware of if you’re headed there this week!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Two shows and a ride remain closed in Hollywood Studios this week!
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster in Disney’s Hollywood Studios closed on January 8th and will remain closed for a pretty long time. The ride is expected to reopen in the summer of this year, which means the refurbishment will last at least a few more months.
We don’t have an exact reopening date yet, but we’ll keep you updated when we learn more!
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Voyage of the Little Mermaid
The Voyage of the Little Mermaid as we know it will NOT return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It’s closed now, and Disney has confirmed that this show has permanently closed to make way for an updated version.
“The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure”, an all-new stage show, will replace the show in the Animation Courtyard theater in Fall 2024.
Vacation Fun
Vacation Fun – An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie will be temporarily closing from April 29th through May 25th.
The show is at the Mickey Shorts Theater near Echo Lake and is a great place to catch some air conditioning and rest. We’ve noticed a couple of other shows temporarily closed for refurbishments in Hollywood Studios, so we would guess that this theater could get some updates. We’ll be waiting to find out!
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Unfortunately, Hollywood Studios has these several closures, but it’s not the only park! EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, and Blizzard Beach all have attractions closed this week. Keep scrolling to find out what else will be closed the week of May 5th through May 12th.
Magic Kingdom
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Splash Mountain closed on January 23rd, 2023, and the new ride taking its place will remain closed until the summer of 2024.
Disney is re-theming the ride to give it a Princess and the Frog theme. When it reopens, it’ll be called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure! We recently noticed some major changes like Imagineers riding it for testing as well as some of the walls finally coming down. Disney has also shared a look at new characters coming to the ride!
Most recently, two new stores were announced to open near the ride — Critter Co-Op and Tiana’s Bayou General Store!
We don’t know about you, but we’re getting EXCITED!
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Country Bear Jamboree
Country Bear Jamboree is currently being reimagined in Magic Kingdom! The show closed on January 27th and should reopen with the new, updated show sometime this summer.
Seems like some work is certainly going on over here! If you want to celebrate this attraction, check out this Collectible Plush Set on Amazon!
The set features three Country Bears: Teddi Barra, Big Al, and Henry.
Tomorrowland Terrace
Tomorrowland Terrace in Magic Kingdom has only ever been open occasionally, usually during particularly busy seasons. However, it’s been a LONG time since we’ve seen this spot open.
Currently, it’s only used for Magic Kingdom dessert parties.
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EPCOT
Restaurant Marrakesh
Restaurant Marrakesh is kind of closed and kind of not. The restaurant will soon be used as an Annual Passholder lounge during the V.I.Passholder Days!
Passholders can visit the lounge from May 1st through June 18th, 2024 at Restaurant Marrakesh. However, we’re still waiting for the full dining experience to return!
Other perks coming to V.I.Passholder Days include exclusive souvenirs, photo ops, and more. Check out the link below for more details!
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Blizzard Beach
Typhoon Lagoon was closed for several months but finally opened on March 17th, 2024! Woo hoo!
However, on that same day (March 17th) Blizzard Beach closed for refurbishments. Since it just closed, we do not know when it will reopen again, but since 2020 we’ve noticed that the two water parks will flip-flop being open.
That means that even though we’re getting closer to summer, we may only have one option of water parks to go to. We’ll be watching for news of Blizzard Beach reopening, but this summer head over to Typhoon Lagoon!
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Those are all of the closures for Disney World this week! Stay tuned to AllEars for more of the latest news from Disney World.
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