ALERT! 2 Ride CLOSURES Will Affect Disney World This Week

Rides temporarily close all the time in Disney World.

Cinderella Castle

Outdoor rides might close if there’s lightning nearby or a ride may have some small bug that needs to be worked out by Cast Members. There are many reasons why a ride may shut down briefly during the day. Regardless, temporarily closed rides usually reopen within a matter of hours or less. However, some rides will be closed for extended periods due to refurbishments that need to be done or even bigger projects like re-theming a ride. That’s what is going on with two rides in Disney World this week.

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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster will continue to be closed the week of June 9th through June 16th. But we’re getting closer to both of their reopening dates!

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Splash Mountain closed on January 23rd, 2023, and the new ride taking its place will open on June 28th!

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Disney has re-themed the ride to give it a Princess and the Frog theme, and it is called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure! We finally got to ride it last week, and now we’re excited for you all to as well! Disney has also shared a look at new characters coming to the ride!

We can’t wait!

We can’t wait until it opens on June 28th! Plus, Annual Passholders, DVC members, Cast Members, and D23 Gold Members will have the opportunity to preview it early. We don’t know about you, but we’re getting EXCITED!

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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 finally opening on July 28th, so we only have a little while longer to wait!

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

If you’ve missed this ride as much as we have be sure to be in Hollywood Studios on or after July 27th!

Besides these two rides, you’ll also find two restaurants, 2 shows, an exclusive lounge, and an entire water park closed. Keep reading to find out which closures will affect your trip to Disney World this week!

Magic Kingdom

Country Bear Jamboree

Country Bear Jamboree is still being reimagined in Magic Kingdom! The show closed on January 27th and should reopen with the new, updated show sometime this summer.

Country Bear Jamboree

A recent permit filed sure makes it seem like some work is certainly going on over here. Plus, Disney recently shared a sneak peek at some new costumes and the new music coming to the show!

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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.

Tomorrowland Terrace

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!

Restaurant Marrakesh

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!

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Disney Vacation Club Lounge

The DVC lounge at the Imagination pavilion closed for refurbishment on June 2nd.

DVC Member Lounge in EPCOT

The lounge will be closed until July 13th, but while it’s closed DVC members can use the temporary lounge located at the Odyssey pavilion. These exclusive lounges offer a place for members to hang out and relax while recharging their phones and themselves. Food and beverages are offered, but remember to go to the Odyssey pavilion for the next few weeks.

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Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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.

Voyage of the Little Mermaid

“The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure”, an all-new stage show, will replace the show in the Animation Courtyard theater in Fall 2024.

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Blizzard Beach

Typhoon Lagoon was closed for several months but finally opened on March 17th, 2024! Woo hoo!

Typhoon Lagoon’s H2O Glow After Hours event

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.

Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach

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!