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Summer is a popular time for guests to visit Disney World and this year will be no different.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Some big things are happening this summer with the new Spaceship Earth lounge, GEO-82, opening. We will also see a lot changing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with the Muppets courtyard closing and two new shows opening. So, if you are planning a trip to see all of the new things this summer, there is one date you may want to avoid.
A new attraction is coming to Disney World!
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After Voyage of the Little Mermaid failed to reopen at Hollywood Studios after the pandemic-related closures, we were left wondering (for a WHILE) about what the fate of this show might be. Eventually, Disney shared that a new, reimagined show inspired by The Little Mermaid would take its place in the fall of this year. But, it doesn’t look like that will be the case any longer.
It’s the end of an era at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy
After “Ka-CHOW”-ing its final “Ka-CHOW,” Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy will entertain its final round of parkgoers TODAY, October 7th. The attraction is closing to make way for a new Disney Villains show, but we couldn’t let Lightning McQueen go without saying goodbye one last time.
UPDATE: The debut of the new “The Little Mermaid — A Musical Adventure” show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (which is the subject of this post) has been DELAYED. It is now set to open in the summer of 2025 (instead of fall 2024). Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates!
Fall is here! Although Disney World has been celebrating Halloween far before the season officially started.
Mickey pumpkin wreath in Magic Kingdom
However, fall is an important time for Disney as it has an attraction to deliver. A lot of the time, Disney uses seasons as a way to say something is opening without having to get a specific date. For example, when we got more information on the opening timeline of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, we just knew that it would open in summer 2024 after being moved up from the original timeline of late 2024. Once Disney was confident enough to give an exact date, it was announced that the attraction would open on June 28th, 2024. Another example of this is going on in Animal Kingdom right now. It was announced that Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, the show that is replacing It’s Tough to be a Bug!, will open in the winter of 2025. See? No exact date, and instead, a time frame. Well, the clock is ticking for one Hollywood Studios attraction that is set to open this fall.
After Disney made some seriously MASSIVE announcements at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, rumors have been swirling about what exactly that means for Disney World.
Hollywood Studios
A Monsters, Inc. coaster has been announced for Hollywood Studios and fans have been guessing just where it will go, with a few different possibilities swirling around out there. But, we definitely weren’t expecting an entirely NEW announcement about a permanent attraction closure at this park quite so soon — and certainly not for this reason!
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