DISNEY WORLD WINTER RIDE CLOSURES IN 2012
The list of attractions closed at Disney World for repair or refurbishment in the winter of 2012 is beginning to emerge.
Rides so far known to be closed some or all of this period include
- Fantasmic, closed 1/9/2012 to 2/12/2012
- Big Thunder Mountain, closed 1/9/12 to 5/27/2012
- Dumbo, closed 1/9/12 to 3/31/2012
- The Liberty Belle, closed 1/28 to 5/20
- Kali River Rapids, closed 1/24 through 2/9
- The Main Street Electrical Parade, closed 1/20 to 2/12
- the Magic Carpets of Aladdin, closed 2/26 to 3/10
- The Studio Backlot Tour, closed 2/13 to 3/9
- The Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground, closed 2/13 to 3/10
Many weeks in this time period are great for returning visitors, but because winter ride closures are typical, I don’t recommend January and early February
for first-time visitors who may never return.Â
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26 Comments on "2012 Disney World Winter Ride Closures Beginning to Clarify"
Hi! I’m trying to convince my parents that Disney is a great place to go. They have only been once and they picked the worse time to go (December 28-30). I have been twice since then and have had a great time. Is December 15-20 2012 a good week to go? We will have three kids (9,13,2) and three adults.
Hi John–somehow I missed this when you first posted it–sorry about that! But in the meantime, word has come out that the refurb is on, and Test Track will close on 4/16. See this: http://www.epcyclopedia.com/2012/04/02/disney-pr-stating-june-16th-test-track-close-to-orlando-sentinel/
Any idea what’s going on with Test Track? I think they tentatively announced it would be closing in April 2012 for refurbishment, but they haven’t said anything since. Do you think we should expect it to be closing in the next month? It seems a bit odd that they haven’t clarified or put it on their calendars.
Hi Glen, Disney’s website indicates it’s open the 23rd and closes the 24th. Thanks for asking–I just updated the page to make that clear…
hi i will be arriving on 22/1/12 and am a little confused as to which day the kali river rapids actually close…Are they open on 23/1 or do they close end of day on 22/1….regards glen