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DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

EagleScout610

EagleScout610

What a wisecracker
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dmc493 said:
I would assume they can close a lot without much hoopla, but I'm curious how much notice they'll give the public for something like Triceratop Spin before it closes
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For DINOSAUR I can see them putting a closing announcement out at least two months out so people have time to say their goodbyes. With Chester Hester, Triceratops, ect... I wouldn't be shocked if it's like a week ahead
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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Brer Panther said:
So are they going to replace the triceratops head on the ticket booth with a giant Mirabel head?
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I’d go with the Indy beast. Or, the most-feared monster of all, Karen the Childless Disney Adult!!!
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Purduevian

Purduevian

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WeNamedTheDogIndiana said:
I could've sworn I saw some relatively reputable "end of 2025" posts, with ITTBAB and maybe the other elements of Dinoland leaving earlier.
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Purduevian said:
Splash to Tiana took 522 days. I expect Dino to Indy to take a similar amount of time.

For Dino to open on December 31st, 2027 (to meet the promise of the whole land being open in 2027) it would have to close on July 27th, 2026.

I can't see Encanto opening in 23 months even if they start building today, but maybe I am wrong.

I think more likely is Zootopia and Dino are both open for Christmas/ new years 2025, then Dino goes down.
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Not an insider, but I would expect Dinosaur to close ~18 months before the land is ready to open. For a 2027 opening you are looking between a June 2025-July 2026 close to make that happen depending on when in 2027 it would be opening.

However, maybe this is more ambitious and needs more time than splash>tiana
 
co10064

co10064

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Purduevian said:
Not an insider, but I would expect Dinosaur to close ~18 months before the land is ready to open. For a 2027 opening you are looking between a June 2025-July 2026 close to make that happen depending on when in 2027 it would be opening.

However, maybe this is more ambitious and needs more time than splash>tiana
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This may be a hot take, but I HOPE they take longer than that. I genuinely want this re-theme to be an upgrade, and I would rather close Dinosaur early to get a better Indy.
 
Gusey

Gusey

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Purduevian said:
Not an insider, but I would expect Dinosaur to close ~18 months before the land is ready to open. For a 2027 opening you are looking between a June 2025-July 2026 close to make that happen depending on when in 2027 it would be opening.

However, maybe this is more ambitious and needs more time than splash>tiana
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I know it was joked about at the D23 panel, but it seems that 2027 is still quite a quick turnaround if they begin closing Dinoland this Fall. Dinosaur will probably close January (that's a popular month for attractions to close as its after the Xmas crowds). Unlike Tiana's, Tropical Americas has a lot more components to it so I can see them trying to close down that whole area of the park as soon as possible. Zootopia will be open for the Xmas 2025 crowds so that capacity will at least be back again by then
 
Purduevian

Purduevian

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Gusey said:
I know it was joked about at the D23 panel, but it seems that 2027 is still quite a quick turnaround if they begin closing Dinoland this Fall. Dinosaur will probably close January (that's a popular month for attractions to close as its after the Xmas crowds). Unlike Tiana's, Tropical Americas has a lot more components to it so I can see them trying to close down that whole area of the park as soon as possible. Zootopia will be open for the Xmas 2025 crowds so that capacity will at least be back again by then
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I expect most of Dinoland to go down in the next 3 months, but AK management will probably be pushing to keep Dinosaur and restaurantosaurus open as long as possible.

This should be possible as both are getting an overlay and Dinosaur is presumably keeping the same ride system and track layout

Splash to tiana took ~1.5 years and re-used the ride layout and tracks
Malestorm to Frozen took ~1.75 years and only made slight alterations to the ride path
GMR to MMRR took ~2.5 years but was a completely new ride system/path
 
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djlaosc

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I've read that previous conversions have taken around 16 months (I think that was referencing Tiana WDW and GOTG: MB in DCA, but not sure if that timeline is accurate).

If that is the case, they could close Chester & Hester's somewhere between 6 weeks and January 2025 (after the holiday crowds have left), and you could technically keep Dinosaur until January 2026 (after the holiday crowds have left, and potentially Zootopia has opened in the Tree of Life), opening Indiana Jones/Tropical Americas Memorial Day weekend May 2026.
 

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