News Short refurbishment planned for the Swiss Family Treehouse later this year

[wdwmagic]

Short refurbishment planned for the Swiss Family Treehouse later this year

A week-long closure is planned in April.

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[bcoachable]

Finally! WE Get the explosioins on the third lift hill!!!
Oh wait...

 

[MrPromey]

Finally! WE Get the explosioins on the third lift hill!!!
Oh wait...

LoL

Hopefully this means they'll get the water wheel working again - this is one of the reasons my son drags me to the top of this thing on each visit and the last three times we've been, it hasn't been working.

 

[Walt d]

If they would only, let me sleep there, for one night. That would be so cool!

 

[JenniferS]

If they would only, let me sleep there, for one night. That would be so cool!

As soon as I retire, I’m moving there!

 

[EricsBiscuit]

LoL

Hopefully this means they'll get the water wheel working again - this is one of the reasons my son drags me to the top of this thing on each visit and the last three times we've been, it hasn't been working.

It’s on and off. Very temperamental.

 

[John park hopper]

If they would only, let me sleep there, for one night. That would be so cool!

That would be cool ---OMG what would they charge that literally would be a high end resort

 

[WondersOfLife]

If they would only, let me sleep there, for one night. That would be so cool!

It’s been done before.

 

[roj2323]

I still can't quite understand why they don't replace this attraction. It is not ADA compliant, it doesn't do much for guest capacity and it takes up a ton of room.

 

[UNCgolf]

I still can't quite understand why they don't replace this attraction. It is not ADA compliant, it doesn't do much for guest capacity and it takes up a ton of room.

My guess is the location -- I don't think it would be easy to build anything else there because it's surrounded by water. Not that they couldn't drain the water etc. but I'm not sure if that would affect the Jungle Cruise, plus it just adds complications in general.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

I still can't quite understand why they don't replace this attraction. It is not ADA compliant, it doesn't do much for guest capacity and it takes up a ton of room.

What would you put there? There’s really only space for a spinner unless it was something that would interact with the jungle cruise or go across the train tracks.

It’s an opening day attraction that is a nice quaint piece of Disney history. Even if you haven’t seen the classic movie, anyone gets the idea of an ultimate treehouse.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

I still can't quite understand why they don't replace this attraction. It is not ADA compliant, it doesn't do much for guest capacity and it takes up a ton of room.

I guess it’s like Tom Sawyer Island and they want to leave overlook the problems you listed. More attractions take up a ton of real estate.

 

[John park hopper]

Maybe the refurbishment is they are installing an elevator just so the tree house will be ADA compliant for you

 

[Hank Hill]

I read the "root system" of Magic Kingdom's tree goes four stories into the ground. Meaning it is not an easy thing to pull out. And any work would close JC. For the space it would save, there really isn't much they could put in there. So I don't see it leaving any time soon.

I would like them to add some more info about the movie. Maybe in the queue or something. Doubtful many people actually remember the movie, so a little extra information would help people understand the tree-house more. Maybe even raise awareness about the movie.

 

[larryz]

As soon as I retire, I’m moving there!

Living in the MK is prohibited unless you're a feral cat or alligator.

 

[larryz]

Maybe the refurbishment is they are installing an elevator just so the tree house will be ADA compliant for you

The original tree house had an elevator. It was capacity limited, of course, being made of rope and hand- and water-powered.

 

[JenniferS]

Living in the MK is prohibited unless you're a feral cat or alligator.

I’ll convert.

 

[larryz]

I’ll convert.

Which one?

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

People still enjoy it. It counts as one of their "Magical moments". It doesn't cost any labor to operate either.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

I would like them to add some more info about the movie. Maybe in the queue or something. Doubtful many people actually remember the movie, so a little extra information would help people understand the tree-house more. Maybe even raise awareness about the movie.

They can watch it on Disney+ while experiencing the attraction if they wanted to!