MK Dumbo Queue Playground Set for Refurbishment at Magic Kingdom

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DCBaker

Premium Member
Disney has announced the playground is set to close for refurbishment on January 27 and is expected to reopen in Spring 2025 - the attraction itself will remain open during the work.

Here's the full announcement:

The indoor children's playground in the Dumbo the Flying Elephant queue will close for refurbishment on January 27, 2025 and is expected to reopen in Spring 2025. The attraction will remain open and available during this time.
 
Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

Well-Known Member
In retrospect New Fantasyland marked the end of interactive queues and the big push to either have new rides or renovate existing attractions to include them.

Since Dumbo moved to this corner of the park, I find it easy to forget it's there. Part of the appeal IMO was its central Fantasyland location and now the views from the ride are not as nice. Doubling Dumbo and adding a large indoor queue with space to give kids a chance to play while waiting in long lines feels like an overcorrection in hindsight, because it doesn't seem as busy as it used to be. @lentesta is there any data from before and after the ride moving to suggest this?

Could be that much of my time in MK in the past 10+ years has been during MNSSHP when lines for all rides are lower.
 
lentesta

lentesta

Premium Member
Animaniac93-98 said:
In retrospect New Fantasyland marked the end of interactive queues and the big push to either have new rides or renovate existing attractions to include them.

Since Dumbo moved to this corner of the park, I find it easy to forget it's there. Part of the appeal IMO was its central Fantasyland location and now the views from the ride are not as nice. Doubling Dumbo and adding a large indoor queue with space to give kids a chance to play while waiting in long lines feels like an overcorrection in hindsight, because it doesn't seem as busy as it used to be. @lentesta is there any data from before and after the ride moving to suggest this?

Could be that much of my time in MK in the past 10+ years has been during MNSSHP when lines for all rides are lower.
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It definitely doesn’t have the draw it did before New Fantasyland. I’m guessing primarily because of location.
 
Fox&Hound

Fox&Hound

Well-Known Member
Animaniac93-98 said:
In retrospect New Fantasyland marked the end of interactive queues and the big push to either have new rides or renovate existing attractions to include them.

Since Dumbo moved to this corner of the park, I find it easy to forget it's there. Part of the appeal IMO was its central Fantasyland location and now the views from the ride are not as nice. Doubling Dumbo and adding a large indoor queue with space to give kids a chance to play while waiting in long lines feels like an overcorrection in hindsight, because it doesn't seem as busy as it used to be. @lentesta is there any data from before and after the ride moving to suggest this?

Could be that much of my time in MK in the past 10+ years has been during MNSSHP when lines for all rides are lower.
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I take it you don’t have little kids. Cause that place is a God-send for those with littles.
 

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