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DinoLand U.S.A. Closes at Animal Kingdom as DINOSAUR Takes Its Final Ride

Disney now turns the area into the 11-acre Tropical Americas project targeting a 2027 debut anchored by Encanto alongside a new Indiana Jones attraction.

Overview

  • The land and its opening-day ride ended public operations on February 1 after nearly 28 years, with the area set to close to guests for redevelopment starting February 2.
  • A rare freeze and wind advisory for Orlando brought sub-freezing wind chills and led to operational adjustments across the park.
  • DINOSAUR experienced an extended late-morning outage of nearly an hour before posting a 140-minute wait on reopening, with reports of evacuations and later posted waits surpassing two hours.
  • Farewell crowds filled queues from rope drop, with standby waits topping Avatar Flight of Passage and the gift shop drawing heavy demand for last-chance merchandise.
  • Disney says the DINOSAUR show building and Enhanced Motion Vehicle system will be reimagined for an original Indiana Jones ride within Pueblo Esperanza, and Restaurantosaurus’ menu will move to Harambe Market when it reopens on February 5.