Overview
- The Carousel of Progress closed on Monday, July 6, 2026, with freshly painted construction walls erected around the entrance and contractors beginning initial gutting and set removal.
- Disney has said it will retire every existing act and rebuild the show with four new era scenes set in 1969, Halloween 1985, New Year’s Eve 1999, and a reimagined off‑planet future while adding a Walt Disney Audio‑Animatronic preshow.
- Public permit filings list contracts with structural‑steel and themed‑fabrication vendors and describe system‑level work to remove aging hydraulics and install digital electric actuators for the attraction’s rotating theater.
- Park operations moved quickly: large crowds prompted unscheduled extra cycles about 45 minutes past closing for the final July 5 performances, and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover narration was muted the next day to remove references to the closed show.
- Disney expects the attraction back in 2027 but the schedule is not firm because substantial structural work and permit timing could extend the project, while key heritage elements such as the Sherman Brothers’ theme and select characters will be retained.