Dumbo Queue Playground Set for Refurbishment at Magic Kingdom

Dec 04, 2024 in "Dumbo the Flying Elephant"

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Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:35am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The interactive playground inside the Dumbo the Flying Elephant queue at Magic Kingdom is set for a refurbishment. Recent permits filed with Orange County show plans to update the playground flooring and replace the playground netting.

Premus of Orlando Inc. is listed as the contractor for the flooring updates, while West Coast Netting Inc will handle work on the netting structures.

No closure of Dumbo the Flying Elephant has been announced yet. The playground is a key feature of the queue, offering kids a chance to play while families wait for their turn on the ride. It’s unclear if the work will require a temporary shutdown of the play area or the attraction itself.

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Fox&Hound1 day ago

I take it you don’t have little kids. Cause that place is a God-send for those with littles.

lentesta1 day ago

It definitely doesn’t have the draw it did before New Fantasyland. I’m guessing primarily because of location.

Animaniac93-982 days ago

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.

DCBaker2 days ago

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.