Dumbo Queue Playground Closing for Refurbishment Late January 2025 at Magic Kingdom

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Posted: Friday January 17, 2025 10:50am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The indoor children’s playground in the Dumbo the Flying Elephant queue at Magic Kingdom will close for refurbishment starting January 27, 2025. The playground, a popular feature of the ride’s interactive queue, is expected to reopen in Spring 2025 after the updates are complete.

Dumbo the Flying Elephant Playground

While the playground undergoes its scheduled refurbishment, the Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction will remain open for guests. The closure is limited to the play area, allowing families to still enjoy the ride during this time.

Disney has not shared specific details about the scope of the refurbishment, but recent permits indicate upgrades to the playground flooring and netting. Premus of Orlando Inc is handling the flooring work, while West Coast Netting Inc is assigned to the netting updates.

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ToTBellHop3 hours ago

What an awful thing to say about children. Just spray them with Lysol and wipe down with a disinfecting wipe.

networkpro3 hours ago

They need surfaces that can withstand concentrated bleach and firehoses.

arich354 days ago

Well my kids are going to be disappointed on our spring break trip, they love playing in there

wdwmagic4 days ago

Magic Kingdom's Dumbo Playground Closure Pushed Back to February 2025 https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/dumbo-the-flying-elephant/news/27jan2025-magic-kingdoms-dumbo-playground-closure-pushed-back-to-february-2025.htm

Fox&Hound13 days ago

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

lentesta13 days ago

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

Animaniac93-9814 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.

DCBaker14 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.