Frontierland Shootin' Arcade at Magic Kingdom rumored to close, new DVC Lounge to take its place

Apr 02, 2024 in "Frontierland Shootin' Arcade"

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Posted: Tuesday April 2, 2024 9:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Frontierland Shootin' Arcade at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom is expected to permanently close this summer to make way for a new Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge.

Frontierland Shootin' Arcade

Disney announced in early January that construction on a brand-new Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge in an unspecified location will begin in 2024 at Walt Disney World. Disney said the new lounge "will be a great place for members to relax and recharge during their day of fun!"

Disney has yet to publicly announce the closure of the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade or provide details of its replacement.

Frontierland Shootin' Arcade free play

The Frontierland Shootin' Arcade was previously expected to close in 2021 when its operating hours were dropped from the calendar and a switch of the arcade into a free play mode. That turned out to be a false alarm, and the arcade continued to operate as normal.

It seems this time however, plans are set, and the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade's time at Magic Kingdom will come to an end pending Disney's announcement.

In addition to the possibility of a new DVC lounge, a number of changes are in store for Frontierland, including the new Country Bears Musical Jamboree opening this summer, and a likely retheme of Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe into a Princess and the Frog tie-in with the nearby Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Disney recently said in a post on its official blog, "Hold your horses, we're not done yet. We have a lot of growth and investment planned for our theme parks in the coming years and look forward to sharing more announcements about Frontierland … so y'all come back now, ya hear?"

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networkpro2 days ago

Or your grandchildren ;)

Brian2 days ago

Don't get too excited. Remember, EPCOT was supposed to look like this: We'll see how the final product turns out.

peng2 days ago

Surprised they put a smidge of effort into this, I was expecting something along the lines of the new Fort Wilderness cabins, so at least an attempt to match the theming was a surprise. Though the bar is low at this point.

MisterPenguin2 days ago

Gusey2 days ago

Just spotted that this piece of concept art for Western River Expedition seems to be on the wall

Gusey2 days ago

They said New Frontierland, not better. It's all subjective on whether or not you like the updates, but once this project is finished, Frontierland will look very different to what it did in 2022. The only thing that isn't receiving any updates seems to be Frontierland Trading Company and Pecos Bill's retheme seems to have gone very quiet

Raineman2 days ago

Thank you for showing this, because most of us unwashed masses won't ever see the inside of that thing. Us peasants that only drop $5000-$10000 on WDW vacations in a year aren't good enough for this lounge.

Starship8242 days ago

I see what you mean but Country Bears is MUCH better off now than it was before the redo. You can not like the new show but they completed refurbished the theater and restored the animatronics and people have renewed interest in the show and the bears get to stick around for a while. The theater is actually full now and isn't empty like it used to be. Whether you like the new show or not it's definitely not worse off than it was.

JoeCamel3 days ago

Low bar

The Leader of the Club3 days ago

You have to remember that these are all opinions. There are people who like Tiana’s more than Splash. There are people who like CBMJ better than the original. There are people who would rather have Cars attractions than TSI or River views. “New Frontierland” may not work for some people, but it will breathe some new life into that corner of the park for others.

EricsBiscuit3 days ago

I saw someone mention “New Frontierland” a few posts above. Each attraction except for BTM will be worse off than it was 4 years ago. Splash Mountain? Inferior replacement. Country Bears? Inferior replacement. TSI? Destroyed. Shooting Arcade? Replaced by a DVC lounge. The only improvement has been the menu at Pecos Bill’s. To top it all off, the beautiful view of the river will be destroyed.

donaldtoo3 days ago

I’m sure the borrowed charging cord will be linked to your account, and if it doesn’t return, I’m sure your account will be “charged” for it…!!!!! :D:hilarious: I’ll be here all week folks…!!! Make sure to tip your waiters and waitresses, and don’t forget to try the veal…!!!!! 😁 Sorry, couldn’t resist…this is what happens when I go to bed too early and wake up too early…!!!!! 🤪:hilarious:;)