What rides are closing at Disneyland 2023?

Disneyland Park Ride closures:
  • Fantasmic! ...
  • Splash Mountain is closed and is being re-themed.
  • Tarzan's Treehouse is closed until further notice.
  • Wonderous Journeys ends on August 31, 2023.
  • The French Market restaurant and the Mint Julep bar are closed and will reopen on September 7, 2023 as Tiana's Place.




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Splash Mountain has permanently closed at Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. While the structure and ride path will remain the same, the story will be changed to and rethemed to The Princess and the Frog Disney Animated movie based on New Orleans. There are a few reasons for this change.

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What ride will replace Splash Mountain? Tiana's Bayou Adventure will replace Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Disney World. The new ride is inspired by the animated Disney film The Princess and the Frog.

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Space Mountain will be closed for refurbishment, beginning September 18, 2023, and will reopen October 27, 2023.

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Details: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will close for refurbishment on January 9th, reopening January 14th, 2023.

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The closing of the 30-year-old ride — which Princess Diana visited in 1993 — follows years of calls for change because it features several characters from Disney's 1946 film Song of the South, which featured racist stereotypes.

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By far the oldest Disneyland opening day attraction you can still ride is the King Arthur Carrousel. This ride was built in 1922, long before Walt Disney was considering creating a theme park. The carrousel originally operated at Sunnyside Beach Park in Toronto, Ontario for many years.

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Every Disney World Ride Closure in 2023
  • Mine Train!
  • Splash Mountain.
  • Merida meets at the Gazebo now.
  • Voyage of the Little Mermaid.
  • Blizzard Beach Water Park.


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Following controversy, Splash Mountain is now closed for redesign and will reopen as Tiana's Bayou Adventure in late 2024. Fans had one final run down Splash Mountain in Florida's Disney World on Sunday, before it closed for good. It had been in operation since 1992.

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The Haunted Mansion is closed for refurbishment from August 14 to August 31, 2023. It will reopen as the Haunted Mansion Holiday on September 1, 2023!

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Mickey's Toontown has a new headliner attraction — Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway opened on January 27, 2023! The ride — which is the first ride-through attraction starring Mickey Mouse himself — features an original storyline and an original song.

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We now know that the ride will close on August 18, 2023, and reopen nine days later on August 27, 2023. Radiator Springs is back on Aug 27! Compared to other closures at Disneyland Resort, this is a quick timeline.

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Now, inspired by the film 'The Princess and the Frog', Tiana's Bayou Adventure will replace Splash Mountain as Walt Disney World. The new installment will offer sights and sounds of New Orleans to both the resorts in 2024.

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For this reason, we can confidently say that King Arthur Carrousel is Disneyland's oldest ride. With its intricate wooden horses and beautiful hand-painted scenes, King Arthur's Carrousel is a classic Disney ride that has delighted millions of guests over the years.

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Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana is scheduled to open October 16, 2023 within World Nature—the EPCOT neighborhood dedicated to understanding and preserving the beauty and balance of the natural world.

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1: Tiana's Bayou Adventure Work is progressing quickly on Tiana's Bayou Adventure, which is set to open sometime late next year.

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River Country is one of only two Disney parks to permanently close, along with Discovery Island, which is situated parallel to the water park.

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There are sensors in place, so if one element doesn't work, it's immediately flagged so engineers can come to work their Disney magic. Common cases include ride vehicle malfunctions (which are infamous on rides like Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland).

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Disneyland History: Oldest Things at Disneyland! Petrified Tree: Weighing in at over five tons, the Petrified Tree in Frontierland is believed to be nearly 70 million years old.

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Splash Mountain, one of the theme park's most famous rides, features music and characters from the controversial 1946 film, “Song of the South.” The movie follows a young boy at a Georgia plantation during the Reconstruction era. The film has been criticized for using racist stereotypes and glorifying plantation life.

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Space Mountain will be closed for refurbishment, beginning September 18, 2023, and will reopen October 27, 2023.

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