Why is the Little Mermaid ride closed?


Why is the Little Mermaid ride closed? Voyage of the Little Mermaid at Disney's Hollywood Studios has been closed since COVID-19 shut down Walt Disney World in March 2020.


Did it hurt the Little Mermaid to walk?

As the sea witch explains, every step the little mermaid takes will feel as if she is walking on sharp knives, making her time on land excruciatingly painful. The mermaid has to repeatedly go to the sea to cool her feet in the water because of the pain she's in throughout the story.


Is Little Mermaid at Epcot?

Ariel, the Little Mermaid, meets guests and poses with them for photos in her Grotto in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World. Ariel sometimes appears in her human form at the princess meals at both Cinderella's Royal Table in the Magic Kingdom and the Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Epcot.


Why is The Little Mermaid 2023 so dark?

While lighting itself isn't all that expensive, darkness can be used to hide a lot of things. Halle Bailey is not actually a mermaid, and so having the scenes be darker makes it easier to disguise the CGI work.


What race is Ariel supposed to be?

The movie is loosely based on the fairy tale, so Disney has the freedom to give Ariel any skin color they want. In the 1989 movie, Ariel was born in the fictional underwater kingdom of Atlantica, which technically makes her Atlantican, not Danish.


Which Disney ride is closing due to mold?

Voyage of The Little Mermaid was a live show attraction located at Disney's Hollywood Studios.


Is the rock and roller coaster closing down?

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith closed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, to undergo refurbishment, according to Walt Disney World's website, and is expected to reopen sometime over the summer. This rocktastic attraction will resume its super-stretch limo rides in summer 2023, reads a note on Disney's website.


Is Queen Latifah in The New Little Mermaid?

(MORE: 'Little Mermaid Live': Who will play Ariel, Ursula, Sebastian and more!) Queen Latifah stars alongside actress Auli'i Cravalho who will play Ariel and reggae singer Shaggy who will play Ariel's friend, Sebastian.


Is Voyage of the Little Mermaid closing permanently?

The show also had some changes in costumes, lighting, effects or scenography in 1994, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2017, 2019 and 2020. On March 15, 2020, when Walt Disney World reopened after being temporarily closed during the ongoing of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was permanently closed.