Disney World is changing, and it will start to look completely different in 2025!
Magic Kingdom
There are so many new projects on the horizon at Disney World, and construction is expected to start in 2025. While you can plan to see construction across all four parks, new offerings will open in 2025, including two new lounges, Test Track 3.0, a new Magic Kingdom nighttime parade, and Zootopia: Better Zoogether!
Not only are the parks receiving upgrades, but a brand new hotel perk will also debut for Disney World resort guests. With all these changes, these five Disney World trends are on the verge of extinction.
As Walt Disney once said, “Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.” The same goes for Disney World, as all four parks are about to see major changes over the next few years. These changes mean that these five Disney World trends are on the verge of extinction.
Spaceship Earth
Escaping to Tom Sawyer Island
It was announced that a brand new Cars expansion would be coming to Magic Kingdom’s Frotinerland! While this new area will bring two new rides, it, unfortunately, means that both Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America will close.
Tom Sawyer Island
We love to escape to Tom Sawyer Island for a mid-day break to beat the crowds. While no closing date has been announced, it was confirmed that work would start in 2025. So take it all in while you can before the peaceful atmosphere of Tom Sawyer Island is no longer.
Tom Sawyer Island
Nighttime Cruising on the Liberty Square Riverboat
As mentioned above, along with Tom Sawyer Island, the Rivers of America is closing, which means the Liberty Square Riverboard will not have any water to operate in.
Liberty Square Riverboat
At night, the Liberty Square Riverboat offers gorgeous views of Frontierland and looks so pretty when it is lit up. But alas, we know its closure is imminent.
Liberty Square Riverboat
Using the Liberty Square Riverboat for Photo Ops
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Walking right down the middle of Main Street, U.S.A.! | @bektwirlsatdisney on Instagram from Dapper Day 2023
People love to use the Liberty Square Riverboat as a backdrop for their pictures, and unfortunately, 2025 could potentially be the last year to pose with it.
Liberty Square Riverboat
Quoting DINOSAUR
Soon, DinoLand U.S.A. will see its first phase of closures on January 13th. The last day to experience TriceraTop Spin, the Fossil Fun Games, and the charming shop Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures will be January 12th.
DINOSAUR
The full Tropical Americas re-theme is set to be completed in 2027. While Disney has said you still have time to experience DINOSAUR, we know a closure date will have to be announced eventually.
DINOSAUR
Just like the stretching room spiel in The Haunted Mansion, DINOSAUR has iconic lines like “We’re not going to make it!” and “Let’s go get that dino!” While these famous lines will live on in our hearts, we fear we may not have much time to quote DINOSAUR in the parks.
DINOSAUR Pre-show: Dr. Helen Marsh and Dr. Grant Seeker
Less Crowded Water Park Days
A new Disney World resort guest perk is set to debut in 2025! Guests will receive free admission to a Disney World water park on their day of check-in.
Typhoon Lagoon
Currently, Disney World operates only one water park at a time. Blizzard Beach just recently opened for the season and will remain open during the colder months. While people still visit the water park during the winter season, it tends to be less crowded.
Blizzard Beach
We feel that there will no longer be a slow season for Disney World’s water parks, as many resort guests will want to take advantage of this new perk.
Blizzard Beach
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We will miss all of these. I wish that more of the ‘expansions’ didn’t involve taking away existing attractions. I’m all for new things, and there is plenty that we think could seriously stand to be updated or flat out replaced. But those things persist, and more of what we do enjoy, and Walt’s original intentions for the parks, seems to disappear. Given the ‘flat’ attendance at the parks, I hope someone at Disney is asking if the recent direction of things was really the best choice.
The waterpark deal feels so poorly thought out, as it’s going to mostly be crowded on Mondays, maybe Sundays, and unless you do a split stay, it’s mostly going to go unused as the hassle to Step 1: book an early enough flight to arrive within a timeframe to use it. Step 2: Get all your bags and family into an Uber/car rental/shared bus. Step 3: Hope you packed so little you can rent a locker or leave bags with bell services (free? fee?) Step 3.5: Go to your hotel and leave bags with bell services. Step 4: Head to park, either by Disney bus or otherwise. Step 5: Be at waterpark. Step 0: Hope during all this, the weather is good enough since it does get cold in January. This is me grossly simplifying it, as I walked my brother through the logistics and it sounded so exhausting, we agreed it wasn’t worth it.
@DJ Moves you are spot on – even if you can arrange everything perfectly, there is a good chance in January that the water park won’t even open. And it doesn’t depend on only the temperature of the day, it also depends on how cold it was the night before. We usually travel in January now, and the day(s) we have planned to go to the water park, and the other days that we left open each trip when we could have gone if we wanted to, the water park was closed. Most of those days, it was plenty warm enough during the day to enjoy the park, but it had been too cold overnight. I will also share this for anyone planning the same – if you’re planning to visit Blizzard Beach with a backup of Winter Summerland mini golf, don’t count on getting a walk up tee time. Make reservations in advance. We make reservations, fortunately, and I am still always surprised at how busy it is.