NEWS: 2 Popular Rides Will Temporarily CLOSE Soon in Disneyland

Planning for a Disney vacation can involve many different things, like being prepared for the weather, scheduling dining reservations, or mapping out your park days.

You will probably need to prepare for rain!

But, even if you plan everything down to the minute, there are some things that are simply out of your control. One of those things is if a ride is going to be open or not, as refurbishments do take place on different rides throughout the year. And, if you’re planning to be at Disneyland Resort in January of 2022, there are some new ride closures you should know about!

Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion will both be closed for refurbishment starting January 10th in Disneyland Park.

Haunted Mansion Disneyland

Disney has not said what’s happening to the two attractions during refurbishment, but it could be possible that Splash Mountain might be starting its re-theming to The Princess and the Frog!

Splash Mountain

Disney has not said when the re-theme would take place in either Disneyland or Disney World, but, in an August 2021 interview on the Theme Park Rangers Podcast, Melissa Valiquette, vice president of Magic Kingdom, gave an update on the project. She said that “terrific work has been done, including some selections around music, around animatronics and music, and it is really an inspiring story.”

Princess and the Frog attraction Concept Art ©Disney

Melissa went on to say that reimagining a ride like Splash Mountain can be a lengthy process, which could take many months, and even years. So, if the ride is closing down in January for the transformation, we can expect it will take a significant amount of time.

©Disney Princess and the Frog concept art

As for Haunted Mansion, the closure is probably just to take down the The Nightmare Before Christmas overlay that’s on the ride right now for the holidays, as the holiday season officially ends in Disneyland on January 9th.

Haunted Mansion Holiday

We’ll keep you updated if we find out more about the closures, so stay tuned to DFB for news!

Click here to see more about Splash Mountain’s upcoming transformation!

Do you like Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion better in Disneyland or Disney World? Let us know in the comments!

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