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AVP
08-16-2013, 12:18 PM
[Updated 8/19 with new information from Disney]

With all of the rumors flying about various and sundry new refurbishments, I had a friend pull the most recent published internal refurbishment calendar. The calendar provided to travel agents hasn't been updated in a while, and, as corona pointed out, the recorded refurbishment schedule is from January, 2013.

There is nothing on this schedule about the Big Thunder Mountain or Space Mountain refurbishments being extended, or Captain EO or Radiator Springs Racers being added to the schedule. That DOES NOT mean the rumors aren't true, but that the dates haven't been finalized or made official internally yet.

We update the refurbishment schedule every week in the Disneyland Resort Update, so keep watching that for news as we get more information. For now, here's the internal confirmed schedule. Items that are new to me since the last Update are in red:

Update:


Captain EO closed 9/11 – November 20
Space Mountain closed November 4 (Ghost Galaxy overlay removal)
Big Thunder Ranch Petting Farm closed November 1-7 (removal of Halloween overlay; installation of holiday overlay)
Snow White Grotto [the wishing well area, not the ride] closed September 9-27
Disney Pin Traders closure only through August 30.
Mad Tea Party, Casey Junior Circus Trains and Storybook Land Canal Boats all closed October 14-24


Hungry Bear closed 9/2-9/27
Mickey's House closed 9/2-9/26
Big Thunder Ranch Petting Farm closed 9/3-9/13
Big Thunder Mountain now -10/31
Matterhorn closed 8/19-8/22 8/26-8/29 9/3-9/5
Mad Tea Party 8/19-8/29, 10/14-10/24
Disney Pin Traders 8/19-8/30
Haunted Mansion 8/26-9/12
King Arthur Carousel 9/3-10/10
Snow White's Scary Adventures 9/9- 9/27
Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island 9/3-9/4 (this was previously listed as the rafts to Tom Sawyer Island; I think it's safe to assume the entire island will be closed)
Big Thunder Ranch trail Now -9/12
Mark Twain 9/9-9/12
Space Mountain 9/9-9/12
Sailing Ship Columbia 9/17-9/19
Jungle Cruise 9/30-10/3 (this was originally reported as having horticulture maintenance these days, not a closure, so I need to double check)
Toy Story 9/16-9/19
Casey Jr Circus Train 10/14-10/24
Storybook Land Canal Boats 10/14-10/24
Tiki Juice Bar 10/21-11/14
Dumbo Flying Elephants 10/28-11/14
Flik's Flyers 10/27-11/14
it's a small world 10/27-11/7

olegc
08-16-2013, 12:44 PM
is that second set of dates for Matterhorn right?

olegc
08-16-2013, 12:47 PM
i never looked closely at the refurb since i just show up and ride what is available - but its interesting to note that September always seems to be the refurb heavy month - most likely due to end of summer and back to school. of course that does nothing for year-rounders and lower-level passholders.

corona
08-16-2013, 01:04 PM
Well ... even without the rumored closures, that's quite a list.

I haven't been in Mickey's House, but from what I saw in Minnie's House during the all-nighter, a refurb is definitely in order.

3Princesses1Prince
08-16-2013, 01:12 PM
Well ... even without the rumored closures, that's quite a list.

That list includes the annual closures for putting up and taking down the holiday overlays too. It's not all refurb closures. And even though the list is long, many are only for 2-3 days.

letshavefun
08-16-2013, 01:54 PM
Is the Matterhorn really closed 8\26-2\9 or is that a typo or am I reading it wrong

Niwel
08-16-2013, 01:59 PM
I checked with AVP - it's a typo. Fixed!

letshavefun
08-16-2013, 04:27 PM
Okay thank you I was hoping it was a typo

Rapunzelthorn
08-17-2013, 03:15 AM
The Tiki Juice Bar will be closed during our visit. How depressing. :crying: Seriously, why would they need to close the Tiki Juice Bar?! I am still depressed about Starbucks taking over the Market House. I wish I would have gotten a picture of my dad in there last year before they closed it. It's his favorite place (he's getting older and has been visiting Disneyland since 1965). Honestly, he'll be depressed about the lack of free refills! It's just such a tradition for our family. Having a crowded Starbucks will not be the same.

With the rumors flying about Big Thunder and Space Mtn., those too could be potentially closed during our trip (Nov. 5-7th). I might have to resort to riding California Screaming (something I have never had the nerve to do!). I hope the rumors turn out to be unfounded because I may not survive California Screaming.

carolinakid
08-17-2013, 05:14 AM
Our trip is October 9-17 so it looks like Big Thunder is our only must do that ain't gonna happen. We need to be sure to get Storybook Land done early.

corona
08-19-2013, 09:17 AM
The brand new "Disneyland Resort Refurbishments Update" is out.

key points:

The second Space Moutain closure is for November 4 only
It's the Grotto, not the Snow White ride, that is listed
NOTHING about Radiator Springs Racers
Hungry Bear Restaurant is NOT listed
The end date of Oct 30 for the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment has NOT changed

AVP
08-19-2013, 09:58 AM
The brand new "Disneyland Resort Refurbishments Update" is out.

key points:

Hungry Bear Restaurant is NOT listed



If you're looking at the travel agent PDF, restaurants often aren't included in it. The restaurant closure is still on the CM communication.

Also, Captain EO was added for September 11 - November 20.

Carabear930
08-19-2013, 12:48 PM
Is Captain EO just a refurb? It's not completely gone yet, right? I thought I saw that it was on the DL calendar for refurb, but it wasn't there today when I checked. ? Maybe I just remember reading about it and didn't really see it on the calendar.