4 attractions to shut down during busy spring season
Incredicoaster, Matterhorn, Pooh and Lincoln are getting a rest
Disneyland will close four attractions for seasonal refurbishments during the Season of the Force and Pixar Fest events just as spring break crowds begin to dwindle at the Anaheim theme parks.
The Incredicoaster, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln will temporarily close in mid-April or early May as part of Disneyland’s standard refurbishment schedule.
The four new closures join those of the Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, Redwood Creek Challenge Trail and “Fantasmic,” which were already shuttered for refurbishment.
The timing of the closures coincides with the two-month “Star Wars” event that started April 5 at Disneyland, and Pixar Fest, which kicks off April 26 at Disney California Adventure.
The Incredicoaster at Pixar Pier is down through Thursday for a seasonal refurbishment.
The Matterhorn Bobsleds roller coaster will close three times on slower weekdays — April 15-18, April 2225 and April 29-May 2.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh will shut down May 1 as part of the larger closure of Critter Country while work continues on the transformation of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. A reopening date has not been set for the Pooh dark ride.
Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln will close Tuesday, with no reopening date set. The venerable audio-animatronics show will remain closed at least through May 20.
The Haunted Mansion closed in January for an extended renovation of the outdoor queue area that will add a new accessibility
The Incredicoaster is out of service through Thursday as one of four attractions undergoing seasonal maintenance at the Disneyland Resort.
elevator for wheelchair users exiting the ride and a new retail shop at the exit. Disneyland has not announced a reopening date for the popular haunted house dark ride.
The latest temporary closures don’t include Splash Mountain — which is undergoing a yearlong conversion into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. The Critter Country log flume ride is scheduled to reopen with a new “Princess and the Frog” theme in fall or winter.
“Fantasmic” will return May 24 after a yearlong hiatus following an inferno that engulfed the show’s audio-animatronic firebreathing dragon.
Also not on the temporarily “out of order” list are several attractions that never returned after the yearlong pandemic closure that shuttered Disneyland and California Adventure.
Disneyland’s Star Wars Launch Bay and California Adventure’s Blue Sky Cellar are being used for Imagination Campus — an educational travel workshop that teaches students about the arts and sciences used in Disney theme parks.
The Magic Eye Theater in Tomorrowland remains dark, with no shows in the works.
California Adventure’s Hyperion Theater in Hollywood Land briefly returned for a two-month run of “Rogers: The Musical” before closing again with nothing planned. The Fantasyland Theatre no longer has regularly scheduled shows after the “Tale of the Lion King” ended its run in January.