Magic Kingdom's Dumbo Playground Closure Pushed Back to February 2025

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Posted: Monday January 27, 2025 11:53am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The indoor children’s playground in the Dumbo the Flying Elephant queue at Magic Kingdom will now close for refurbishment on February 24, 2025. Originally scheduled to begin in late January, the project’s start date has been delayed, but the expected reopening remains set for Spring 2025.

Dumbo the Flying Elephant Playground

During the refurbishment, the Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction will remain open as normal. Only the interactive play area will be temporarily unavailable while updates are made This refurbishment will focus on upgrading the playground’s flooring and netting.

View current and upcoming Walt Disney World Refurbishments.

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JD80Jun 19, 2025

I hate this playground because it's impossible to get my kids out of it. Lol

Biff215Jun 18, 2025

I understand things happen sometimes out of Disney’s control, but this is a huge loss in the heat of summer for families with littles. We spent a lot of time in there cooling off and letting our kids play when they were younger. To me it’s the best designed interactive queue where you aren’t forced to go in but can still hold your place in line if it’s truly busy.

wdwmagicJun 18, 2025

Dumbo Queue Playground Reopening Delayed to Later in 2025 at Magic Kingdom https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/dumbo-the-flying-elephant/news/18jun2025-dumbo-queue-playground-reopening-delayed-to-later-in-2025-at-magic-kingdom.htm

HauntedPirateMar 27, 2025

Didn’t it just close last month? Original plan was January with a “spring” re-open, so I wouldn’t expect this to come back for at least another month.

MagicHappens1971Mar 27, 2025

As of a couple days ago, no.

natatomicMar 26, 2025

Is the playground reopened yet?

ToTBellHopJan 31, 2025

What an awful thing to say about children. Just spray them with Lysol and wipe down with a disinfecting wipe.

networkproJan 31, 2025

They need surfaces that can withstand concentrated bleach and firehoses.

alexdisneyJan 27, 2025

Well my kids are going to be disappointed on our spring break trip, they love playing in there

wdwmagicJan 27, 2025

Magic Kingdom's Dumbo Playground Closure Pushed Back to February 2025 https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/dumbo-the-flying-elephant/news/27jan2025-magic-kingdoms-dumbo-playground-closure-pushed-back-to-february-2025.htm

Fox&HoundJan 18, 2025

I take it you don’t have little kids. Cause that place is a God-send for those with littles.

lentestaJan 18, 2025

It definitely doesn’t have the draw it did before New Fantasyland. I’m guessing primarily because of location.

Animaniac93-98Jan 17, 2025

In retrospect New Fantasyland marked the end of interactive queues and the big push to either have new rides or renovate existing attractions to include them. Since Dumbo moved to this corner of the park, I find it easy to forget it's there. Part of the appeal IMO was its central Fantasyland location and now the views from the ride are not as nice. Doubling Dumbo and adding a large indoor queue with space to give kids a chance to play while waiting in long lines feels like an overcorrection in hindsight, because it doesn't seem as busy as it used to be. @lentesta is there any data from before and after the ride moving to suggest this? Could be that much of my time in MK in the past 10+ years has been during MNSSHP when lines for all rides are lower.

DCBakerJan 17, 2025

Disney has announced the playground is set to close for refurbishment on January 27 and is expected to reopen in Spring 2025 - the attraction itself will remain open during the work. Here's the full announcement: The indoor children's playground in the Dumbo the Flying Elephant queue will close for refurbishment on January 27, 2025 and is expected to reopen in Spring 2025. The attraction will remain open and available during this time.