Expedition Everest Reopening From Long Refurbishment April 16

Disney has just announced that the popular roller coaster Expedition Everest is reopening after a lengthy refurbishment at Disney’s Animal Kingdom which started in early 2022.

In this post, we will talk about the refurbishment that happened on Expedition Everest, why it took place, what was done, and all the changes to one of the most popular attractions in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

At this time we know that Expedition Everest will reopen from refurbishment on Saturday, April 16, 2022. It was scheduled to reopen in Mid-April 2022, so April 16th is right on time.

The refurbishment lasted more than 3 months and it has been worked on since January 4, 2022, for fixes to its ride system and software updates.

Disney also added Expedition Everest to the lineup of Genie Plus attractions at Disney’s Animal Kingdom through August 7, 2022. Originally, Expedition Everest was an Individual Lightning Lane selection, but for now it’s switched over so there can be more Genie+ offerings available during the busy Spring and Summer seasons.

So does this mean they fixed the Yeti?

Not so fast. From everything that we know up to this point, the work done was just a standard refurbishment to the ride control system and other minor adjustments.

Unfortunately, that means that this refurbishment will not include fixing the yeti. We’re still hopeful that Disney Imagineers will get around to fixing it sooner or later but it doesn’t look like it’s happening anytime soon.

Obviously, a refurbishment to Expedition Everest affected a lot of people’s plans seeing as it’s one of the best rides at the Animal Kingdom. At least we can be thankful that this one reopened on-time and it didn’t drag on for months and months longer than expected as has happened recently with other Disney attraction refurbishments.

This is only one in a long line of recent ride refurbishments in the parks. Disney is doing everything they can to get things in top shape for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration, including fixing or improving existing attractions.

For example, in July we saw brand new scenes added to the Jungle Cruise and new details in the ride queue. Kali River Rapids reopened from a refurbishment that started in late 2021 at the Animal Kingdom.

We are also still waiting on more info about Splash Mountain being reimagined into a Princess and the Frog ride which should be coming soon.

The Walt Disney World Resort Hotels have also gotten upgrades with new Moana rooms at the Polynesian Resort and The Incredibles rooms coming to the Contemporary Resort.

As soon as we have more info on the Expedition Everest refurbishment and any changes happening, we’ll let you know.

In the meantime, check out the Full List of Disney World Ride Closures and Refurbishments for more details about other projects that are going on, and stay tuned here at Ziggy Knows Disney for more…

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