Splash Mountain Closing for Refurbishment in Disney’s Magic Kingdom

Refurbishment season is almost here once again, and Disney has recently announced that Splash Mountain is closing for Refurbishment in January 2022 in Disney’s Magic Kingdom. What exactly is happening?

In this post, we will talk about the refurbishment planned for Splash Mountain at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, when it’s going to happen and what might be included in the project.

(UPDATE 12/8/21): Disney has scheduled a short refurbishment for Splash Mountain from January 10 to February 10, 2022, and reopening on February 13, 2022.

What is included in the refurbishment? Disney has not given the details of what exactly they are working on while it’s down, but it is likely just regular seasonal maintenance and nothing major.

If you remember, more than a year ago, Disney announced that Splash Mountain is being re-themed to a Princess and the Frog ride. While many are hopeful, that is not what they are doing right now. This refurb is only maintenance and not to re-theme the ride.

It’s probable that there won’t be any structural changes to the ride or scenes. There could be some aesthetic changes to the outside of the building like fresh paint, however, plus the regular maintenance that all the rides must go through.

Expect to see scaffolding up on the outside of Splash Mountain, including the drop area when the work gets started. Disney is keeping Splash Mountain open for a while longer and they want everything looking fresh for the 50th Anniversary, and this is a start.

Hopefully, they take the time to fix some of the broken animatronic figures in the ride that haven’t been working for a while. The Brer Bear and Brer Fox animatronic towards the beginning hasn’t been working for a while and neither has the alligator biting Brer Fox’s tail at the end either.

January and February, of course, is a great time for Splash Mountain to close because those are two of the coldest months in Florida and being a water attraction where people get wet, the timing is perfect. In fact, Disney often tries to time their ride refurbishments with the weather if possible like in this case.

Obviously, Disney can’t shut down Splash Mountain until January because of the super busy months of November and December with all the holidays taking place. Therefore we get it in January.

While it is scheduled to reopen after just one month, sometimes refurbishments can take longer than originally expected so don’t write any date in stone yet. Hopefully, they get it done in a timely fashion but delays happen so be aware of them.

Splash Mountain isn’t the only ride getting a refurbishment in the coming months. Just recently we saw that Expedition Everest is closing down for a long refurbishment from January to April, which will be a bigger impact in that park than the Magic Kingdom.

We also know that Big Thunder Mountain is closing for a short refurb in February.

When we find out the exact details of the refurbishment to Splash Mountain we’ll update you so stay here at Ziggy Knows Disney for the latest Disney news!

There are many other attractions closing in Disney World for refurbishment, so make sure to read the full list in the link.

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