Disney Announces Closing Date for DINOSAUR Attraction at Animal Kingdom

Disney announces closing date for DINOSAUR attraction at Animal Kingdom

The permanent closure will make way for the new Tropical Americas land, which will feature two signature attractions.

Disney World Announces Three Restaurant Closures, Effective Late 2025

On September 2, 2025, Walt Disney World Resort announced that DinoLand U.S.A. would close permanently on February 2, 2026. This includes the DINOSAUR attraction, several character meet-and-greets, and the land’s two Quick Service restaurants: Trilo-Bites and Restaurantosaurus. Hours after announcing these closures, Disney surprised fans by announcing a third restaurant closure at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. Credit: Disney Parks Blog The …

‘DINOSAUR’ at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom to permanently close in February

The closure was planned to make way for the Tropical Americas attraction coming in 2027.

Disney World sets closing date for Dinosaur ride

Walt Disney World has set a closing date for the Dinosaur ride at Animal Kingdom to retheme it as an Indiana Jones attraction as part of the new Tropical Americas land. Opened in 1998 as Countdown to Extinction, Dinosaur is a dark ride that takes guests back in time on a “perilous prehistoric race to rescue a dinosaur” before a meteor strikes. The attraction’s last day of operation will be 1 February 2026, Disney World has confirmed on its websi…

Final Day Announced for DINOSAUR and Restaurantosaurus at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Disney has confirmed that DINOSAUR and Restaurantosaurus at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will close permanently on February 2, 2026, as the final phase of the park’s DinoLand U.S.A. transformation gets underway. Guests will have until February 1, 2026 to ride DINOSAUR and grab one last meal at Restaurantosaurus before the curtain falls on this classic corner of the park. A Farewell to a Prehistoric Adventure Opening in 1998, DINOSAUR has long been a …

Dinosaur and the Rest of DinoLand U.S.A. Will Close Early 2026

We finally have a closure date for Dinosaur, Restaurantosaurus, and any remaining DinoLand U.S.A. locations. These will all shut down on February 2, 2026. This means the final day to ride Dinosaur will be February 1, 2026, before it is closed for a retheme to Indiana Jones. As the remainder of that section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom shuts down, walls will go up to complete the transformation to the new Tropical Americas area of the theme park, o…