Frozen Ever After Updates Coming to EPCOT in Early 2026

[scrappinginontario]

I'm guessing many will be excited by this announcement!

Frozen Ever After Updates Coming to EPCOT in Early 2026​

Nearly a decade after the attraction’s opening, Frozen Ever After will receive big updates in early 2026, including all-new Audio-Animatronics. While the Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff Animatronics used ground-breaking 3D printing and projection technologies when the attraction first opened, Walt Disney Imagineering has since re-invented its Animatronics. Examples of this can be seen at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom and Frozen Ever After in Hong Kong Disneyland.

There will be no more “glowing” faces at Frozen Ever After; guests will be able to enjoy their favorite Frozen characters in a new, life-like way. Disney has not yet released Frozen Ever After’s refurbishment schedule, but we’ll keep you updated as soon as we learn the official closure and reopening dates.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I haven't seen if this requires an extended shutdown for refurb. Does anyone know?

 

[fatmanatee]

I haven't seen if this requires an extended shutdown for refurb. Does anyone know?

No specifics announced yet.

 

[DWillowBay]

Rats! I was hoping they had seen the error of their ways and were going to bring Maelstrom back. Back. Back. Over the falls!

 

[Djm_in_buffalo]

Closed January 26, 2026, with ‘plans to reopen in February 2026’. Unless they, without a doubt, plan on reopening before the crowd influx for Presidents’ Day holiday (compounded with Mardi Gras), their timing decision is disconcerting to me.

On a personal / subjective level, we’re going 2/11-21, and it remains to be seen if my 5-year-old daughter will be able to go on a favorite ride from 2024. At minimum, this closure has caused us to rearrange our plans for Epcot days and put them towards the end of our stay, to account for a few more potential days of closure.

Objectively, why?! This is a non-emergent issue that at minimum has been on their radar since Hong Kong’s Frozen Ever After opened more than 2 years ago. Why not schedule it for lowest of the low season?

Particularly given the list of rides/attractions WDW-wide that will be down / gone at the same time (yes, I understand that a couple of things may have been added to take their place, but it’s still a net negative for that holiday week, before considering the potential of Frozen also being down): Animation Courtyard, Big Thunder, Buzz Lightyear, Dino, Rock’n, Tom Sawyer.