Disney World is permanently closing three attractions--one ride, one indoor show, and one nighttime show.
have reported. Primeval Whirl, Stitch’s Great Escape, and the nighttime show Rivers of Light won’t be reopening, Disney disclosed to employees today in a memo.
Two of the attractions could be found in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Primeval Whirl was a “Wild Mouse” style roller coaster in the park’s Dinoland U.S.A. area, whereas Rivers of Light was a light, music and special effects show that took place on the Discovery River lagoon. Stitch’s Great Escape, meanwhile, was a show in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland where guests got to sit in on a scientific presentation featuring an audio-animatronic Stitch.
It’s not surprising to see Primeval Whirl and Stitch’s Great Escape officially shuttered. Both had been closed for months before the parks shutdown in March. Primeval Whirl last ran in June 2019; it was closed for maintenance that month, and in September it was announced that it would be entering “seasonal” mode, meaning it would only be open during the park’s busiest times of year. Basically making an attraction seasonal means it has one foot out the door and towards termination.
Rivers of Light, though, is a bit of a surprise. Disney spent years trying to perfect the technology behind what was intended to be a groundbreaking nighttime show—the first one in Animal Kingdom’s history, and an addition that would finally let the company keep that park open at night. It finally opened to mixed reviews in 2017, and although it was a popular Fast Pass selection it apparently also received poor scores in guest surveys.
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