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Photos: DinoLand U.S.A. Is Officially Closed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
DinoLand U.S.A. has officially gone the way of the asteroid at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and during our visit to the park on Monday, we were able to see the closure firsthand and snap photos of what remains. The land’s main entrance sign is now fully covered, with planters blocking off the pathways instead of construction walls, creating a quiet but unmistakable signal that this corner of the park is officially extinct.
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These temporary barriers are in place as Cast Members received a final opportunity to ride DINOSAUR on February 2 before the attraction closed for good. The changes are not just physical either. The printed Animal Kingdom park map has been updated, completely removing DinoLand U.S.A. and marking the area as the future home of Tropical Americas, and even the braille map near the park entrance has been revised to reflect the land’s closure.
DinoLand originally opened with Animal Kingdom on April 22, 1998, back when DINOSAUR was still known as Countdown to Extinction. Looking ahead, Tropical Americas will bring a brand new Encanto themed attraction along with an Indiana Jones attraction that will reuse the existing DINOSAUR ride system, meaning the bones of the past are literally being recycled into Disney’s next big adventure.
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While construction walls have not appeared just yet, Monday’s visit made one thing very clear. DinoLand U.S.A. is officially history, and the transformation of Animal Kingdom’s future is already underway.
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