This Popular EPCOT Ride Is Now CLOSED

Frozen Ever After in EPCOT is officially closed for refurbishment! This popular attraction is undergoing a refurbishment and is expected to reopen in February 2026, although Disney has not announced a specific reopening date yet. Of course, we will keep an eye out and let you know when a date is announced!

Frozen Ever After is closed!

The refurbishment will bring a long-awaited update to the ride’s audio-animatronics! This EPCOT attraction first opened in 2016, featuring highly advanced animatronics that brought Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff to life. They were the first animtronics to be entirely powered by electric motors and manufactured using 3D printing techniques. However, the faces were projected using animation, and while some say it stays true to the original animation, others thought it looked odd.

Now, 10 years later, technology has advanced, and Disney has introduced new animatronics, including Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff, on Frozen rides at Hong Kong and Tokyo. The new technology combines the smooth movements of the animations with sculpted faces that better capture the characters. Back in 2025, Disney announced that this new technology would also be coming to Frozen Ever After in EPCOT, and now the time has come! When this ride reopens, Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff will be looking a bit different, and we are excited to see their new looks.

Frozen Ever After

The ride officially closed today, January 26th, and will reopen in February 2026 with the new animatronics. We stopped by this morning to see what it looks like. There is a sign out front, and the large, wooden doors at the entrance to the attraction are closed.

Frozen Ever After is temporarily closed

There were also quite a few Cast Members standing out front. There was also a Connect 4 game set up near the attraction’s entrance.

You will have to wait a bit to ride Frozen Ever After again

The Fjording store at the exit of Frozen Ever After is listed as closed on the Disney World website, but it was still open when we checked out of Frozen Ever After. And since the ride isn’t open, it was EMPTY while we were there. So, it is definitely a good time to get some shopping in at The Fjording with fewer people! The store will still open, but the exit from the attraction has been blocked.

The Fjording is open, but the exit is blocked off

We will be keeping a close eye and ear out for news about an exact reopening date for Frozen Ever After. In the meantime, we are in the parks every single day and always on the lookout for the latest Disney news, so stay tuned to DFB for more Disney tips, tricks, news, and reviews!

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