Last month, Big Top Souvenirs, a popular shop in Magic Kingdom‘s Storybook Circus, closed for structural updates with no reopening date in sight.
Big Top Souvenirs
When we headed to Magic Kingdom recently, we had to check it out and see if they’ve made any construction progress. Spoiler alert – It looks totally different!
Big Top Souvenirs is a massive circus tent that closed for extensive refurbishment of the tent’s structure on February 20th. It won’t reopen until later this year, and no specific season or date has been announced yet. When we visited the store the day it closed, construction walls were wrapped all around the building and the Storybook Circus entrance.
Yes, even MORE walls!
While we couldn’t get too close, the tent was still there, just very far away. Disney didn’t announce what structural fixes would occur, so we were very surprised by what Big Top Souvenirs looks like today.
So close, but so far!
When we came back another day, the Big Top tent had disappeared completely! Talk about a jumpscare. It looks like construction teams are working on the steel frame of the tent, and the tent might need to be refreshed as well. This closure could be much longer than we originally thought.
It’s gone!
Big Top Souvenirs isn’t the only Storybook Circus closure right now. Pete’s Silly Sideshow, the character meet-and-greet area for Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, and Goofy, has been closed since January 4th. The tent also needed structural repairs, but the building has no reopening time at all! The characters have been meeting around Storybook Circus instead, so you can still get your hugs in.
Pete’s Silly Sideshow
Big Top Souvenirs is set to reopen later this year, while there is currently no opening timeline for Pete’s Silly Sideshow. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Disney World construction news!
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