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Stardust Racers is going to reopen after a guest died on the attraction on September 17th, 2025.
Stardust Racers
According to The Orlando Sentinel, the Epic Universe coaster plans to reopen on Saturday, October 4th, 2025, for the first time since the death of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala last month. Changes are coming to the attraction, which will now require wheelchair users to be able to walk independently to the ride, and Team Members will no longer be able to assist them on the attraction.
Here at Disney Food Blog, we may obsess over Disney, but we LOVE theme parks. If it has at least one ride, one food stand, and we can purchase tickets, someone on our team has probably gone and likely has the photos to prove it.
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When you open your heart to lots of theme parks, unfortunately, you also welcome yourself to heartbreak. There are four theme parks that are permanently closing, leaving us feeling pretty sad as we see the gates close and the rides being removed. Let’s take a look at all the theme parks closing in 2025.
Six Flags has announced upcoming closures of multiple parks, and now Six Flags St. Louis could be in danger, according to local Fox2Now news.
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Six Flags and Cedar Fair merged to create Six Flags Entertainment Corporation in 2024, and the company reported a $100 million net loss in its second quarter, along with decreased attendance.
An expansion has been announced for Soaring Over the Horizon at Shanghai Disney!
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Shanghai Disney just announced that Soaring Over the Horizon will be getting an approximately 50% increase in current capacity AND there will be a new special ending for the attraction!
Get ready to soar over the Smoky Mountains because a new ride is coming to Dollywood!
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Taking flight in spring 2026, NightFlight Expedition is a hybrid coaster and whitewater river ride on a journey “to discover the mystery of the legendary Secret Lake.”
Universal officials confirmed that a guest died after riding the Stardust Racers at Epic Universe on Wednesday, according to WESH news. The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office stated that the cause of death was due to multiple blunt impact injuries, and the manner of death has been ruled an accident.
Stardust Racers
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said that off-duty deputies responded to a call advising of a “man down” at the park.
Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris is getting an extensive renovation! And by extensive, Disney really means it; from the queue to the ride itself, LOTS of changes are in store for this ride.
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This is the original Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and the EPCOT attraction is a replica of the Disneyland Paris ride! While Disney hasn’t currently announced any plans to bring these same changes to the EPCOT version, who knows? Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure could be getting some updates soon, too! Only time will tell.
An iconic EPCOT attraction is now CLOSED!
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Although the good news is that it will only be temporarily closed for refurbishment. However, if you are headed to EPCOT in the next couple of months, you won’t be able to take a slow-moving journey through time to thank the Phoenicians.
Disney shared quite a bit of Disney World news yesterday, including a first look at the Muppets retheme of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and a look at the “new magic” coming to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. But that is not all; we also got the official opening date for the brand-new show coming to the Tree of Life Theater in Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Animal Kingdom
Zootopia: Better Zoogether! will be opening on November 7th, 2025. In addition to an opening date, we also got some REALLY good news about this new show!
It’s certainly not news that people are LOVING Universal’s brand-new theme park, Epic Universe (it’s us, we’re “people”).
WELCOME to Epic Universe!
With five immersive lands, incredible theming, exciting entertainment, stellar attractions, and more, it’s no wonder this land is getting so much love. And, in a recent Comcast earnings call (the parent company of Universal), it was revealed that Epic Universe is responsible for more spending at Universal Orlando.
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