Talk about a total ride-off.
Guests at Walt Disney World were in for a shock Thursday morning when one of the resort’s most popular parks wasn’t fully open.
Multiple Disney bloggers shared that they showed up to Hollywood Studios at the Orlando, Florida, theme park just to find that half of it was closed without any prior warning.
One blogger on Inside the Magic noted that crew members were seen cleaning up a “mysterious liquid” in the vast area that was blocked off to visitors.
“Entire sections of the park, normally buzzing with life, were eerily silent and blocked off by Cast Members,” the blog said. “Guests stood in clusters on Hollywood Boulevard, staring past the ropes with confusion and curiosity.”
By late morning, park staff was seen pressure cleaning the ground surrounding Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular show, specifically around the Oasis Canteen kiosk.
“It is assumed, but unconfirmed, that whatever they’re cleaning is related to the closure,” Blog Mickey wrote.
“While Disney has not officially confirmed the reason for the shutdown, the cleaning activity suggests a maintenance or safety-related issue rather than a long-term closure,” Inside the Magic wrote.
However, Blog Mickey noted that there didn’t appear to be any immediate safety concerns as off-duty cast members were still walking through the area at the time.
The Post has reached out to The Walt Disney Company for comment.
Half the park — including some of its most iconic attractions — was off-limits, frustrating patrons who didn’t have a chance to prepare for the closure.
Echo Lake, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, Star Tours, Grand Avenue, and Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway were all closed to guests.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge technically remained open, but the usual way to get there from the entrance was cut off, so parkgoers were rerouted through Toy Story Land to enter from the other side.
Fan-favorites on Sunset Boulevard stayed open, including The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster.
At 10:30 a.m., two hours after the park opens to visitors, Blog Mickey said that the closed-off area “reopened.”
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is currently in the middle of getting some major changes.
The park recently announced that it will be replacing the Star Wars: Launch Bay with a new experience called The Magic of Disney Animation in 2026. The family experience will allow guests to interact with and explore takes on the iconic Disney Animation headquarters.
A new Monsters Inc. Land — also known as “Monstropolis” is currently being build at Hollywood Studios where the Muppet Courtyard used to be. The new land will have a roller coaster that “will put you right in the middle of the monster action.”
“The first time I saw Monsters, Inc., all I wanted to do was ride on one of those doors like Mike and Sulley,” Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro said last year.
“You’ll go into the factory and experience the first suspended coaster ever in a Disney park. Remember in the movie how those claws grab the doors and hoist them up into the air to take them away? We’re doing that, too. And you’re going along for the ride.”
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