Tokyo Disneyland has set a closing date for the current version of Space Mountain. The indoor coaster and its surrounding area are being transformed in a ¥56 billion ($408 million) project.
To celebrate the current attraction, Tokyo Disneyland is holding a special event from 9 April to 31 July 2024. Space Mountain will then close at the end of the day on 31 July.
Tokyo Disneyland broke ground on the new Space Mountain earlier this year. The coaster, which has been a popular attraction at Tokyo Disneyland since the park opened in 1983, will offer “enhanced performance” as well as “immersive special effects”.
The renovated Tomorrowland plaza will represent a future “where humans are in harmony with nature”. After dark, the Space Mountain area will be a “spectacular world of light and soundscapes”.
$408m Space Mountain transformation
Tokyo Disney Resort has also announced the schedule for Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea in spring and summer 2024.
This includes the opening of Fantasy Springs, the eighth themed port at Tokyo DisneySea, on 6 June. The expansion contains three areas inspired by Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan, as well as a new hotel.
Highlights include new boat rides called Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey and Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival, and attractions named Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure and Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies.
To celebrate the new port, Tokyo DisneySea is putting on the ‘Dreaming of Fantasy Springs’ event from 9 April through 30 June. Guests will enjoy themed decorations, merchandise and F&B.
Earlier this year, Oriental Land Company’s new chairman and CEO Yumiko Takano revealed plans to expand Tokyo Disney Resort further.
“We believe there are still various possibilities when it comes to expansion,” Takano said (via Nikkei Asia).
Oriental Land Company later reported rising visitor numbers at Tokyo Disney Resort in its latest financial results.
Images courtesy of Disney and Oriental Land Company
