November 2024 Refurbs - Railroad Reopens October 25th!

[joseph821]

Hi all.
Back to the refurb threads. I did not post for Sept/October because other threads had it covered.

Disneyland:

Hungry Bear Restaurant - opens on October 25th!

The Briar Patch - Opens hopefully on 11/15

Disneyland Railroad - opens on October 25th!

"it's a small world" - Due to reopen when Holiday Time starts on 11/15

The Disneyland Story presenting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln - Reopens 2025 for 70th.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad:
November 18 to ???

Dumbo:
November 19.
One day refurb. Reopens November 20.

Pixie Hollow: Closed through November 16. Reopens Nov. 17th.

California Adventure:

World of Color One- Reopens as World of Color Holiday on 11/15

I will update this list accordingly as new information becomes available.

Thanks!

 

[Howry]

Was really hoping the Railroad would be open for early November.

 

[joseph821]

Was really hoping the Railroad would be open for early November.

There is a possibility the Railroad will be open by late October. But the time frame for the work was scheduled originally for August to late September but it was decided no 2025 refurb for Railroad -- doing the work now so now it is slated for November reopening. Based on pictures I have seen, some areas have no track so work is progressing. Stay tuned.

 

[PirateBrigade]

Apologies, I should have searched for a more recent thread, but here's the updated HMH & IASW historical and projected downtimes for now through January 2025.

Hi Folks!

I'm updating this post for the season going into 2025. I might paste this into a new 2025 thread, or into an existing one. A few notes regarding these dates:

1. IASW closed earlier than usual in late summer/fall 2024 for holiday overlay installation. It closed on September 16, 2024, which is a whole month earlier than usual.
2. Official holiday time at Disneyland is November 15, 2024-January 6, 2025. That last date is on a Monday, which means any closures will not happen on that day, and will usually occur on the next business day.
3. Multiple sites have reported that IASW will go down on January 21, 2025 and reopen Spring 2025 after an extended refurbishment. This news all but confirms that HM will go back to being the first ride down after the holidays, which is the historical norm dating back to 2010. HM was the second ride to go down these past two years (2023 and 2024).
   1. Note: January 20, 2025 is Martin Luther King, Jr. day (federal holiday) and Inauguration Day. Rides typically go down on Mondays, but move to the next business day if that falls on a holiday.
4. Some clerical changes were made to the previous post (example: wrong year listed).

IASW overlay removal (prediction): January 21, 2025 - Spring 2025
HM overlay removal (prediction): January 7-17, 2025

Haunted Mansion
* = 2nd ride down from holiday season (rare)

HMH Installation	HMH Removal/Refurb
(blank)	Projected: Jan 7-17, 2025
No installation closure (Construction and refurbishment, the ride never reverted back to the original after the conclusion of the 2023 Holiday season)	Jan 22-July 28, 2024* (Construction and refurbishment, the ride never reverted back to the original after the conclusion of the 2023 Holiday season)
Aug 14-31, 2023	Jan 30-Feb 9, 2023*
Aug 15-Sep 1, 2022	Jan 10-20, 2022
Aug 16-Sep 2, 2021	Jan 21, 2020 to Spring 2020*
Aug 26-Sep 5, 2019	Jan 7-17, 2019
Aug 20-Sep 6, 2018	Jan 8-18, 2018
Aug 28-Sep 14, 2017	Jan 9-19, 2017
Aug 22-Sep 8, 2016	Jan 11-21, 2016
Aug 24-Sep 10, 2015	May 4-8, 2015 Jan 12-22, 2015
Aug 25-Sep 11, 2014	Jan 7-16, 2014
Aug 26-Sep 12, 2013	Jan 7-17, 2013
Aug 27-Sep 13, 2012	Jan 9-23, 2012
Aug 29-Sep 15, 2011	Jan 3-13, 2011
Aug 30-Sep 16, 2010	Jan 4-14, 2010

It's a Small World
* = 1st ride down from holiday season (rare)

Holiday Installation	Holiday Removal/Refurb
(blank)	Projected: Jan 21-Spring 2025 (refurbishment)
Sept 16-Nov 14, 2024	Jan 8-18, 2024*
Oct 23-Nov 9, 2023	Jan 9-19, 2023*
Oct 24-Nov 10, 2022	Jan 24-Feb 3, 2022
Oct 24-Dec 6, 2021 (extended closure due to flood damage)	Jan 7-17, 2020*
Oct 21-Nov 7, 2019	Jan 22-31, 2019
Oct 22-Nov 7, 2018	Jan 22-Feb 1, 2018
Oct 23-Nov 9, 2017	Jan 22-Feb 2, 2017
Oct 24-Nov 9, 2016	Jan 25-Feb 5, 2016
Oct 19-Nov 5, 2015	Jan 26-Feb 5, 2015
Oct 20-Nov 6, 2014	Apr 23-May 22, 2014 Jan 21-Apr 9, 2014 (orig. reopen was slated for 2/4, 2/7 or 2/12 depending on source. Used as movie set in early February.) (50th anniversary celebrated on 4/10/2014, actual anniversary 4/22/2014)
Oct 21-Nov 7, 2013	Jan 22-Feb 28, 2013
Oct 22-Nov 8, 2012	Jan 23-Feb 2, 2012
Oct 24-Nov 10, 2011	Jan 18-27, 2011
Oct 25-Nov 11, 2010	Jan 18-28, 2010
Oct 26-Nov 12, 2009	No data

 

[irlandaise]

Wow, excellent research and educated guesses, @PirateBrigade!

I think the software you were using the create the table defaulted to starting each row in the lefthand column, but the 2025 removal dates for HMH and IASW should be in the righthand column. Maybe if you put "---" or "TBD" in the lefthand columns your software will be happy because there won't be a blank cell starting that row?

 

[PirateBrigade]

Wow, excellent research and educated guesses, @PirateBrigade!

I think the software you were using the create the table defaulted to starting each row in the lefthand column, but the 2025 removal dates for HMH and IASW should be in the righthand column. Maybe if you put "---" or "TBD" in the lefthand columns your software will be happy because there won't be a blank cell starting that row?

Oh goodness, something wonky happened on the copy/paste. Looks like I'll be doing some editing today, haha. Good looking out!

 

[irlandaise]

Oh goodness, something wonky happened on the copy/paste. Looks like I'll be doing some editing today, haha. Good looking out!

No problem, and thanks for fixing it. Frankly, I'm surprised that you got the copy/paste to work so wel, since web-based forums don't have the world's most sophisticated text formatting. The table looks great and is very informative.

 

[joseph821]

Apologies, I should have searched for a more recent thread, but here's the updated HMH & IASW historical and projected downtimes for now through January 2025.

Hi Folks!

I'm updating this post for the season going into 2025. I might paste this into a new 2025 thread, or into an existing one. A few notes regarding these dates:

1. IASW closed earlier than usual in late summer/fall 2024 for holiday overlay installation. It closed on September 16, 2024, which is a whole month earlier than usual.
2. Official holiday time at Disneyland is November 15, 2024-January 6, 2025. That last date is on a Monday, which means any closures will not happen on that day, and will usually occur on the next business day.
3. Multiple sites have reported that IASW will go down on January 21, 2025 and reopen Spring 2025 after an extended refurbishment. This news all but confirms that HM will go back to being the first ride down after the holidays, which is the historical norm dating back to 2010. HM was the second ride to go down these past two years (2023 and 2024).
   1. Note: January 20, 2025 is Martin Luther King, Jr. day (federal holiday) and Inauguration Day. Rides typically go down on Mondays, but move to the next business day if that falls on a holiday.
4. Some clerical changes were made to the previous post (example: wrong year listed).

IASW overlay removal (prediction): January 21, 2025 - Spring 2025
HM overlay removal (prediction): January 7-17, 2025

Haunted Mansion
* = 2nd ride down from holiday season (rare)

HMH Installation	HMH Removal/Refurb
(blank)	Projected: Jan 7-17, 2025
No installation closure (Construction and refurbishment, the ride never reverted back to the original after the conclusion of the 2023 Holiday season)	Jan 22-July 28, 2024* (Construction and refurbishment, the ride never reverted back to the original after the conclusion of the 2023 Holiday season)
Aug 14-31, 2023	Jan 30-Feb 9, 2023*
Aug 15-Sep 1, 2022	Jan 10-20, 2022
Aug 16-Sep 2, 2021	Jan 21, 2020 to Spring 2020*
Aug 26-Sep 5, 2019	Jan 7-17, 2019
Aug 20-Sep 6, 2018	Jan 8-18, 2018
Aug 28-Sep 14, 2017	Jan 9-19, 2017
Aug 22-Sep 8, 2016	Jan 11-21, 2016
Aug 24-Sep 10, 2015	May 4-8, 2015 Jan 12-22, 2015
Aug 25-Sep 11, 2014	Jan 7-16, 2014
Aug 26-Sep 12, 2013	Jan 7-17, 2013
Aug 27-Sep 13, 2012	Jan 9-23, 2012
Aug 29-Sep 15, 2011	Jan 3-13, 2011
Aug 30-Sep 16, 2010	Jan 4-14, 2010

It's a Small World
* = 1st ride down from holiday season (rare)

Holiday Installation	Holiday Removal/Refurb
(blank)	Projected: Jan 21-Spring 2025 (refurbishment)
Sept 16-Nov 14, 2024	Jan 8-18, 2024*
Oct 23-Nov 9, 2023	Jan 9-19, 2023*
Oct 24-Nov 10, 2022	Jan 24-Feb 3, 2022
Oct 24-Dec 6, 2021 (extended closure due to flood damage)	Jan 7-17, 2020*
Oct 21-Nov 7, 2019	Jan 22-31, 2019
Oct 22-Nov 7, 2018	Jan 22-Feb 1, 2018
Oct 23-Nov 9, 2017	Jan 22-Feb 2, 2017
Oct 24-Nov 9, 2016	Jan 25-Feb 5, 2016
Oct 19-Nov 5, 2015	Jan 26-Feb 5, 2015
Oct 20-Nov 6, 2014	Apr 23-May 22, 2014 Jan 21-Apr 9, 2014 (orig. reopen was slated for 2/4, 2/7 or 2/12 depending on source. Used as movie set in early February.) (50th anniversary celebrated on 4/10/2014, actual anniversary 4/22/2014)
Oct 21-Nov 7, 2013	Jan 22-Feb 28, 2013
Oct 22-Nov 8, 2012	Jan 23-Feb 2, 2012
Oct 24-Nov 10, 2011	Jan 18-27, 2011
Oct 25-Nov 11, 2010	Jan 18-28, 2010
Oct 26-Nov 12, 2009	No data

Great info!! Thanks!

 

[joseph821]

Looks like the Railroad is still down for the beginning of the holiday season....Friday 11/15 amd Saturday 11/16 still down.

 

[B3rlingirl]

Looks like the Railroad is still down for the beginning of the holiday season....Friday 11/15 amd Saturday 11/16 still down.

Yes, it doesn’t look good for my trip… (my first day is 11/16)

But I still have a little hope left (for an IT-Problem) because hungry bear is also still on the list and I‘d think that the hungry bear barbecue jamboree opens on the 15th with everything else…(parades and woc aren’t on the list yet either…)

 

[joseph821]

Yes, it doesn’t look good for my trip… (my first day is 11/16)

But I still have a little hope left (for an IT-Problem) because hungry bear is also still on the list and I‘d think that the hungry bear barbecue jamboree opens on the 15th with everything else…(parades and woc aren’t on the list yet either…)

This is subject to change...hopefully it will open sooner!!

 

[B3rlingirl]

I am seeing big thunder on the list starting 11/18…
(I desperately hope I am wrong again… )

 

[joseph821]

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad:
November 18 to ???

 

[B3rlingirl]

And they added dumbo…
Starting 11/19

 

[Porsche4]

I am hoping all these new additions to the refurb calendar will only be for very short periods especially Big Thunder which I desperatley want open for our 9 day visit starting Dec 1. Fingers crosssed.

 

[joseph821]

Dumbo:
November 18 to ???

 

[joseph821]

Dumbo is usually a 1 day closure.

 

[Howry]

Dave from Freshbaked sure seems to think the Railroad will be up by late October. Not sure if he has intel or just wishful thinking but the Refurb calendar begs to differ. We shall see. I hope it is up sooner rather then later.

 

[joseph821]

Dave from Freshbaked sure seems to think the Railroad will be up by late October. Not sure if he has intel or just wishful thinking but the Refurb calendar begs to differ. We shall see. I hope it is up sooner rather then later.

Yes I saw his videos, he is not always right. I do not think the Railroad will be up by the end of the month.

 

[JerrodDragon89]

lol

I hope these rides closing next month are for a day....like I'm sorry ***?

Tickets around this time of year are insane, the crowds are going to really pick up, you do not want rides down now....wait until next year

I'm sorry but this season is more important then "the 70th" The real event wont be happening until spring anyway, I rather rides go down early next year then now when its peak crowds incoming for two months.