Credit: Inside the MagicSunday, January 25, 2026, is the final day to experience Frozen Ever After in its original form at EPCOT. The nearly 10-year-old ride will close for its biggest-ever overhaul on Monday, including the installation of new, advanced audio-animatronics.
Frozen Ever After Overhaul
Since its opening in 2016, Disney Parks fans have lamented the use of facial projection technology on the audio-animatronics in Frozen Ever After. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven are known to malfunction, terrifying guests with “frozen” or all-black faces.
Walt Disney World Resort guests have long been jealous of the sculpted, advanced audio-animatronics on similar Frozen (2013) rides at Hong Kong Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort, wishing for the same high-quality technology at EPCOT.
Fortunately, as Disneyland Paris Resort prepares to debut its own top-of-the-line audio-animatronics in the World of Frozen at Disney Adventure World, Central Florida Disney Park guests are finally getting their due.
“In a full circle moment of innovation, the Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff Audio-Animatronics figures will soon receive new updates after ten years of delighting fans in Frozen Ever After,” the Disney Parks Blog wrote. “Taking inspiration from the advancements seen in figures at World of Frozen in Hong Kong Disneyland, the Frozen Ever After figures will face the future of Audio-Animatronics (see what I did there?).”
Frozen Ever After will close on Monday, January 26, 2026, for a weeks-long refurbishment that will include replacing the facial projection animatronics with new, sculpted characters. The final day to experience the Norway World Showcase Pavilion attraction in its current form is Sunday, January 25.
Reopening Date
Walt Disney World Resort has said that Frozen Ever After will reopen sometime in February 2026, but has not confirmed an exact date. Follow Inside the Magic for updates on this and other projects at Disney parks around the world!
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