Disney Park Removed Snow White for Months, Now Unveiling NEW Original Princess

Disneyland Paris opened in 1992 with a Fantasyland that was designed to feel like the inside of a storybook. The attractions in that land were built around the animated films that defined Disney’s golden era, and several of them have been operating continuously since opening day. They are not the flashiest rides in the park. They are not the ones that generate the longest queues or the most social media coverage. But they are the ones that have accumulated decades of guest memory, the rides that grandparents rode as children and now ride again with their own grandchildren, the rides that carry a particular weight that newer attractions simply cannot replicate.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, known at Disneyland Paris as Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains, is one of those attractions. Based on the 1937 Disney animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the dark ride has been part of Fantasyland since the park opened. It has operated through seasonal celebrations, through park expansions, through the addition of an entire second gate. The dwarfs’ cottage scene, the witch, the forest, and the final sequence have been part of what Disneyland Paris means to the guests who grew up visiting it.

On July 28, 2026, after more than four months of refurbishment work, the attraction reopens.

The work completed is more comprehensive than a standard maintenance closure. Teams from Walt Disney Imagineering Paris, Design and Delivery, Maintenance, and the Central Workshops of Disneyland Paris spent several weeks on a renovation that touched nearly every layer of the attraction, from the queue through the final scene. What guests encounter when they board tomorrow will be a notably different experience from what the ride offered before it closed.

What Changed in the Queue

The refurbishment begins before guests even board the ride. The queue area has been refreshed throughout, with newly painted floors, low walls, columns, woodwork, and railings. A new themed chandelier has been added to the space. The cumulative effect of those changes is a queue that no longer carries the worn appearance that comes from decades of guest traffic. Guests waiting for the attraction will move through a space that reads as intentionally designed rather than gradually faded.

For a ride that traces its Disneyland Paris history back to 1992, the difference between fresh paint and paint that has absorbed thirty-plus years of use is significant. The queue is often where first impressions of an attraction form, and the refurbished version gives the experience a stronger beginning.

The Cottage Scene Received Special Attention

Inside the attraction, the cottage scene underwent the most thorough restoration. Walls were completely sanded down and repainted, with the goal of restoring them to the vibrancy they had when Disneyland Park first opened. The woodwork, including platforms and beams, was repainted by hand. The figures of the dwarfs themselves were all touched up at the Central Workshops of Disneyland Paris.

Hand-repainting figures that have been part of an attraction for over three decades is painstaking work. The texture and color of an animatronic figure that has accumulated years of environmental exposure does not respond to surface treatment the way a fresh build does. The Central Workshops team addressing each of the seven dwarf figures individually reflects the kind of labor intensity that guests are unlikely to see evidence of but will feel as the difference between a ride that looks tired and one that looks alive.

The black-light paintwork throughout the attraction was also touched up, and all flooring was stripped back and repainted. Lighting was reworked, with every spotlight cleaned and optimized. The comprehensive nature of the work means the changes compound across the full ride experience rather than registering as isolated improvements.

The Final Scene Has a New Snow White

The most significant change to the attraction is in its concluding sequence. A brand-new Snow White figure has been installed in the final scene. The figure was crafted from resin and handmade and hand-painted at workshops in Seine-et-Marne. According to the official description from Disneyland Paris, the new figure more faithfully recreates the character design from the animated film while also ensuring the safety of the operational and maintenance cast members who work on the attraction.

The painted mural depicting the final scene has also changed. The Prince and his horse, which were previously part of the scene, have been removed from it. The mural has been updated to reflect the reworked composition.

DLP World noted on X that the original ending has been replaced with static statues, which is a meaningful distinction from the previous version of the scene. The new Snow White figure is described as static rather than animated, which changes the character of the finale compared to what longtime guests of the attraction will remember.

L’attraction Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains rouvrira demain à Disneyland Paris, après quatre mois de rénovation.

Parmi les principales nouveautés :

– Une scène finale entièrement retravaillée, intégrant une nouvelle figure de Blanche-Neige.

– Une remise à neuf de la file… pic.twitter.com/Ry6mDn80hL

— DLP World (@DLP_World) July 27, 2026

For guests who have ridden the attraction previously, the final scene will read as notably different. For guests experiencing it for the first time, it represents the current version of how Imagineers have chosen to tell that concluding moment of Snow White’s story.

What Else Is Changing Around the Attraction

An animated scene from a Disney attraction features two dwarf-like characters on a rocky path, gazing up at an eerie figure in a long robe and staff, partly hidden behind a large rock. Blue and green lighting adds to the mysterious atmosphere as whispers of Disney attractions closing linger. — Credit: Disney

Outside the ride itself, a new hand-painted mural depicting Snow White and her companions has replaced the Exit Only sign that previously sat near the attraction’s exit by Les Voyages de Pinocchio. The exterior of the attraction has also been part of the broader refurbishment work underway across the Fantasyland rooftops.

Scaffolding will remain visible on the exterior facade of Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains until autumn 2026. That ongoing exterior work is part of the larger rooftop renovation project across Fantasyland, which when completed will be adapted to better accommodate entertainment teams and pyrotechnic equipment. Guests visiting before autumn should expect to see scaffolding when approaching the attraction from outside, even as the interior is fully operational.

Before Your Next Disneyland Paris Visit

For guests with Disneyland Paris trips planned in the coming months, the Snow White attraction’s return on July 28 adds a notable updated experience to Fantasyland’s lineup. The combination of a fully refreshed interior, a new final scene, and improved queue aesthetics makes this a meaningful reopening rather than a simple return to the status quo.

Guests who have not visited Disneyland Paris in several years and who remember the previous version of the attraction’s finale should go in knowing the ending has changed. The new Snow White figure and the updated mural represent a creative choice about how that scene is presented, not a technical limitation.

If you are visiting Disneyland Paris and want to ride the refurbished Snow White attraction, it will be available from July 28 with exterior scaffolding visible through autumn 2026 while the Fantasyland rooftop work continues.

Have you ridden Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Disneyland Paris and want to share what you remember about the original finale? Drop a comment below. And if you visit after July 28 and want to share what the refurbished version looks and feels like compared to the original, we would genuinely love to hear your firsthand account.