Overview
- Pirates of the Caribbean is listed on Disneyland’s official calendar to reopen on Friday, June 26, ending an open-ended closure that began in early May.
- Disney closed the attraction and the adjoining Blue Bayou for refurbishment with May 3 as the last operating day before construction walls went up.
- Permit filings reported by Theme Park IQ describe broad technical work including rockwork repairs, projector and speaker upgrades, new service ladders, replacement panels and cabinets, grated platforms, and electrical and mechanical system improvements.
- Blue Bayou has already reopened with a modified dining experience that blocks some traditional views and may include audible refurbishment noise, and observers have noted fresh paint on the ride’s exterior queue.
- Guests also noticed Port Royal Curios removed from Disneyland’s park map with no explanation, and an overlapping rehab at Disneyland Paris briefly left multiple parks without Pirates, a change that could alter guest planning and crowd patterns this summer.