Overview
- A portion of Gertie’s tail was removed or found detached, with the piece seen in or beside Echo Lake.
- The issue surfaced after nearby vegetation was cleared following a cold snap, revealing a deep horizontal crack along the tail on February 14.
- Disney crews patched and repainted the area by February 16, but the crack reopened by February 27 before the tail section came off.
- Dinosaur Gertie’s Ice Cream of Extinction remains open and operating, and reporting indicates the tail piece is an external element to the kiosk.
- Disney has not announced a repair timeline, and outlets suggest fixes near the waterline could require more extensive structural work.