Overview
- The family coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios experienced repeated outages between August 28 and September 5, including three consecutive full days of closure and multiple false restarts.
- Observers reported visible maintenance around the ride’s second launch zone and electrical panels, and riders noted the coaster ran with work lights on during a midday reopening.
- The attraction briefly reopened at about 11:15 a.m. on Friday, September 4, then relapsed into a late-afternoon outage on Saturday, September 5 before returning to service by about 7:00 p.m.
- Walt Disney World has not issued an official explanation for the failures, and the company removed Lightning Lane Multi Pass availability for Slinky Dog Dash through mid-September to preserve operational flexibility.
- The instability reshuffled crowds and disrupted Lightning Lane passholders, so guests are advised to monitor the My Disney Experience app and have backup plans when visiting Toy Story Land.