Disney Jr. Play and Dance! at Disney World Will Not Reopen After Cool Kid Summer. Disney Jr. Play and Dance! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in the Animation Courtyard closed on May 25, 2025, to make way for a new experience called “Get Animated,” which opened on May 27, 2025, and was scheduled to run until September 1, 2025. Disney Jr. Play and Dance! is now officially permanently closed, according to the Walt Disney World website.
Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Parks have announced a major retheming and refurbishment of the Animation Courtyard, which includes the theater that was home to Disney Jr.’s Play and Dance! The entire courtyard is being reimagined as “The Walt Disney Studios.”
From the Walt Disney World Website: Disney Jr. Play and Dance! will permanently close on September 25, 2025, to make way for The Walt Disney Studios. Enjoy the ‘Get Animated’ dance party at this location through September 24, 2025.
There is no word yet on what will be replacing Disney Jr. Play and Dance! at Disney World, or what will happen to such characters as Doc McStuffin, Roadster Mickey Mouse, Vampirina, Fancy Nancy, or the other characters who would dance and move with children. We are just throwing this out into the air. Disney Experiences had previously announced a “Bluey” experience coming in 2025. Could Bluey be delayed until 2026, and that would be its replacement?
Disney Jr. Play and Dance! – Join Doc McStuffins, Vampirina, Timon, and Mickey for a high-energy musical celebration. Show off your moves, catch bubbles, and laugh yourself silly at a fun-filled party featuring favorite Disney Jr. Characters and music. Get in the groove on the dance floor as a DJ starts the celebration—playing songs you know from the shows you love.
Join Doc McStuffins and cure your dance fever during a fun-filled, feel-good musical number. Check out Timon showing off his best Hula dancing and other moves learned from his time in the Pridelands. Plus, don’t miss your chance to get down and boogie with everyone’s favorite vampire girl, Vampirina. Finally, Mickey Mouse arrives to teach you his best Roadster Racer moves–direct from Hot Dog Hills.
Disney Jr. Play and Dance! at Disney World Will Not Reopen After Cool Kid Summer
