Plain and simple, nothing lasts forever. The Walt Disney World Resort is filled with amazing offerings, from attractions to entertainment to food…but when you’re making plans to visit Central Florida, the last thing that you want to do is show up expecting something that’s been gone for years.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
Quite simply, folks are planning vacations from out-of-date resources all the time. In fact, there are a number of sites that publish an article and forget about it only to have it picked up on a sub-reddit or a fan community blog and all of a sudden everyone is visiting WDW expecting to see Off Kilter or PUSH the Trashcan.
IS THIS A LONG LIST OF HISTORICALLY RELEVANT AND IN-DEPTH EXPLANATIONS?
Nope. In fact, I’m a huge fan of Yesterland.com! Werner does an amazing job with his storytelling and photo recaps, so I’ll leave that to him:)
LET’S LOOK AT WHAT’S NO LONGER AVAILABLE AT THE WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT…AKA EXTINCT DISNEY!
ANIMAL KINGDOM
- Little Red storyline from Kilimanjaro Safaris
- Mickey’s Jammin Jungle Parade
- Mickey’s Jammin JINGLE Parade
- Primeval Whirl
- Pocahontas and her Forest Friends
- Tarzan Rocks
- The original Festival of the Lion King
- Camp Minnie Mickey
- Chester & Hester’s Dinorama
- It’s Tough to be a Bug (Closed March 17th, 2025)
- TriceraTop Spin (Closed January 13th, 2025)
- Fossil Fun Games (Closed January 13th, 2025)
- The Boneyard (Closed September 2, 2025)
- DINOSAUR (Closed February 2, 2026)
- Restaurantosaurus (Closed February 2, 2026)
EPCOT
- KidCOT Masks
- Maelstrom (closed October 5, 2014)
- Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure
- Ellen’s Energy Adventure (permanently closed August 13, 2017)
- Mo Rockin’
- British Invasion
- Winnie the Pooh in UK
- Kenai and Koda (Brother Bear) in Canada
- Honey I Shrunk the Audience
- Captain EO
- The Living Seas
- Soarin’ (Original California Version)
- Miyuki – The Candy Artist
- McDonalds Refreshment Port
- Test Track (Version One)
- Test Track (Version Two)
- El Rio Del Tiemo
- Electric Umbrella
- Harmonious fireworks (final performance April 2, 2023)
CLASSIC EPCOT
- The Living Seas
- Sea Base Alpha
- Food Rocks
- Kitchen Kabaret
- Symbiosis
- Communicore
- Innoventions
- Ice Station Cool
- Wonders of Life Pavilion
- Body Wars
- Cranium Command
- The Making of Me
- Journey Into Imagination (original with Dreamfinder, closed 1998)
- Horizons (opened October 1, 1983 – closed January 9, 1999)
- World of Motion (opened 1982 – closed 1996)
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HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
- Great Movie Ride (permanently closed August 13, 2017)
- Streets of America
- Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights
- Mulch Sweat and Shears
- Youse Guys Moychandise
- Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
- Backlot Tour
- American Idol Experience
- Sorcerer’s Hat
- Magic of Disney Animation
- Muppet*Vision 3D (permanently closed June 8, 2025)
- PizzeRizzo (permanently closed June 8, 2025)
- Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano (permanently closed May 10, 2025)
- Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy (permanently closed October 2024)
MAGIC KINGDOM
- Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams (final performance May 11, 2017)
- Main Street Electrical Parade (final performance at WDW October 9, 2016)
- Magic Kingdom Welcome Show
- PUSH The Trashcan
- SpectroMagic (final performance June 5, 2010)
- Mickey’s Toontown Fair
- Snow White’s Scary Adventure
- Dream Along with Mickey
- Tom Sawyer Island paint brushes
- Splash Mountain (permanently closed January 23, 2023)
- Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade (permanently closed June 23, 2024)
- Rivers of America (permanently closed July 7, 2025)
- Tom Sawyer Island (permanently closed July 7, 2025)
- Liberty Square Riverboat (permanently closed July 7, 2025)
CLASSIC MAGIC KINGDOM
Main Street USA
- Plaza Swan Boats
- Exhibition Hall
Tomorrowland
- Flight to the Moon
- Mission to Mars
- Alien Encounter
- If You Could Fly
- If You Had Wings
- Take Flight
- Dreamflight/Take Flight (opened June 23, 1989 – closed January 5, 1998)
- Star Jets
- Time Keeper
- American Journeys
- Magic Carpet
- America the Beautiful
- Grand Prix
- Skyway
Fantasyland
- Mickey Mouse Revue (opened October 1, 1971 – closed September 14, 1980)
- Skyway
- Legend of the Lion King
- Pooh’s Playful Spot
- Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride (opened 1971 – closed September 7, 1998)
- Magic Journeys
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage (opened October 14, 1971 – closed September 5, 1994)
- Dumbo
- Ariel’s Grotto
- Snow White’s Scary Adventures
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DISNEY SPRINGS
- Downtown Disney
- Virgin Megastore
- DisneyQuest (permanently closed July 3, 2017)
- Adventurer’s Club
- The VOID
- NBA Experience (permanently closed August 16, 2021)
OTHER
- Monorail Co-Captains
- Disney Dollars
- Paper FastPass
- Walt Disney World Speedway
- Pal Mickey
- Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel (permanently closed September 30, 2023)
We’ll be adding to this list constantly…because there’s always more Extinct Disney World!