An opening day attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, The Boneyard in Dinoland USA, is now under refurbishment, expected to reopen in mid-June.
What’s Happening:
- The Boneyard, the massive playground area where kids can explore and excavate a T-Rex and a Triceratops while climbing, sliding, digging, and playing at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, closed for refurbishment on May 1st.
- In Dinoland USA backstory, The Boneyard is where the dinosaur bones were discovered that brought students and the Dino Institute to town, and is an open-air space designed to look like a dig-site where younger paleontologists are welcome to play.
- As of press time, the area is expected to reopen in mid-June, but until then, a special side entrance is still open so guests can access “The Dig Site.” This area of The Boneyard is a larger section of the attraction that features a large play area (read: sandbox) where younger guests can unearth large fossil pieces while guests not wishing to partake can sit in a larger area with tables and cooling fans.
Despite the promised return of the attraction on the official Walt Disney World website, speculation is running rampant with the construction walls that have appeared around The Boneyard, largely in part due to a cryptic announcement at last year’s D23 Expo, where Dinoland USA (home of The Boneyard) was hinted at being removed in favor of attractions based on Moana and Zootopia.- Until Mid-June when the attraction is expected to return, fans can still enjoy the other attractions of Dinoland USA, including the main attraction, DINOSAUR, and Triceratops Spin in Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama.
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