DINOSAUR, Restaurantosaurus, and the whole of DinoLand U.S.A. are now officially extinct.
DinoLand is Closed
Sunday, February 1 was the last day of the Disney’s Animal Kingdom thrill ride and quick-service restaurant. With their closure, DinoLand is no more. Construction walls, scrim, and planters now block the land.
The Disney’s Animal Kingdom guidemap and Wilderness Explorers experience were also updated to no longer include DinoLand.
The phased closure of DinoLand began in January 2025 with Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama, including TriceraTop Spin, Fossil Fun Games, and Dinosaur Treasures. The gift shop will be reused for the new land, but TriceraTop Spin, Fossil Fun Games, and the iconic cementosaurus were demolished.
The Boneyard closed next in September 2025. The play area included the Brachiosaurus gateway and a dig site for kids. It was completely demolished within weeks.
In October 2025, snack stands Trilo-Bites and Dino-Bite Snacks closed. It’s unclear if the structures will be reused or not.
DINOSAUR and Restaurantosaurus remained open the longest because they will both be reimagined. DINOSAUR will become an Indiana Jones ride while Restaurantosaurus will become a quick-service hacienda. Check out our last looks at DINOSAUR, Restaurantosaurus, and more of DinoLand.
Tropical Americas
In addition to the Indiana Jones ride, the new land will have an Encanto ride, a carousel, and a playground. In the above concept art, the Indiana Jones ride (DINOSAUR) is in the upper right, the reused Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures is to the left, and Restaurantosaurus is in the center right.
The Encanto ride, currently under construction, will take guests into Casita on the day Antonio receives his magical gift of speaking with animals. Guests will ride vehicles made of living furniture. The original Encanto cast returned to record lines for the ride.
Though set during the events of the film, the ride’s story will go beyond that of Encanto.
The carousel is part of the village of Pueblo Esperanza. Created by a local woodcarver, the carousel has seats inspired by Disney animals like Kevin from Up. There will be a playground to replace The Boneyard but Disney hasn’t announced details.
Pueblo Esperanza means “Village of Hope.” Disney’s backstory states villagers gather at the fountain in the center of the land to tell stories.
DINOSAUR used the same ride system and nearly identical track as Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland Park, so the new Indiana Jones ride will be similar to the original. However, it will have a brand new story set in a Mayan temple. The Disneyland version is set in India while the Tokyo DisneySea version is at an Aztec temple in Mexico.
Indy ventures into the temple to learn more about stories of a mythical creature. Construction walls in DinoLand feature Camazotz, bat-like spirits from Maya mythology, suggesting they will be part of the attraction.
Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond! is technically part of DinoLand but is not expected to be changed.
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