{"id":1117,"date":"2020-07-17T02:06:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T02:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2020-07-17T02:21:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T02:21:21","slug":"disney-news-rivers-of-light-closed-forever-confirmation-of-primeval-whirl-and-stitchs-great-escape-permanent-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/disney-news-rivers-of-light-closed-forever-confirmation-of-primeval-whirl-and-stitchs-great-escape-permanent-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney News: Rivers of Light Closed Forever, Confirmation of Primeval Whirl and Stitch\u2019s Great Escape Permanent Closures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As reported in a memo to Cast Members, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.disney.com\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disney<\/a> has officially announced the closure of two attractions and a night-time light spectacular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disney didn\u2019t offer a reason for the decision yet; the most surprising of the closures is the permanent closure of Rivers of Light, the night-time spectacular at Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom. Along with this are the permanent closures of Primeval Whirl and Stitch\u2019s Great Escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stitch\u2019s Great Escape<\/strong><br>Stitch\u2019s Great Escape! opened in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom back in 2004.\u00a0 Based on the 2002 film Lilo &amp; Stitch, the attraction was a less scary replacement for the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter.<br>Disney debuted Rivers of Light back in 2017. Like EPCOT\u2019s Illuminations, it did not rely on Disney characters and intellectual property<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, Disney announced that it would add Disney characters to an updated copy of the show, called Rivers of Light: We Are One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Primeval Whirl<\/strong><br>Primeval Whirl initially closed for maintenance issues late in 2019 but moved from a refurbishment status to a seasonal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this time, Disney has released no information on what will replace these attractions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As reported in a memo to Cast Members, Disney has officially announced the closure of two attractions and a night-time light spectacular. Disney didn\u2019t offer a reason for the decision yet; the most surprising of the closures is the permanent closure of Rivers of Light, the night-time spectacular at Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom. 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