Overview
- Legoland Florida will open Galacticoaster on Feb. 27, 2026, the park’s first indoor main-park coaster, featuring pre-ride spacecraft customization via touchscreens and RFID wristbands with 625 design combinations.
- SeaWorld Orlando confirms SeaQuest: Legends of the Deep for 2026 as a first-of-its-kind suspended dark ride using submersible-style vehicles, with an opening date still to be announced.
- Disney schedules key 2026 refurbishments: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad returns in spring, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin reopens then with new ride vehicles, handheld blasters, real-time scoring screens and a support-bot named Buddy, Frozen Ever After updates its animatronics with a February reopen window, and Soarin’ Across America debuts by Memorial Day at Epcot.
- At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the current Aerosmith version of Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster ends March 1, with a summer 2026 reopening reimagined to feature The Muppets.
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run adds a new mission on May 22 tied to The Mandalorian and Grogu film release, introducing selectable destinations such as Death Star wreckage and an enhanced engineer role that interacts with Grogu.