ONE of the biggest rollercoasters at Disneyland Paris is set to close until next summer.
Visitors to the theme park won’t be able to ride the East Australian Current for almost a year.
Crush’s Coaster is found in Disney Adventure World, formerly known as Walt Disney Studios Park, and will close for renovations on September 7.
The ride first opened in 2007 and over time has become one of the most popular attractions with wait times often exceeding 60–120 minutes on busy days.
The good news is that Crush’s Coaster is closing for upgrades only and is expected to open next summer.
Over 10 months the rollercoaster will go through two phases of works.
The first is technical, which Disneyland Paris has said is “essential to the attraction’s operation”.
It includes the replacement of certain control systems, sensors, communication equipment and sections of track.
The second phase will involve testing what has been changed in phase one to make sure everything is working before it reopens to the public.
During the closure, the attraction will also get a makeover with a repaint and clean.
Crush’s Coaster previously closed in 2015 when it underwent a six month refurbishment.
But this closure will be the longest since it opened 19 years ago.
Earlier this year, the World of Frozen opened at Disneyland Paris, and there’s more on the way.
Next year, the world’s first ride based on the Disney film Up will open at the park.
The ride will be based on the much-loved 2009 family film that follows pensioner Carl and boy scout Russell on an adventure.
The ride, named Wilderness Explorers Sky Swings is a carousel ride that will have 48 swings.
It will have special ‘duo’ seats too, so a total of 64 people can go on the ride at one time