{"id":201347,"date":"2026-03-22T12:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/201347\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T12:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:30:11","slug":"uh-why-did-disney-just-remove-the-top-of-a-building-in-magic-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/201347\/","title":{"rendered":"Uh, Why Did Disney Just Remove the TOP of a Building in Magic Kingdom?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the past month, Big Top Souvenirs in <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/magic-kingdom\/magic-kingdom-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Magic Kingdom\u2019s<\/a> Storybook Circus has been closed for refurbishment, with no opening date announced.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-861286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-wdw-magic-kingdom-big-top-souvenirs-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\"  \/>Storybook Circus<\/p>\n<p>We recently visited the Magic Kingdom and had to see if there were any updates on the construction. Good thing we checked, because it looks completely different from what it did before!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a travel agent to help with your vacation, we recommend our friends at<a href=\"https:\/\/mousefantravel.com\/?apid=AENN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Mouse Fan Travel.<\/a> They\u2019re experts in the field with over 20 years of vacation planning experience, and they can help take a bunch of the stress out of the entire booking process for you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mousefantravel.com\/?apid=AENN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MEI-Deals-CTA.png\" alt=\"Disney Vacation Planner\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Big Top Souvenirs is the huge circus tent you see in Storybook Circus, filled with Disney souvenirs, treats, slushies, and more. It\u2019s been closed for extensive refurbishment of the tent\u2019s structure since February 20th. It\u2019s supposed to open later this year, but there hasn\u2019t been any word on a specific date.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-861285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-wdw-magic-kingdom-big-top-souvenirs-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\"  \/>Can you see the construction?<\/p>\n<p>When the construction began, Disney used to have a tent up around the building. However, the Big Top tent is now completely gone!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-861283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-wdw-magic-kingdom-big-top-souvenirs-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"  \/>Big Top construction<\/p>\n<p>We could be looking at a long refurbishment here. Now we can see the construction team is working on the steel frame of the tent, and possibly getting a new tent or refreshing it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-861282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-wdw-magic-kingdom-big-top-souvenirs-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"  \/>The tent is gone!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been to Magic Kingdom recently, you know that Big Top Souvenirs isn\u2019t the only thing in Storybook Circus that is closed right now. Pete\u2019s Silly Sideshow, the character meet-and-greet area for Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy, has been closed since January 4th. There is also no reopening time frame for that. Instead, you can meet the characters around Storybook Circus for the time being.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-844498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-wdw-mk-fantasyland-storybook-circus-petes-silly-sideshow-character-meet-and-greets-refurb-5-sca.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\"  \/>Pete\u2019s Silly Sideshow<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be watching closely on everything that is happening at the Magic Kingdom. 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