New refurbishment dates scheduled 'For the First Time in Forever' at Disney's Hollywood Studios

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Posted: Monday August 22, 2022 3:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The planned refurbishment of "For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration" at Disney's Hollywood Studios has been rescheduled for early 2023.

For the First Time in Forever A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration overview

The closure was originally planned for late August 2022, but will now take place January 9 through January 27, reopening to guests on January 28 2023.

Plans for the refurbishment include updates to the theater, with new carpeting and seating.

View all current and upcoming Walt Disney World refurbishments.

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drizgirlJan 30, 2023

THIS^^^ How many more guests per day are in this park than before SWGE? And how much net new capacity?

mattpetoJan 30, 2023

Agreed. No reason to swap out this show for another in the same space. Animation Courtyard has to be a priority, at some point... I do kind of wish that they would add some Frozen 2 content, but I'm sure there are story and time constraints. I feel like at this point though, they are ignoring the superior music catalog. (Well, at least we get a F2 beat in F!)

ToTBellHopJan 30, 2023

Exactly. Plus I was as skeptical of this show as most of us but ended up finding it surprisingly charming.

gerararJan 30, 2023

Sorry, but we don't need anymore replacing at DHS. Put that in the old VOTLM theater or Launch Bay. The other 3 parks. Need. Capacity.

MagicHappens1971Jan 30, 2023

its amazing that this still exists.

Cmdr_CrimsonJan 30, 2023

*Sigh* Such a shame this isn't an Encanto Sing a long now..And it can pay tribute to the last show with this song..

gerararJan 29, 2023

The show has returned from its refurbishment. New seats and carpeting. Also apparently the show's choreography was returned fully to pre-pandemic levels, as well stage sets refreshed. Could say this was a technical refurbishment too. Seats were previously blue and carpet had a swirl pattern (although these social distancing signs were already gone iirc): Source and more pics:

Cmdr_CrimsonJan 02, 2023

And yet they have not added any of the songs from the sequel considering how long it's been since it's release.

mattpetoJan 02, 2023

The Frozen Sing Along show is great and it’s even better when they play the holiday version. They have space at the Voyage of the Little Mermaid to do something with Encanto. That whole Animation Courtyard is a massive skip at this point.

Cmdr_CrimsonJan 01, 2023

An Encanto Sing Along would be much better now in it's place.. And then there's the purist thinking Frozen is better to hear "let it go" rather than "We don't talk about Bruno."

DCBakerJan 01, 2023

Just a reminder if you're heading to Hollywoods Studios in January - the Frozen Sing-Along will be closed for refurbishment January 9-27. Details here - https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/for-the-first-time-in-forever-a-frozen-sing-along-celebration/news/22aug2022-new-refurbishment-dates-scheduled-for-the-first-time-in-forever-at-disneys-hollywood-studios.htm

RSoxNo1Aug 22, 2022

I believe that theater got an update between the American Idol Experience and Frozen moving in. That took place in 2015, so it's not inconceivable that it needs a general maintenance update.