Frontierland Shootin' Arcade at Magic Kingdom rumored to close, new DVC Lounge to take its place

Apr 02, 2024 in "Frontierland Shootin' Arcade"

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Posted: Tuesday April 2, 2024 9:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Frontierland Shootin' Arcade at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom is expected to permanently close this summer to make way for a new Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge.

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Disney announced in early January that construction on a brand-new Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge in an unspecified location will begin in 2024 at Walt Disney World. Disney said the new lounge "will be a great place for members to relax and recharge during their day of fun!"

Disney has yet to publicly announce the closure of the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade or provide details of its replacement.

Frontierland Shootin' Arcade free play

The Frontierland Shootin' Arcade was previously expected to close in 2021 when its operating hours were dropped from the calendar and a switch of the arcade into a free play mode. That turned out to be a false alarm, and the arcade continued to operate as normal.

It seems this time however, plans are set, and the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade's time at Magic Kingdom will come to an end pending Disney's announcement.

In addition to the possibility of a new DVC lounge, a number of changes are in store for Frontierland, including the new Country Bears Musical Jamboree opening this summer, and a likely retheme of Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe into a Princess and the Frog tie-in with the nearby Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Disney recently said in a post on its official blog, "Hold your horses, we're not done yet. We have a lot of growth and investment planned for our theme parks in the coming years and look forward to sharing more announcements about Frontierland … so y'all come back now, ya hear?"

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HauntedPirate11 minutes ago

THAT is what many people have said and have tried to explain for a few years, and get yelled at, shouted down, called "haters", "complainers", et al.

tissandtully1 hour ago

Yeah, I know DVC gets treated as some sort of rich people thing, but it's really not? Some people just decided to spend their money that way. I will say I'm glad I got in when I did cause I don't think the value is there now at current price points unless you get it on one of the huge deals when they are desperate to make their sales goals.

nickys3 days ago

It used to annoy me far more because I thought it painted us all in a hypocritical light. Now I just do this more 🙄 (and to myself) and scroll past.

nickys3 days ago

They could relocate them from Fort Langholm (RIP) used to aim at Big Thunder riders. Then we can take aim at the guests outside …. 😉

Haymarket20083 days ago

Getting rid of the shooting gallery for this is incredibly silly. That being said….this is probably the most genuine Frontierland themed addition coming to the MK in a long time. The fact that the company is razing gorgeous landscapes and slapping googly eyes on cars while this space is hidden behind a paywall is…..telling.

Fido Chuckwagon3 days ago

There are people (like me) who think TIana’s is decent in it’s own right, and a good attraction. But better than Splash? No, I think you would really struggle to find people who have that opinion.

Raineman4 days ago

Nah. I'll be too busy begging for spare change outside of the Sunshine Tree Terrace so I can buy a Dole Whip to split amongst my whole family.

ToTBellHop10 days ago

If you’d like, I can FaceTime with you from inside.

Sirwalterraleigh10 days ago

Generally speaking…making stupid choices is a result of the quality of the machine making those decisions Darwin p

networkpro13 days ago

Or your grandchildren ;)

Brian13 days ago

Don't get too excited. Remember, EPCOT was supposed to look like this: We'll see how the final product turns out.

peng13 days ago

Surprised they put a smidge of effort into this, I was expecting something along the lines of the new Fort Wilderness cabins, so at least an attempt to match the theming was a surprise. Though the bar is low at this point.