Disneyland Paris’ Indiana Jones coaster closes Jan. 4 for a makeover

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril closes Jan. 4, 2027, for several months. Disneyland Paris says parts of the temple will be rebuilt and the queue’s walkways replaced.

Disneyland Paris’ Indiana Jones coaster is getting a lot more than a fresh coat of paint.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril will close on Jan. 4, 2027, for several months, Disneyland Paris announced Monday, Oct. 26. The resort calls it the ride’s “most extensive renovation” since it opened in 1993.

Teams from Walt Disney Imagineering Paris, Design & Delivery and Maintenance will work on it together, Disneyland Paris said. It hasn’t announced a reopening date.

Here’s Disney Parks’ own look at the ride:

What’s changing on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril?

Start with the temple itself. The stones that form the ruins are getting special attention, and some parts will be completely rebuilt, according to Disneyland Paris.

The resort listed the rest of the work on the ride:

• Track: a full maintenance program on the coaster’s supporting structures, especially the rails and footbridges

• Railings and panels: new guardrails, plus new wooden and metal cladding

• Props: decorative pieces taken apart and trucked to the resort’s Central Workshops to be fully restored

The ride has stayed popular for more than 30 years, even as fans have found it rougher over time, Laughing Place noted.

What about the queue and the area around it?

It’s getting work, too. The wooden walkways in the queue will be completely rebuilt, Disneyland Paris said.

The queue winds through an abandoned expedition camp before climbing the temple stairs. The staircase decorations, the campsite scenery and the ride’s famous 4×4 vehicle will all be restored.

The area around the attraction is part of the project as well. The ride’s scenic lighting, the Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost shop and the surrounding area will get new spotlights and modern lighting effects.

The goal, according to the resort, is to preserve the ride and improve comfort for both guests and Cast Members.

When did the Temple of Peril open?

The ride opened in July 1993, about a year after the park, with mine cars racing up, over and around a crumbling jungle temple.

The story sends riders to find out what happened to an earlier expedition, according to Disneyland Paris’ ride page.

It made Disney history right away. Temple of Peril was the first roller coaster in a Disney park to turn riders upside down, thanks to its single loop.

It has been changed before, too:

• From 2000 to 2004, the trains ran backward, a version Disneyland Paris sold as Temple of Peril: Backwards.

• In 2014, it closed for about five months while large parts of the track and structure were rebuilt.

The coaster’s design also inspired Raging Spirits, the Indiana Jones-style coaster at Tokyo DisneySea.

Can you still ride it before it closes?

Yes. It stays open through early January, so it’s still running for most of Disney Enchanted Christmas, which runs from Nov. 7 to Jan. 6 at Disneyland Paris.

A few things to know if you go:

• Riders must be at least 1.40 meters tall, or about 4 feet 7 inches.

• It has a Single Rider line, according to Disneyland Paris.

• It’s in Adventureland at Disneyland Park, not in the resort’s second park, Disney Adventure World.

The renovation joins a run of changes at the park. Earlier this month, Disneyland Paris reopened the bridge to Sleeping Beauty Castle after a full restoration, the resort said Oct. 12.

Main Street’s horse-drawn streetcars, on the other hand, aren’t coming back. The park retired them after 34 years, as PNP reported Oct. 5.

Where else is Indiana Jones in the Disney parks?

It’s been a busy month for Indy fans.

• Disneyland: Indiana Jones Adventure reopened Oct. 23 after its own refurbishment, as PNP reported Oct. 17.

• Animal Kingdom: Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro shared construction photos of the temple for Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent, coming to the park’s new Tropical Americas area, PNP reported Oct. 21.

• Hollywood Studios: the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular got a new construction permit, PNP reported Oct. 16.

Paris’ version will be back after its makeover. Until then, riders have through Jan. 3 to get one more loop in.

Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.

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Hat Tips:

• Disneyland Paris (Oct. 26, 2026), the renovation announcement, plus the ride’s height requirement and Christmas season dates

• Laughing Place (Oct. 26, 2026), the refurbishment

• Disneyland Paris (Oct. 12, 2026), Sleeping Beauty Castle’s bridge

• Pirates & Princesses (Oct. 5, 16, 17 and 21, 2026), the streetcars, Indiana Jones Adventure, the Stunt Spectacular permit and Animal Kingdom’s Indiana Jones temple

• Disney Parks on YouTube (June 24, 2020), the ride video

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