Four months of refurbishment work at Disneyland Paris ends tomorrow when Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains, known internationally as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, reopens to guests on July 28, 2026.
The closure has been longer than most refurbishments at the park. The work that was done in that time is more comprehensive than most refurbishments too. Teams from Walt Disney Imagineering Paris, Design and Delivery, Maintenance, and the Central Workshops of Disneyland Paris worked across every layer of the attraction, from the approach queue through the final scene. When guests board tomorrow, the experience will be different in ways that range from immediately obvious to quietly significant.
The most significant change is in the ending. The original finale has been replaced. A brand-new Snow White figure now occupies the final scene, and the painted mural behind it has been updated to remove the Prince and his horse, which were previously part of that composition. DLP World reported on X that the original ending has been replaced with static statues, which represents a meaningful departure from the version of the attraction that guests who last visited before the closure will remember.
L’attraction Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains rouvrira demain à Disneyland Paris, après quatre mois de rénovation.
Parmi les principales nouveautés :
– Une scène finale entièrement retravaillée, intégrant une nouvelle figure de Blanche-Neige.
– Une remise à neuf de la file… pic.twitter.com/Ry6mDn80hL
— DLP World (@DLP_World) July 27, 2026
For an attraction that has been part of Fantasyland since Disneyland Paris opened in 1992, inspired by the 1937 Disney animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the changes being made tomorrow are worth understanding before you visit.
Everything That Changed Before You Even Board the Ride
The refurbishment begins in the queue, which has been fully refreshed after decades of guest traffic and environmental wear.
Newly painted floors, low walls, columns, woodwork, and railings now greet guests as they move toward the boarding area. A new themed chandelier has been added to the space. The overall effect is a queue that reads as intentionally designed rather than gradually worn, which matters more than it might sound for an attraction where the wait is part of the experience. Guests spending ten or twenty minutes in that space before boarding will encounter something that feels cared for in a way that the previous version, after thirty-plus years, no longer did.
Inside the Ride, the Work Was Meticulous
The interior of the attraction received attention that went well beyond cosmetic touching up.
The cottage scene, one of the ride's most beloved sequences, was the focus of particularly thorough work. Walls were completely sanded down and repainted to restore them to the vibrancy they had when the park first opened. Woodwork including platforms and beams was repainted by hand. Every one of the seven dwarf figures was touched up individually at the Central Workshops of Disneyland Paris, a time-intensive process that reflects the level of craft the resort applied to this refurbishment.
Black-light paintwork was touched up throughout the attraction. All flooring was stripped back and repainted. Every spotlight was cleaned and optimized as part of a full lighting rework. The cumulative effect of those changes across the full ride is not a single obvious moment of improvement but a sustained sense that the attraction looks and feels the way it was originally intended to.
The exterior received attention as well. The Exit Only sign that previously sat near the attraction's exit by Les Voyages de Pinocchio has been replaced by a new hand-painted mural depicting Snow White and her companions.
The New Final Scene and What It Means for the Attraction
The finale is where the refurbishment makes its biggest departure from what existed before.
A new Snow White figure has been installed in the final scene. It was crafted from resin, handmade and hand-painted at workshops in Seine-et-Marne. Disneyland Paris states that the new figure more faithfully recreates the character design from the animated film while also ensuring the safety of the operational and maintenance cast members who work on the attraction.
The painted mural that forms the backdrop of the final scene has also been changed. The Prince and his horse, which were previously depicted in the scene, have been removed from the mural's composition.
DLP World's reporting that the original ending has been replaced with static statues is the detail that longtime fans of the attraction will notice most. The new Snow White figure does not replicate the movement or the precise storytelling beat of what it replaced. What it offers instead is a figure that is described as more accurate to the film's character design and that addresses the practical needs of the cast members responsible for maintaining and operating that section of the ride.
Whether the trade works for guests who knew the previous version is a question that will be answered ride by ride starting tomorrow.
Scaffolding and the Ongoing Fantasyland Rooftop Work
One piece of context guests visiting in the near term should have before they arrive: the exterior facade of Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains will have scaffolding visible until autumn 2026.
That scaffolding is part of a separate and larger project involving the renovation of the Fantasyland rooftops. Once that work is complete, the rooftops will be adapted to better accommodate the entertainment teams who work there as well as pyrotechnic equipment. The scaffolding does not affect the interior experience of the attraction. Guests approaching it from outside will see it, and knowing that in advance is preferable to discovering it as an unexpected visual intrusion on an otherwise polished Fantasyland environment.
The attraction is fully operational from July 28 despite the exterior work continuing around it.
If you plan to ride Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Disneyland Paris after July 28 and want to share how the refurbished version compares to what you remember from before the closure, drop your thoughts in the comments. And if you are planning a Disneyland Paris trip and want to know more about what else is currently open or under construction in Fantasyland, ask below.
