Space Mountain Retheme Starts Over a Year Early With No Announcement From Disney
Guests at Disneyland Park (Paris) are already spotting changes to Space Mountain, despite the ride’s official closure and reimagining not scheduled to begin until the end of 2027, and Disney has offered no explanation for the early activity.
The Plan Behind the Retheme
Disney revealed its intentions for Space Mountain back at D23 Expo 2026, confirming plans to restore the coaster’s original theming as Space Mountain – De la Terre à la Lune. The Discoveryland attraction has operated for the past decade as the Star Wars-themed Hyperspace Mountain, but that version will close permanently at the end of 2027 to make way for the restoration.
The upcoming overhaul promises extensive technical upgrades and overdue maintenance, plus new indoor sets, props, an enhanced queue, and updated special effects, all aimed at reviving the ride’s original storyline.
Once finished, guests will again be able to watch coaster trains launch from within the queue while listening to Steve Bramson’s original score. One holdover from the current design will remain intact, however: the exterior dome lighting installed in 2025 is expected to stay in place even after the reimagining is complete.
Changes Appear Well Ahead of Schedule
Despite that 2027 timeline, visible modifications have already begun at the attraction. X (formerly known as Twitter) user @PixiedustDLP posted photos on Monday showing that a large themed element had been removed from the cannon structure on the building’s exterior, writing:
A themed element has been removed from the Space Mountain cannon in Discoveryland. 🚀 #DisneylandParis
A themed element has been removed from the Space Mountain cannon in Discoveryland. 🚀 #DisneylandParis pic.twitter.com/gCPFa131DQ
— Pixie Dust DLP ✨ (@PixiedustDLP) September 27, 2026
This earlier photo of the same facade section shows what the area looked like before this week’s removal:
Disneyland Paris Resort has not clarified whether this early removal is connected to preparations for Hyperspace Mountain’s eventual 2027 closure or stems from something else entirely. The European Disney park also hasn’t indicated how long the full retheming project will take once it officially begins, though similarly extensive overhauls have historically taken anywhere from several months to multiple years to complete.
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