Walt Disney World has announced the impending closure of DisneyQuest, the indoor “virtual theme park” at Downtown Disney’s West Side. The 100,000-square-foot attraction has offered interactive video games and virtual reality experiences since opening in 1998.
Ed Chambers, president of the Services Trades Council coalition of Disney unions, said the DisneyQuest workers won’t be out of a job, they will be moved to other locations on property.
The site will be the new home of The NBA Experience, which will feature hands-on activities for families that will put you into the world of professional basketball. It will also include a restaurant and retail store. All of Downtown Disney is under a complete
An exact end date was not given for DisneyQuest, but it will be sometime next year.
News source: Orlando Sentinel
Leah grew up in a little farming town in Illinois, right on the Mississippi River. Her Chicago-born husband, David, left the city for her, and they're now raising their three children (Jacob, Jonah and Lydia) just 12 miles from her hometown. As the Senior Editor of the DIS (wdwinfo.com), Leah spends a lot of time writing about, reading about, and discussing Disney. So, it should come as no surprise that one of her family's favorite ways to spend time is going to Walt Disney World and traveling on Disney Cruise Line. She also enjoys shopping, watching movies with her husband and doing crafts with and for her kids.
