Disneyland Paris is reopening Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains tomorrow, July 28, and the resort has published a behind the scenes look at what changed while the Fantasyland dark ride sat behind construction walls. The headline item is a brand new Snow White figure in the final scene, but the work went considerably deeper than a fresh coat of paint.
A Long Closure For An Opening Day Attraction
The ride, known to English speakers as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, has been closed since March 30. It was originally due back on May 30, then June 13, before the date settled on July 28 after two separate delays. Disney describes the project as over two months of refurbishment work, which lines up with the active work window rather than the full closure.
Teams from Walt Disney Imagineering Paris, Design and Delivery, Maintenance and the resort’s Central Workshops handled the job. The resort characterizes the scope as primarily technical, with the closure also serving as an opportunity for a deep clean of an attraction that has been running since the park opened in 1992.
A New Snow White And A Prince Who Finally Shows Up
The most visible change comes at the end of the ride. A brand new Snow White figure has been installed, crafted from resin and handmade and hand-painted in workshops in Seine-et-Marne. Disney says the new figure hews closer to the character design from the 1937 animated film, and that it was also built with the safety of the operations and maintenance cast members who work on the attraction in mind.
The painted mural behind that final scene has been reworked too, gaining the Prince and his horse so the ending tracks more closely with how the movie actually ends. It is a small addition that resolves a long-standing oddity, since the attraction previously delivered its happily ever after without the character responsible for it.
Inside, the cottage scene got particular attention. The walls were sanded down completely and repainted to restore the vibrancy they had when Disneyland Park first opened, and the woodwork from the platforms to the beams was repainted by hand. The Dwarf figures themselves were touched up at the Central Workshops.
Queue, Lighting And One Sign That Became A Mural
Guests will notice the difference before they board. The queue has newly painted floors, low walls, columns, woodwork and railings, plus a new themed chandelier. Elsewhere the teams touched up the black-light paintwork, stripped and repainted all the flooring, and reworked the lighting by cleaning and optimizing every spotlight.
Outside, the plain Exit Only sign that sat near Les Voyages de Pinocchio has been replaced with a hand-painted mural of Snow White and her companions, which the resort says gives guests better visibility of where the exit actually is.
One caveat for anyone visiting soon: scaffolding will remain on the attraction’s exterior facade until autumn 2026. That work is part of the wider Fantasyland rooftop renovation, which is being adapted to better accommodate the Entertainment teams who work up there along with pyrotechnic equipment. The resort has been busy on several fronts this year under new president Christophe Murphy. Full photos of the refurbishment are posted at Disneyland Paris News.
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