Slinky Dog Dash Reopens, Then Goes Down Again
Published September 3, 2026 · Updated September 30, 2026
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Slinky Dog Dash reopened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Early Theme Park Entry on the morning of Thursday, September 3, 2026, ending roughly three and a half days of unscheduled downtime — then went down again a few hours later. According to reports, the Toy Story Land coaster stopped operating around 8:58 AM and was still listed as down as of about 12:30 PM.
As of Thursday, September 3, 2026, the ride’s status is best treated as unstable rather than fixed.
Reports indicate the trouble built through late August, with an hour or more of downtime on most days beginning August 19, then a four-hour outage on August 28 and close to nine hours on August 29. Data reviewed in that coverage suggests the coaster went down around 6 PM on August 30 rather than simply failing to open the next morning.
From there it was closed all day on August 31, September 1 and September 2 — including through Early Entry and the After Hours event on September 2, which is a rough outcome for guests who paid separately for that event.
When it did reopen Thursday morning, Slinky Dog Dash posted the highest wait at the park during Early Entry at 40 minutes. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance sat at 25 minutes and nothing else topped 20, which points to a genuinely light day at the park overall.
What we know
- Slinky Dog Dash (Toy Story Land, Disney’s Hollywood Studios) — reopened for Early Entry on September 3, 2026, then reportedly went back down around 8:58 AM.
- Closed for the full operating day on August 31, September 1 and September 2, 2026, including After Hours on September 2.
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass inventory for the ride was pulled through September 12, 2026, while nearly every other attraction still showed same-day or next-day availability.
- Reports on social media described a ride vehicle stopped at the second launch with an electrical panel open nearby, plus maintenance crews working around the attraction.
- The closure was not on Disney’s published refurbishment calendar.
What’s not confirmed
Disney has not commented on the cause of the closure and has not announced a repair timeline or a date the ride will return to normal operation. The stuck-vehicle and electrical-panel details come from guest reports, not from Disney. Whether Lightning Lane inventory reopens before September 12 has not been stated.
What it means for your trip
- If you have a Hollywood Studios day in the next week or two, do not build your morning around Slinky Dog Dash. Rope drop something you can actually count on — Tower of Terror, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster or Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — and treat Slinky as a bonus.
- Point your Lightning Lane Multi Pass selections elsewhere while inventory is withheld. If Disney gets confident in the fix, expect same-day refills to appear suddenly, which rewards whoever is watching in the moment.
- Waits spike hard right after any reopening as the backlog clears. The better window is late — the last hour before park close is usually the softest line of the day, and the coaster looks great lit up.
- This is the exact scenario SupaPark’s live ride-status and Lightning Lane refill alerts are built for: you get pinged the moment it comes back or inventory drops, and you book in My Disney Experience.
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