Land Changelog // updated 2026.07.20
Islands of Adventure · Universal Orlando
Demolition of the Poseidon's Fury show building was underway by July 20, 2026, with the entrance trident and the Poseidon head sculpture largely removed and the rear of the structure split open, exposing the curved shell of the water vortex tunnel.
The Mystic Fountain's site remained behind construction walls, with Universal having announced no replacement for it or for the land.
The themed archway that once welcomed guests to the show was demolished and the former Sindbad theater was largely cleared.
Phased demolition of The Lost Continent got underway through mid-2026: the iconic Poseidon's Fury trident was torn down and construction walls rose around the Mystic Fountain and the former Eighth Voyage of Sindbad theater, while land venues — Treasures of Poseidon, the All Hallows Eve Boutique, and Doc Sugrue's Desert Kebab House — closed permanently as the island disappeared.
Construction walls went up around the Mystic Fountain the day after its final day of operation.
The Mystic Fountain had its last day of operation after 27 years, leaving The Lost Continent without an operating attraction.
Attractions Magazine reported that the Mystic Fountain was expected to close soon, with passholder and staff social-media posts pointing to a final day of May 15.
Universal confirmed that the venues and experiences of The Lost Continent would permanently close in phases for an unannounced new themed land, with construction walls already blocking the former entrances to Poseidon's Fury and The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad.
Universal confirmed that The Lost Continent's venues would permanently close in phases, with construction walls already blocking the former entrances to the Sindbad theater and Poseidon's Fury.
Construction walls were installed across the former courtyard of the closed show, blocking access to its entrance.
In late April 2026, Universal announced that The Lost Continent would permanently close and be demolished in phases to make way for a new themed area, ending the last of Islands of Adventure's original 1999 islands.
Universal announced that The Lost Continent would be demolished in phases for a new themed area.
On May 23, 2025, a How to Train Your Dragon overlay for the new live-action film arrived across The Lost Continent — decor, photo ops, and merchandise throughout the land, with the Heraldry shop restocked with dragon-species crests and battle gear.
Poseidon's Fury played its final performances on May 9, 2023 and was closed for good the following day, ending a run of just under 24 years with no replacement announced.
Universal announced on April 11, 2023 that Poseidon's Fury would close permanently, giving May 9 as the last day guests could experience it and saying the space would be prepared for "exciting new experiences for our guests."
Poseidon's Fury reopened in March 2022 after a refurbishment that repainted the exterior temple, replaced pipe work for the interior and exterior water features and improved several effects.
Poseidon's Fury did not return when Islands of Adventure reopened following the COVID-19 shutdown, and was reported in August 2021 as having been closed for more than a year as a pandemic cost-saving measure.
The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad Stunt Show performed for the last time and closed permanently after more than 19 years, with no replacement announced for the theater.
Universal announced that the show would run its final performances on Saturday, September 15, 2018, without naming a replacement for the theater.
The show was updated with a new style of stunts, with dated references removed and the set repainted.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened on the site of The Lost Continent's Merlinwood section, leaving Sindbad and Poseidon's Fury as the island's remaining attractions.
Roughly half of The Lost Continent, including the Merlinwood section, was removed and rethemed for the original Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which opened in 2010, leaving Poseidon's Fury as one of the shrunken land's few remaining attractions.
The Lost Continent's northern Merlinwood quarter — home to The Flying Unicorn and the Enchanted Oak Tavern — was closed and demolished in 2008 so The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Hogsmeade could be built on the site; The Flying Unicorn was re-themed into Flight of the Hippogriff and the tavern became Three Broomsticks, shrinking the land to its Greek-myth (Poseidon) and Arabian (Sindbad) districts.
Universal rewrote the show in 2001 based on guest polling data, replacing The Keeper and the Zeus storyline with an archaeologist guide named Taylor and a new villain, Darkenon, and recasting Poseidon as benevolent.
The Flying Unicorn, a family-scale Vekoma junior roller coaster, opened on June 29, 2000 in the land's wooded Merlinwood section, adding The Lost Continent's only roller coaster.
The Lost Continent opened with Universal's Islands of Adventure on May 28, 1999 as one of the park's five original islands — a mythology-themed land of ancient ruins spanning Greek myth and Arthurian/Arabian legend, anchored by the Poseidon's Fury walk-through attraction, the Eighth Voyage of Sindbad stunt show, the interactive Mystic Fountain, and the waterfall-cave Mythos Restaurant.
Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City opened with Universal's Islands of Adventure as a walk-through special-effects show in the Lost City section of The Lost Continent, in which a guide called The Keeper recounted a battle between Zeus and Poseidon before revealing himself as Zeus.
The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad Stunt Show opened with Universal's Islands of Adventure on the park's first day, playing in a dedicated theater in the Sindbad's Bazaar section of The Lost Continent.
The roughly 20-minute show starred Sindbad and his wisecracking sidekick Kabob, who performed stunts in an attempt to rescue Princess Amoura from the evil witch Miseria and her henchmen.
The Mystic Fountain opened with Islands of Adventure in The Lost Continent as an interactive talking fountain that joked with guests, held conversations and sprayed passers-by.
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