Table-service dining was suspended beginning May 16, 2026, to house the new 'Jessie's Roundup' Toy Story show for Cool Kids' Summer, with regular dining expected to return in fall 2026.
Everything that changed here
across the land, newest first- 2026
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An exterior facade refurbishment began behind scrim and scaffolding (ride stayed open); by mid-2026, as the scrim came down, the central cupola was revealed refinished in a darker, shinier metallic tone instead of the former beige stone color.
beige stone-tone cupola→darker metallic finish - 2025
The signature turkey leg rose from $13.49 to $14.99 and the Mickey Pretzel from $7.99 to $8.49 on the menu.
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The Liberty Square Riverboat closed permanently after its final voyages on July 6, 2025; the Rivers of America was drained to build the Cars-themed Piston Peak expansion.
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Reopened with Donald Trump's figure returned to center stage reciting the oath at the show's finale in place of Biden, reusing the 2017 Trump oath recording; Biden's figure was repositioned and stands silently.
Biden (finale oath)→Trump (finale oath)
20246 changes
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Multiple menu prices increased, including the frozen slushy ($5.49 to $6.29), bottled beverages ($4.99 to $5.29), and the chocolate-chip cookie ($3.99 to $4.29).
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Disney announced the Rivers of America and its riverboat would close to make way for a Cars-themed Frontierland expansion (later revealed as Piston Peak).
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A controversial menu overhaul discontinued the fan-favorite Fresh Fruit Waffle Sandwich and Sweet-and-Spicy Chicken Waffle Sandwich, switching Sleepy Hollow to a single all-day menu of Mickey-shaped waffles, funnel cakes, and a hand-dipped corn dog.
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Disney overhauled the menu, removing the fan-favorite hushpuppies along with the New England Shrimp Boil, Sea Captain's Fish Sandwich, Mixed Greens Salad, and Plant-Based Crab Cake Sandwich, and reworking the Trio Platter to come with French fries.
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A months-long exterior refurbishment that began in September 2023 was completed, repainting the colonial facades without changing the color scheme, replacing lamps, and refreshing the planters and entrance mural while the restaurant stayed open.
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An exterior refurbishment concluded and the store reopened, with a repainted facade, restored entrance door, rebuilt staircase, and repainted courtyard props (fence, table, and sleigh).
20232 changes
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The Hatbox Ghost was added beside the Endless Hallway as part of Disney's 100th anniversary; as Doom Buggies pass, his head vanishes from his shoulders and reappears in the hatbox in his hand.
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A new Haunted Mansion merchandise collection timed to the 2023 film's release arrived, including $34.99 'Welcome Foolish Mortals' ear headbands, $54.99 Crocs, and a $69.99 shop-exclusive blanket.
20221 change
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Memento Mori completed a multi-week refurbishment (half the shop walled off from early May), reopening with an easier-to-navigate open floor plan and a checkout relocated into the former Spirit Photography room.
20213 changes
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Joe Biden was added with a new front-and-center figure reciting his oath of office (no follow-up speech), accompanied by personal display props.
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Liberty Square Market closed for an approximately three-week refurbishment, with a temporary turkey-leg cart serving guests in the interim.
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The stand reopened after its refurbishment with a redesigned white-cabinetry counter echoing the adjacent Hall of Presidents architecture and a revamped menu adding skewered 'meat on sticks' in the style of Disneyland's Bengal Barbecue.
20201 change
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After reopening from the 2020 pandemic closure, the restaurant temporarily dropped a la carte service and offered only the all-you-care-to-enjoy family-style Patriot's Platter for both lunch and dinner (about $39 adults / $21 children).
20193 changes
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The in-store lenticular Spirit Photography photo op was discontinued and its chamber repurposed to sell new $59.99 Host-A-Ghost spirit jars.
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Commemorative Haunted Mansion 50th anniversary merchandise debuted in the shop's lineup of Mansion-themed goods.
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An on-ride PhotoPass effect was added: a hidden camera behind the final portrait-gallery wall captures riders during a lightning-flash, delivered automatically to My Disney Experience via MagicBand.
20181 change
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The Liberty Belle received a complete overhaul that included the installation of a new boiler.
20171 change
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Reopened after an extended refurbishment with a new film, 'The Idea of a President,' and a Donald Trump figure that recites the oath of office followed by a short speech.
20162 changes
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In October 2016 the lunch menu added the all-you-care-to-eat family-style Patriot's Platter (roughly $33 adults / $19 children), reducing the a la carte lunch options.
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The venue returned to table-service dining with an all-you-care-to-enjoy family-style feast menu, similar to the neighboring Liberty Tree Tavern.
20143 changes
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Memento Mori, a Haunted Mansion-themed gift shop, opened in Liberty Square at Magic Kingdom, replacing the former Yankee Trader store.
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Closed permanently; the space was converted into Memento Mori, a Haunted Mansion-themed shop that opened October 6, 2014.
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Closed permanently to make room for Walt Disney World's MyMagic+ infrastructure; the space reopened as a MyMagic+ Service Center.
Heritage House gift shop→MyMagic+ Service CenterD23 A-to-Z gives the exact close date of January 4, 2014 and states the reopening as a MyMagic+ Service Center; MousePlanet ties the closure to the MyMagic+ rollout; worldofwalt independently confirms the Jan 4, 2014 close date.
20121 change
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Baked sweet potatoes were newly added to the menu, joining the existing baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and fresh whole fruit.
20112 changes
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A new interactive queue debuted, turning the graveyard wait into a mini-attraction with interactive crypts (including the musical Decomposing Composer's tomb) and tribute headstones honoring the attraction's Imagineers.
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Sleepy Hollow reworked its menu to add the signature waffle sandwiches that defined the stand for over a decade: a sweet-and-spicy chicken waffle, a ham-prosciutto-Swiss waffle, and a Nutella fresh-fruit dessert waffle.
20093 changes
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The Liberty Belle hosted 'Tiana's Showboat Jubilee,' a limited-run live show promoting The Princess and the Frog, staged aboard the boat from October 26, 2009 through January 3, 2010.
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Reopened as 'The Hall of Presidents: A Celebration of Liberty's Leaders' after a major makeover: film and slides gave way to high-definition digital projection, a new Joel McNeely score and Morgan Freeman narration were added, Barack Obama was added with a speaking role, and George Washington was given a speaking role.
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In early 2009 (character dining ended January 5, 2009) Liberty Tree Tavern discontinued its long-running character dinner, in which Disney characters such as Goofy and Chip & Dale appeared in colonial costumes, converting to a character-free family-style dinner.
20072 changes
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Reopened from the 'Re-Haunting' refurbishment (closed June 8): added the Endless Staircase, attic bride Constance Hatchaway, a clearer floating Madame Leota, and enhanced Stretching Room audio, bringing WDW in line with Disneyland's mid-2000s updates.
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Merchandise had broadened beyond gourmet cookware to general homewares, kitchen goods, and jams.
cooking/serving accessories→homewares and jamsBased on a 2007 merchandise snapshot; exact date of the shift is undocumented.
20051 change
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The Liberty Belle underwent an extensive rehabilitation running from September 2005, returning to service in September 2006.
20031 change
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The long-running Diamond Horseshoe stage show closed permanently on February 1, 2003.
20011 change
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George W. Bush was added with a recorded speaking role (his figure reworked from the 1993 Clinton animatronic), and J.D. Hall replaced Maya Angelou as narrator.
Maya Angelou→J.D. Hall (narrator)
19965 changes
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Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe opened in Liberty Square, created by merging three former shops (Olde World Antiques, the Silversmith, and Mlle. Lafayette's Perfumerie) into one year-round holiday store.
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Olde World Antiques closed permanently; it was merged with the Silversmith and Mlle. Lafayette's Parfumerie and rethemed into Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe, which opened February 5, 1996.
Olde World Antiques (antiques)→Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe (Christmas merchandise)D23 lists the closing date as January 30, 1996; the D23 Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe page gives an opening of February 5, 1996. The antiques were removed to make way for an expanded character/Christmas merchandise location. -
The Silversmith closed in early 1996 and was merged with the adjacent Olde World Antiques (closed January 30, 1996) and Mlle. Lafayette's Parfumerie into a single shop, Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe, which opened February 5, 1996.
The Silversmith (silver shop)→Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe (year-round Christmas shop)D23 confirms Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe opened February 5, 1996 replacing Olde World Antiques and the Silversmith; themickeywiki confirms the three-shop merger and the Jan 30, 1996 closure of Olde World Antiques. Exact last operating day of the Silversmith not sourced, so dated to the transition month anchored to the Feb 5 successor opening. -
The Richard F. Irvine was completely rebuilt and returned as the Liberty Belle, with everything except the hull, boiler, and engines stripped and an all-new aluminum-and-vinyl superstructure constructed.
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Closed permanently; the small shop by the former keelboat dock shut for good, with congestion from Haunted Mansion crowd flow cited as a likely factor.
Ichabod's Landing→closedTwo independent fan histories (AllEars, WDWMousing) date the closure to 1996; WDWMousing notes it was a magic shop selling tricks in its final form. The WDWMagic thread corroborates the location and novelty merchandise. The space went backstage/storage; successor use is uncertain.
19951 change
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The venue reverted to the Diamond Horseshoe Revue name and converted from table service to a walk-in quick-service format with a revamped menu.
19931 change
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Reopened after a complete renovation: historian Eric Foner rewrote the script to address slavery and civil rights, Maya Angelou became narrator, and Bill Clinton became the first president to record his own voice for his Audio-Animatronic figure.
Lawrence Dobkin→Maya Angelou (narrator)
19861 change
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The show was reworked and renamed the Diamond Horseshoe Jamboree, requiring Advance Dining Reservations for the first time.
19801 change
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The Admiral Joe Fowler was destroyed when it was dropped from a crane during a dry-dock overhaul and was broken up for scrap; the park chose not to replace it, leaving the Richard F. Irvine as the attraction's sole vessel.
two riverboats→one riverboat
19732 changes
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Opened as The Yankee Trader, a gourmet/culinary specialty shop in Liberty Square selling cooking and serving accessories.
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A second sternwheeler, the Richard F. Irvine, entered service on the Rivers of America, named for the Disney executive who oversaw Walt Disney World's planning, giving the attraction two operating riverboats.
one riverboat→two riverboats
19722 changes
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Olde World Antiques opened in Liberty Square as a three-in-one shop selling authentic European antiques, alongside its connected sections the Silversmith and Mlle. Lafayette's Parfumerie.
no shop→Olde World Antiques (antiques + Silversmith + Parfumerie)Antiques buyer Otto Rabby sourced items from Italy, France, England, Denmark, Holland, Austria, Spain and Germany; the Silversmith was themed to Johnny Tremain (linking to the Liberty Tree) and the rear Parfumerie offered custom-blended perfumes accessible from Main Street. -
Columbia Harbour House opened in Liberty Square at Magic Kingdom, a quick-service restaurant themed as a New England seaside tavern serving seafood and chicken.
197110 changes
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Liberty Square Riverboat opened one day after Magic Kingdom's debut, cruising the Rivers of America aboard the steam-powered sternwheeler Admiral Joe Fowler, named for the Navy rear admiral who oversaw Disney park construction.
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The Diamond Horseshoe opened on Magic Kingdom's opening day as the Diamond Horseshoe Revue, an Old West music hall in Liberty Square with live sing-along and can-can shows.
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The Hall of Presidents opened on Magic Kingdom's first day, a Liberty Square theater show pairing a widescreen film with Audio-Animatronic figures of every U.S. president.
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The Haunted Mansion opened with Magic Kingdom on opening day in Liberty Square — a Doom Buggy (Omnimover) dark ride and the second Haunted Mansion after Disneyland's 1969 original, housed in a Dutch Gothic-style Hudson River Valley manor.
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Liberty Tree Tavern opened with the rest of Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971, as an original Liberty Square table-service restaurant themed to Colonial-era America, with six dining rooms named for U.S. patriots such as Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross.
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Early Magic Kingdom guide maps labeled the restaurant 'Nantucket Harbour House' before it was renamed Columbia Harbour House ahead of opening.
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Sleepy Hollow Refreshments opened as an original Liberty Square walk-up refreshment stand, appearing on Magic Kingdom's late-1971/early-1972 souvenir maps.
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Opened with Magic Kingdom in Liberty Square as a colonial-styled gift shop near the exit of The Hall of Presidents, selling American-history memorabilia and offering a genealogy/family-crest lookup service.
D23 confirms the 1971 opening and American-history merchandise; MousePlanet documents the on-site 'family crest research facility'; worldofwalt lists the 'crest of your family surname' among offerings. Sources give year-only (1971); the park opened October 1, 1971. -
Opened as a small shop at the Mike Fink Keelboats dock in Liberty Square, just outside the Haunted Mansion, originally trading as the Keelboat Hat Shop.
no shop→Keelboat Hat ShopExact debut date unverified; the shop stood at the keelboat launch, which opened with Magic Kingdom on Oct 1, 1971. Over its life the store was renamed Keelboat Shop and finally Ichabod's Landing, selling hats, novelties/walking toys, and magic tricks. Sources confirm the name lineage and identity but do not pin the opening year. -
The Silversmith opened as one of Liberty Square's original shops when the land debuted with the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971, selling silver trinkets and wares; it was themed as the establishment of Johnny Tremain, hero of the Esther Forbes novel adapted by Disney.
AllEars lists 'The Silversmith Shop' among Liberty Square's original 1971 shops and confirms the Johnny Tremain theming; Wikipedia confirms Liberty Square opened Oct 1, 1971. No source states a Silversmith-specific opening day, so dated to the year.
That's every change on the record in Liberty Square since 1971.
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