Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple — Former Show · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · Mar 15, 2020operated 13 years · 2007–2020

Also known as Jedi Training Academy.

This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

Show history

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2021

UpdateJul 27, 2021#

More than a year after Disney's Hollywood Studios reopened, Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple was still absent from the park's entertainment lineup.

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2020

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RefurbishmentMar 15, 2020#

Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple performed for the last time on the final operating day before Walt Disney World shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic, and it never reopened.

TouringPlans marks the attraction permanently closed and states 'this attraction's final day of operation was March 15, 2020'; Wikipedia's infobox dates the closure March 16, 2020, the day the park shutdown took effect. We record the last day the show ran.

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2017

ChangedSep 17, 2017#

An updated version of the show removed the Seventh Sister Inquisitor, put Kylo Ren in her place alongside Darth Vader, and trimmed the opening backstory.

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2016

ChangedFeb 21, 2016#

Kylo Ren replaced Darth Maul in the show at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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2015

ChangedDec 1, 2015#

The show returned as Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple with a new set and a new storyline that took younglings to an ancient Jedi temple, where the Seventh Sister Inquisitor from the Disney XD series Star Wars Rebels joined Darth Vader as a villain.

AllEars and Wikipedia both give December 1, 2015 for the rebranded debut; Attractions Magazine's November 9, 2015 announcement said only 'early December'.

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ChangedOct 2015#

The original Jedi Training Academy gave its final performances in early October 2015 and went down to be rebuilt as a reimagined show.

Sources differ by one day: Attractions Magazine, reporting on October 5, 2015, says the run 'ended its current run on Oct. 4'; Wikipedia states the original closed October 5, 2015. Held at month precision.

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2007

NewOct 2007#

Jedi Training Academy began running as a regular daily show on a stage beside the Star Tours building in Echo Lake, with children ages 4 to 12 trained in lightsaber technique before facing a Star Wars villain.

AllEars states the show 'became a regular feature at the Studios in October 2007' after previously appearing only during Star Wars Weekends, and places the stage adjacent to Star Tours with sign-ups at the Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost. Only Wikipedia's infobox carries day precision (October 9, 2007), uncorroborated, so the beat is held at month.

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Questions & answers

When did Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple open?

Per the documented record, Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple at Hollywood Studios opened on Oct 2007.

When did Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple is dated Mar 15, 2020: Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple performed for the last time on the final operating day before Walt Disney World shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic, and it never reopened.

What changed recently on Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple?

The latest documented change (documented Jul 27, 2021): More than a year after Disney's Hollywood Studios reopened, Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple was still absent from the park's entertainment lineup.

How many changes are on record for Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple?

7 documented changes, dating back to 2007 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.

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