Disney has confirmed that construction beside Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is for Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular!, a new outdoor playground for children.
The play area is planned for the space near the stunt show’s exit and the Backlot Express patio in the park’s Echo Lake area. Disney said it is expected to welcome young visitors in the coming months, though it did not announce an opening date.
Concept art shows an Indiana Jones-inspired setting built around movie-making details and desert-exploration scenery. Planned features include a multi-level fortress with tunnels, ramps and an enclosed slide; climb-in desert vehicles including a jeep and stunt biplane; oversized production props; and a parent seating area beneath a stage-lighting truss.
Disney’s concept art also depicts canopy shade sails over the play structures, an important feature for an outdoor space in Central Florida.
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The addition will create an outdoor play option at Hollywood Studios, whose previous large-scale playground, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure, closed in 2016 as development moved forward for Toy Story Land and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Earlier in 2026, Disney also opened Drawn to Wonderland, an indoor play space in the Magic of Disney Animation building.
Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! is directly themed to the adjacent Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, which debuted in August 1989. Disney’s announcement ties the new children’s area to the longstanding stunt show rather than the other possibilities that had been speculated about during construction.
