Indiana Jones Playground Brings a Mini Stunt Show to Hollywood Studios

OPEN Brief: Disney’s Hollywood Studios is getting an Indiana Jones playground, and it is sized for the smallest stunt fans in the park. Disney revealed Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! on November 9, 2026, with a play jeep, a mini-airplane, and a small slide tucked beside the famous stunt show. This OPEN guide covers where it sits, who it is for, every playground at the other Disney World parks, and why Disney keeps building them.

Where Is the Indiana Jones Playground at Hollywood Studios?

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is placing Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! between the Indiana Jones stunt show and Backlot Express.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will build Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! outdoors, between Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! and Backlot Express. Disney says it will open “in the coming months.” No exact date has been announced.

The spot makes practical sense. Families can let kids play before or after the stunt show, then grab a meal at Backlot Express without crossing the park. It also gives Disney’s Hollywood Studios its second new play space of 2026, after Drawn to Wonderland opened inside The Magic of Disney Animation on September 14, 2026. Before this year, the park had gone without a playground since the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids set closed in 2016.

For everything else changing at the park, follow OPEN’s Disney’s Hollywood Studios coverage.

What’s Inside the Hollywood Studios Stunt Playground?

Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! uses scaled-down set pieces from the production side of the Indiana Jones stunt show.

Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! is designed mainly for toddlers and younger children. Instead of copying the show’s action scenes, the playground borrows the props and backlot pieces a film crew would use. Here is what Disney has shown so far:

• Small slide: Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! includes a slide sized for little kids.
• Play jeep: Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! has a kid-sized jeep inspired by the show’s vehicles.
• Mini-airplane: Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! adds a small plane that nods to the stunt show’s airfield scene.
• Movie camera: Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! features an oversized camera prop from the production side of the set.
• Marketplace facade: Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! includes a small marketplace front, echoing the show’s street set.

Does Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! Have Age Limits?

Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! has no height requirement and no strictly enforced age limit, though it targets toddlers.

Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! is aimed at toddlers, preschoolers, and younger children. Like other outdoor play areas in Disney parks, it is treated as an all-ages space. That means the props are scaled for little ones, but parents and guardians can climb on with their kids.

Which Playgrounds Are at the Other Disney World Parks?

Walt Disney World’s other play areas range from a 2003 space crawl at EPCOT to Magic Kingdom’s 2012 circus spaces.

Walt Disney World’s lineup splits into splash zones, indoor play rooms, and outdoor playgrounds. EPCOT has the most, with four. Disney’s Animal Kingdom currently has none, since The Boneyard closed on September 1, 2025. Here is each one, sorted by park, with its theme and the year it arrived.

Planning a full day around these stops? Start with OPEN’s EPCOT coverage and Magic Kingdom coverage.

Which Disney World Playgrounds Have Closed Recently?

Walt Disney World has also removed three big play spaces since 2016, which explains much of the new building.

• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure: Disney’s Hollywood Studios ran this oversized backyard playground from 1990 until 2016, when it closed for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
• The Boneyard: Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened this fossil dig playground with the park in 1998 and closed it on September 1, 2025.
• Tom Sawyer Island: Magic Kingdom closed its island of caves and bridges in 2025 to clear space for the Cars land, Piston Peak.

Why Is Disney World Adding More Playgrounds?

Walt Disney World playgrounds give kids a place to burn off energy that is not a ride line, which is likely the real goal.

Here is the honest take: almost no family buys Walt Disney World tickets to visit a playground. That holds even for parents with small kids. A multi-day ticket is a big spend, and families come for rides, shows, and characters they cannot get at the park down the street.

So why keep building them? The clearest reason is operational. A playground gives restless kids somewhere to run instead of standing in a long queue. That likely makes the day easier for parents and spreads guests out without adding ride capacity. Disney is also replacing what it took away, since the 2025 closures of The Boneyard and Tom Sawyer Island left two parks short on open play space.

Why Isn’t the Indiana Jones Playground at Animal Kingdom?

Disney’s Animal Kingdom is getting a new Indiana Jones ride, but Disney chose Hollywood Studios for the Indy playground.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom is adding Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent in Tropical Americas, a new land targeted for 2027. With Indy setting up shop in that park, OPEN expected the playground to follow him there. Moving the stunt show over someday seemed possible too.

That is not how it looks now. A brand-new playground built right beside Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! points to the show staying at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the foreseeable future. Disney has not announced any change to the stunt show. Keep tabs on the new land in OPEN’s Disney’s Animal Kingdom coverage.

Nobody books a Disney trip for the slide, but a tired kid can make or break the afternoon.

The bottom line: these playgrounds come with park admission and need no Lightning Lane. Use them as a reset between rides, not as a reason to pick a park.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Indiana Jones playground at Disney World?

The Indiana Jones playground, Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular!, is at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, between Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! and Backlot Express.

When does the Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! playground open?

Disney says the Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! playground at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will open in the coming months. No exact date has been announced.

Is there a height requirement for Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular!?

No. Epic Jr. Stunt Spectacular! has no height requirement and no strictly enforced age limit, and parents can join their kids on the play structures.

Is the Indiana Jones stunt show moving to Animal Kingdom?

Disney has not announced any move for Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! A new playground beside the show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios suggests it is staying put for now.

Status Brief

---

Follow the OPEN News Desk on X, Facebook, and Instagram for real-time Central Florida theme park updates.