Tarps and Scaffolding Come Down, Revealing a New Look at Hollywood Studios’ Upcoming Restaurant

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic set some operations back at Walt Disney World Resort. Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, Disney Springs, and all Resort hotels had to close for a handful of months. Construction on every project was set back by months and, in some cases, years.

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The most famous examples are the Walt Disney World Railroad, which was closed for years as a result of the pandemic, and the TRON Lightcycle Run, whose construction was set back, causing the attraction to take years longer to develop than planned.

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However, attractions weren’t the only aspects of operations at Disney Parks that were slowed down; restaurants were also affected. Many Disney Park and Resort hotel restaurants were altered, with character dining experiences being ‘temporarily unavailable.’ As for Woody’s Roundup Rodeo BBQ restaurant in Hollywood Studios, construction was slowed down significantly, just like the Walt Disney World Railroad and TRON Lightcycle Run.

Final theming touches going on Roundup Rodeo BBQ at Toy Story Land. pic.twitter.com/CTF4dLlxRJ

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Woody’s Roundup Rodeo BBQ was announced years ago, in 2019. Due to the pandemic, the restaurant’s opening date was pushed back to 2022. Now that 2022 has come and passed, Guests and Disney fans have noticed that the restaurant is still yet to open. However, in late 2022, Disney released a new opening date for Woody’s Roundup Rodeo BBQ: Spring 2023 (the same opening timeframe for TRON Lightcycle Run).

Scaffolding down at Roundup Rodeo BBQ! pic.twitter.com/l0GwEsfIZo

— Phil • The Horizoneer (@TheHorizoneer) January 13, 2023

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Now that we have an official opening date for the new thrill ride, Guests are wondering if we’ll get one for Woody’s Roundup Rodeo BBQ as well. Although we don’t know for sure when this restaurant will open, we have some evidence that it’ll open very soon.

As we can see in these pictures, some tarps and all of the scaffolding have been removed, revealing some of Woody’s Roundup Rodeo BBQ to Guests.

When do you think this Toy Story Land restaurant will open?