Tokyo DisneySea will resume Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull on Monday, November 30, 2026. Oriental Land Co. locked that date after a large inspection and renovation, and it added projection mapping plus a new soundtrack.
That date is the traveler decision. If this ride is why you bought a Tokyo DisneySea ticket, do not build a Lost River Delta day around it before November 30.
- Reopen date: Monday, November 30, 2026 at Tokyo DisneySea.
- Who should act: Guests planning a Lost River Delta day around this ride.
- What changes: Official text adds projection mapping and new audio.
- What stays: Height remains 117 cm. The ride stays about 3 minutes.
- Still unknown: Disney has not said where the projections appear.
What Oriental Land locked on August 5
In an official August 5 release, Oriental Land said the Tokyo DisneySea attraction will resume operations on Monday, November 30, 2026. The company framed the shutdown as a large inspection and renovation, not a short overnight check.
The same notice keeps the ride in Lost River Delta. Guests still board jungle exploration vehicles and travel through an ancient temple ruin on the riverbank.
Oriental Land says the refurbished version adds projection mapping effects and a new audio track. The company says those changes should make the temple sequence feel more immersive than before.
It did not publish a scene list. It did not say which rooms get the new projections, and it did not say whether any practical effects were removed.
The release timestamp is 11:37 a.m. Japan time on August 5, 2026. The text is current as of that posting and can still change.
Laughing Place independently recapped the same November 30 date and the same two upgrades. It also noted that Disney has not revealed where the projections will appear.
Treat the scene placement as unknown. The official lock is the date, the ride name, the park, and the two named upgrades.
What actually changes inside the temple
This is not a new ride title. Oriental Land is bringing back Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull, the same Lost River Delta attraction that has been part of Tokyo DisneySea since the park opened.
The vehicle type stays the same. Guests still ride a 12 person jungle exploration car through the temple, and the posted experience time remains about three minutes.
The new layer is visual and sonic. Projection mapping can paint moving light onto existing walls, props, and rockwork without replacing the whole set, and the new soundtrack is meant to sit on top of that picture.
That combination can change how a familiar room reads. It does not by itself change the height rule, the posted duration, or the number of people in a car.
Panasonic Electric Works is listed as the attraction sponsor. That is a branding fact, not a ticket product and not a boarding rule.
The official still released with the notice shows the stepped stone temple and a carved totem in daylight. It does not show a ride vehicle, a projection test, or a queue wait.
Do not treat that photo as proof that the interior work is finished. It is the named building, not the new show.
How this dates a Tokyo DisneySea trip
A visit before November 30 should not include this ride. Lost River Delta still has other draws, but Crystal Skull is not one of them until the posted Monday.
November 30 is a Monday. That matters if you were saving this ride for a weekend park day in late November, because the first operating day is a weekday.
If the ride is the reason for the ticket, move the DisneySea day to November 30 or later. Keep the hotel if the week can slide. Do not buy a date specific park ticket for an earlier day and hope the walls come down early.
A family flying from the United States to ride this version of Indiana Jones should treat November 29 as a closed day for the temple. The official resume is the next morning, not the last weekend in November.
Use the current Tokyo DisneySea park guide for tickets, hotels, and the rest of the park day. This date does not rewrite the whole resort, only one named ride.
Crowd planning still belongs on the current Tokyo DisneySea crowd calendar. A reopen Monday in late November will not follow a July Saturday pattern.
The height rule did not change. Oriental Land still says guests must be at least 117 cm tall, which matches the mountain tier on Deep Arrival’s Tokyo DisneySea height requirements page.
Measure children before you build the day around this ride. A 117 cm cutoff is the park’s tallest band, shared with Journey to the Center of the Earth and Raging Spirits.
Why this is not the Disneyland Indiana Jones story
Deep Arrival already covers a separate Disneyland Indiana Jones Adventure refurbishment that begins September 8, 2026. That is California’s Temple of the Forbidden Eye, not Tokyo’s Temple of the Crystal Skull.
The parks share a franchise and a ride family. They do not share this calendar.
Do not assume California will copy Tokyo’s November 30 resume, the projection mapping language, or the new soundtrack. Disneyland has not posted a reopen date on that California stream.
Do not assume Tokyo will stay closed until California reopens. Oriental Land has already named Monday, November 30 as the Tokyo return.
If you hold tickets for both coasts, treat the two temples as two decisions. September 8 is a California closure. November 30 is a Tokyo reopening.
What this does not change yet
Oriental Land did not publish standby rules, paid boarding language, or a virtual queue for day one. It also did not say whether the ride returns to paid Premier Access the morning it reopens.
Tokyo Disney already moved four rides onto paid Premier Access from September 1, including Indiana Jones Adventure at 1,500 yen when it is not in refurbishment. That paid access change is a separate stream.
A closed ride cannot sell that product. Do not buy a November plan around a 1,500 yen pass until the ride is operating again and the app still lists it.
The official notice also repeats that usage restrictions apply and sends guests to the Tokyo Disney Resort website for details. Height is the one number in the release. Other medical or safety limits stay on the guest pages.
Ticket products for late November are not in this announcement. Do not buy a dated park ticket only because a reopen date dropped in August.
The official photo should stay in its lane. It shows the temple exterior on a clear day, not the new mapping, not a ride vehicle, and not a California building.
| If you… | What to do |
|---|---|
| Visit Tokyo DisneySea before Nov 30 | Leave Crystal Skull off the day. The official resume is November 30. |
| Came to Tokyo for this ride | Move the DisneySea day to November 30 or later before buying dated tickets. |
| Have a child near 117 cm | Measure first. The height rule did not change with the renovation. |
| Also hold Disneyland tickets | Keep the calendars separate. California closes September 8 with no reopen date. |
- Before Nov 30: Do not plan a Lost River Delta day around this ride.
- On or after Nov 30: Treat Monday as the first posted operating day.
- Height: Keep the 117 cm rule. Measure before you promise the ride.
- Paid access: Recheck the app after opening. Do not assume the 1,500 yen slot returns day one.
Confirm the November 30 date on official Tokyo Disney Resort pages before you lock late November hotels. Recheck height and boarding rules the week you travel. Treat the current temple photo as the named building, not the new interior show.
When does Tokyo DisneySea reopen Indiana Jones Adventure?
Oriental Land says Monday, November 30, 2026, after a large inspection and renovation.
What is new on Temple of the Crystal Skull?
The official notice adds projection mapping effects and a new soundtrack. It does not list which scenes change.
What is the height requirement after the renovation?
It stays 117 cm. Oriental Land did not publish a new cutoff with the November 30 date.
Is this the same closure as Indiana Jones at Disneyland?
No. Disneyland lists a September 8 2026 refurbishment in California. Tokyo has a dated November 30 resume.
