Check out our list of all the current Refurbishments and Closures at Walt Disney World.
As we head into May and the weather heats up, the crowds are getting larger, and thankfully the closures and refurbishments are going down!
Here we have listed all the latest closures and refurbishments at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom, plus the resorts
Walt Disney World Refurbishment & Closures
Magic Kingdom
April was a busy month at Magic Kingdom as the park saw the welcome return of the night-time spectacular Happily Ever After, pls the long awaited debut of TRON Lightcycle Run.
Also as Magic Kingdom, most entertainment has now returned to pre pandemic levels apart from the Main Street Trolley Show, the Tinker Bell meet and greet, plus the much missed, Citizens of Main Street, although it's far from clear if any of these will return.
Splash Mountain
Splash Mountain is permanently closed, with the ride currently undergoing major refurbishment to be transformed into Tiana's Bayou Adventure, opening late 2024.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The nighttime spectacular Fantasmic has bee closed for a very short refurbishment, from May 1 until May 2, 2023. The show is back up and running as of May 3.
The only entertainment currently closed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the long time shuttered Voyage of the Little Mermaid.
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Rock n Roller Coaster is currently closed through summer 2023.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The Boneyard
Closed May 1 to June 12, 2023
EPCOT
Right now there is no current closures, but, right now if you visit EPCOT you are going to see a lot of construction walls, thankfully not as many as in recent years as the parks transformation hits the home stretch, but be aware you are still going to see lots of cunstruction in the park.
Also, World Showcase Lagoon is seeing the removal of the barges form the now permanently closed Harmonious Nighttime Show.
Blizzard Beach Water Park
Temporarily Closed
Hotel Construction & Refurbishments
All Star Sports
Room refurbishment is ongoing at All Star Sports, with work expected to wrap up completed by early 2023. (It might already be done, but I cannot confirm.)
Animal Kingdom Lodge’s Kidani Village
Through September 2023, Kidani Village will be undergoing refurbishment.
BoardWalk Inn
This resort is in the midst of a multi-year reimagining with work continuing to overhaul guest rooms.
The biggest change is that the new Cake Bake Shop Restaurant will is currently under construction,replacing ESPN Club.
Caribbean Beach Resort
Guest rooms are currently being replaced by ‘Under the Sea’ Inspired Little Mermaid Rooms. The project will last through mid-2023.
Through April 2024, the Fuentes del Morro Pool at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort will be closed for routine maintenance.
Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Due to refurbishments of guest rooms and buildings at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, construction will be noticeable in the resort.
Boca Chica building is completed with Conch Key and Sugarloaf now in progress. Sago Key will be last.
Polynesian Village Resort
Walt Disney World is building a new DVC tower at Polynesian Village Resort between the existing Polynesian longhouses and Wedding Pavilion, near the Grand Floridian.
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