HEADS UP! 5 Attractions Will Be CLOSED This Week in Disney World

Several Disney World attractions are currently closed for various reasons.

Some of these attractions are closed for brief refurbishments, while others are now permanently closed and will be replaced with new ones. Regardless of the reasons, you can expect these FIVE Disney World rides, shows, and other attractions to be closed during your trip to the parks this week!

Swiss Family Treehouse

Magic Kingdom’s Swiss Family Treehouse temporarily closed on November 18th!

The treehouse will be closed for about a month and reopen on December 20th. Disney hasn’t shared any updates that may be coming to the attraction, but we’ll certainly check it out when it reopens!

Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade

The opening day attraction, the Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade, officially closed on June 23rd.

This closure is to make room for a new DVC lounge that will soon be coming to Frontierland. This will be the third DVC lounge in Disney World, but we don’t have an opening date, yet.

Test Track

Test Track closed on June 17th for reimagining! Disney recently released more details and announced that the ride will reopen in 2025!

We know that the ride will continue to be a partnership with Chevrolet and that they will be taking some inspiration from the original ride World of Motion.

Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy

Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy has been inside the Sunset Showcase building for years, but sadly it has now permanently closed.

Disney announced that a new villains show will be replacing the Cars-themed attraction in the summer of 2025. While we don’t have a lot of details about this new entertainment, we are looking forward to some Disney Villains in Hollywood Studios!

Voyage of the Little Mermaid

The Voyage of the Little Mermaid as we know it will NOT return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It’s closed now, and Disney has confirmed that this show has permanently closed to make way for an updated version.

“The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure”, an all-new stage show, will replace the show in the Animation Courtyard theater, however its opening has been pushed to Summer 2025.

Not only are these attractions going to be closed the week of December 1st through December 8th, but so will restaurants, a water park, and more. Find out more below!

Magic Kingdom

Tomorrowland Terrace

Tomorrowland Terrace is a restaurant in Magic Kingdom that was usually only open occasionally, generally during particularly busy seasons. However, it’s been a LONG time since we’ve seen this spot open at all.

Currently, it’s only used for Magic Kingdom fireworks dessert parties where you can grab all you can eat treats. You must reserve your spot at these parties in advance, and they can sell out. Unfortunately, there’s no word on when the restaurant itself might serve food again.

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EPCOT

Restaurant Marrakesh

Restaurant Marrakesh in the Morocco pavilion of World Showcase is closed as the restaurant it used to be. From time-to-time, Disney will reopen it as a lounge, and it is currently being used as the Florida Blue Lounge for the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival.

You can grab some snacks and sit in the air conditioning here while it’s available as a lounge. However, we’re still waiting for the full dining experience to return to this restaurant.

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Typhoon Lagoon

Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach swap being open throughout the year.

And now the two water parks have officially swapped! Blizzard Beach is now open, and Typhoon Lagoon has closed for refurbishment.

If you’re hoping to enjoy a water park throughout the winter, you’ll need to head to Blizzard Beach. We expect Typhoon Lagoon will reopen once again sometime in the spring! For now, enjoy the slopes!

Learn more about Blizzard Beach here!

Disney World Hotels

Everything Pop Food Court — Pop Century Resort

Everything Pop Food Court is a surprisingly great place to grab a bite of food if you’re staying at Disney’s Pop Century Resort.

This food court has been under construction since July 29th, and it was supposed to reopen to its full capacity on September 29th! Then the refurbishment was extended until November 30th. But now, it has been extended once again until April 2026! However, only the coffee shop at the food court is under construction; the rest of the food stands are open. 

World Premiere Food Court — All-Star Movies Resort

The World Premiere Food Court was supposed to officially reopen on July 31st, however that was not the case.

Most recently, Disney updated the website to say that the Rialto Coffee Shop in World Premiere Food Court is the only thing still closed for refurbishment. If you’re staying at All-Star Movies, be sure to check out this food court for your quick-service meals. We’ll keep you posted on its full reopening!

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn Resort

The BoardWalk Inn has three pools, 2 leisure pools and the Luna Park Pool.

From now until late December, the Inn Leisure Pool will be closed for refurbishment. An exact date was not given for its reopening, but we’ll be keeping an eye out for updates!

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Those are all of the closures for Disney World this week! Stay tuned to AllEars for more of the latest news from Disney World.

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