HURRAY! A Disney World Hotel Refurbishment Has Officially Ended!

Disney World hotels have been getting some love recently!

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn

We recently checked out the newly renovated World Premiere Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort! The food court had been under refurbishment for several months, but now that the coffee and ice cream shop, Rialto, is officially reopened, the refurbishment is complete. And now, we have some exciting news to share about a refurbishment that was ongoing at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn Resort!

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn Resort

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

Inn Leisure Pool

And now all three pools are all open, once again! This refurbishment began on October 28th, but luckily, it is officially complete. That only leaves one Disney World hotel refurbishment currently ongoing — Everything Pop Food Court at Disney’s Pop Century Resort.

Let’s take a look at everything still closed for refurbishment or major updates this week, December 29th through January 5th, 2025!

Magic Kingdom

Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade

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

The Shooting Gallery is closed for good.

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.

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.

Tomorrowland Terrace

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

Test Track

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

Test Track construction

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

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.

Restaurant Marrakesh

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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Hollywood Studios

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.

Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy is now closed

Disney announced that a new villains show will be replacing the Cars-themed attraction in the summer of 2025. We recently learned the official name of this new show, and 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.

Voyage of the Little Mermaid

“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.

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Typhoon Lagoon

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

Typhoon Lagoon

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

Leaning Palms

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.

Those colors… POP

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 2025! However, only the coffee shop at the food court is under construction; the rest of the food stands are open.