3 Disney World Hotel Pools Are Currently CLOSED for Refurbishment

January may not seem like prime swimming time at Disney World, but many people do enjoy taking a dip even during the winter months in Florida.

Fantasia Pool at Disney’s All-Star Movies

While now is a better time for Disney World to do pool refurbishments, some of these closures are expected to be MONTHS long. Find out below if the hotel you’re planning to stay at this week will have a pool closure!

Stormalong Bay — Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts

Stormalong Bay is closed from January through June, 2025 for refurbishment.

Stormalong Bay construction

The pool, lazy river, and pirate ship slide are all closed to guests. If you’re staying at one of these two hotels, you can enjoy one of the three leisure pools instead! There are two leisure pools at the Beach Club and one at the Yacht Club.

Fuentes del Morro Pool — Disney’s Caribbean Resort

This fun pool and aquatic activity area at the Caribbean Resort has closed for a short refurbishment!

Fuentes del Morro pool

The pool closed on January 13th, but is only expected to be closed until the end of January. In the meantime, guests can use any of the other pools located around the resort!

Fantasia Pool — Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort

The Fantasia Pool closed on January 1st for a multi-month long refurbishment.

Fantasia Pool at All-Star Movies

This pool is expected to be closed until April. While this pool is closed, guests at All-Star Movies can swim at the Duck Pond Pool!

Now, let’s take a look at everything else on the list of closures for the week of January 12th through January 19th.

Magic Kingdom

Astro Orbiter

On January 13th, Astro Orbiter closed at Magic Kingdom.

Astro Orbiter is closed

The exciting, up-in-the-air ride will be closed until this coming summer. While Disney hasn’t given a specified date, we’ll be watching for updates!

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

The “Wildest Ride in the Wilderness” is officially closed for at least a year starting on January 6th!

Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment

A “little bit of new magic” is getting added to the popular Magic Kingdom ride. It will reopen once again sometime in 2026!

Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade

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

Shootin’ Arcade

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

Gran Fiesta Tour

The three Caballeros said good bye for a multi-month long refurbishment on January 6th.

Gran Fiesta Tour

The ride in the Mexico pavilion at EPCOT is expected to reopen again on March 15th!

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.

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

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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Animal Kingdom

Kali River Rapids

The water ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom also closed for its annual refurbishment on January 6th.

Kali River Rapids

When it’s too cold out for water rides, Disney closes this one for yearly maintenance. We’re not sure when it’s expected to reopen, but we’ll be keeping our eyes out for updates!

Typhoon Lagoon

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

Quincy at Typhoon Lagoon!

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

Typhoon Lagoon

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!

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Disney World Hotels

Topolino’s Terrace — Disney’s Riviera Resort

Topolino’s Terrace is a signature dining location on the rooftop of Disney’s Riviera Resort. It offers a character breakfast and dinner.

Topolino’s Terrace

This popular restaurant will be closed from January 12th through January 25th for refurbishment. If you’re hoping to dine here, you’ll have to wait about two weeks for it to reopen! In the meantime, there are several other character dining experiences around Disney World to try.

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.

Everything 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!

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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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