Closures & Refurbishments for Walt Disney World

Details: According to Disney, Big Thunder Mountain will close for refurbishment on January 6th, 2025. The website says the attraction will “reopen with a little bit of new magic in 2026.”

Details: Astro Orbiter at Magic Kingdom Park will close for a multi-month refurbishment starting Jan. 13. The ride is scheduled to reopen in summer 2025.

Details: It's Tough to be a Bug! at Disney's Animal Kingdom will close permanently on March 17 to make way for Zootopia: Better Zoogether! coming in winter 2025.

Details: This restaurant location will be closing permanently as Muppet Courtyard is rethemed to a new Monsters Inc Land.

Details: This location will be closing along with the Stormalong Bay Pool closure for the first half of 2025

Details: This closure is due to routine maintenance and guests staying at those resorts may hear construction noises during the daytime. During the closure, guests are welcome to swim at the Tidal, Admiral, and Dunes Cove leisure pools.

Details: According to sources close to Jellyrolls, Saturday, April 19th, 2025 will be the last day to visit Jellyrolls in its current location. Earlier this month, they announced that the spot was “making a move” pointing to a new location in the future.

Details: The Bay Cove Pool at Disney’s Contemporary Resort will be closed for nearly the first half of 2026.

Details: In April of 2024, Disney confirmed that beginning in September, the Bay Lake Tower would begin the first major refurbishment in its history, lasting a full year.

Details: From May 2024 through Spring 2025, some Guest rooms at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter will be under refurbishment. Guests may see or hear construction work during daytime hours. Most Resort hotel amenities will remain available.

Details: Guest rooms in the Magnolia Bend at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside will undergo refurbishment. During this time, guests may see or hear construction work in the area.

Details: An announcement on Disney World’s website notifies visitors that some guest rooms at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort will be under refurbishment from January through May 2025.

Details: The Disney Springs West Side Starbucks will close for refurbishment on March 3, 2025. The reopening date has not been announced.