All Events, Closures and Refurbishments at Disney’s Animal Kingdom or Port Orleans Riverside in Walt Disney World during February and August of 2017, 2018 and 2020
February 2017 | ||
Nov. 30 - CLOSING | Asia : Disney's Animal Kingdom | Flights of Wonder This show will close to make way for a new show featuring Russell and Dug from "UP!" |
Jan. 03 - Feb. 13 | Asia : Disney's Animal Kingdom | Kali River Rapids |
Feb. 13 - Apr. 07 | Port Orleans Riverside : Disney Resorts | Alligator Bayou North Pool |
August 2017 | ||
Nov. 30 - CLOSING | Asia : Disney's Animal Kingdom | Flights of Wonder This show will close to make way for a new show featuring Russell and Dug from "UP!" |
February 2018 | ||
Jan. 01 - Apr. 22 | Asia : Disney's Animal Kingdom | Flights of Wonder / New UP-Themed Show Flights of Wonder is now closed. A a new show featuring Russell and Dug from Disney Pixar's film "UP" will open spring/summer 2018. This new experience will offer guests the chance to see Senior Wilderness Explorer Russell and his furry friend Dug as they discover species of birds from around the world in their newest adventure at the Caravan Theater in Anandapur Village. |
Jan. 02 - Feb. 10 | Asia : Disney's Animal Kingdom | Kali River Rapids |
Feb. 04 - TBD | Dinoland USA : Disney's Animal Kingdom | Finding Nemo: The Musical |
August 2018 | ||
April 2018 - Fall 2018 | Port Orleans Riverside : Disney Resorts | Pool Refurbishments One of the Alligator Bayou leisure pools will be closed for refurbishment, but the feature pool, Ol' Man Island, and four other leisure pools will be available. |
April 2018 - Early 2019 | Port Orleans Riverside : Disney Resorts | Room Refurbishments |
June 18 - Late August 2018 | Pandora - The World of Avatar : Disney's Animal Kingdom | Lake Buena Vista Golf Course The course will operate as a 9-hole course during its refurbishment, which will include the addition of a Mickey-shaped bunker. Also, all of the bunkers will be enhanced, adding new powdery white sand. |
June 25 - Mid-August 2018 | Pandora - The World of Avatar : Disney's Animal Kingdom | Oak Trail Golf Course Oak Trail will receive a Mickey-shaped bunker; also, the greens are being restored to their original size and totally resurfaced using paspalum grass for the first time ever on a Disney putting green. |
February 2020 | ||
No Events Announced for this Month Yet | ||
August 2020 | ||
Mar 2020 - Jun. 13 | Disney's Animal Kingdom : Walt Disney World | Finding Nemo: The Musical Disney has announced that Finding Nemo: The Musical has permanently closed as we know it to be reimagined with a new storyline based on the same classic characters. The new show will be named Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond! and is set to open sometime in summer 2022. |