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

Details: This attraction 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: 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: 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.