Theme Park Refurbishments - August 2025

Walt Disney World 

Parks

Magic Kingdom 

• Big Thunder Mountain: Closed until 2026 

• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: Closing August 4, 2025, reopening 2026 

• Liberty Square Riverboat: CLOSED Permanently 

• The Beak and Barrel: Late 2025 

• Tom Sawyers Island and Rivers of America: CLOSED Permanently  

EPCOT

• Spaceship Earth: Closed for refurbishment on August 25^th until later in 2025 

Hollywood Studios

• Muppet*Vision 3D and PizzeRizzo: CLOSED   

• Star Wars Launch Bay: Closing permanently on September 25, 2025 

Animal Kingdom

• It’s Tough to be a Bug: CLOSED March 17^th permanently  

• DINOSAUR: Closing Permanently in 2026 

• Dinoland USA: Closed permanently  

• Zootopia: Better Zoogether-Opening Winter 2025 

Water Parks 

• Blizzard Beach Water Park: Closing for the season on September 8, 2025 

Transportation

• Disney Skyliner Maintenace: Closed for routine maintenance January 25-31, 2026 

Hotels

• Contemporary Resort, Bay Lake Tower: Room refurbishment work between Sept 2024-Sept 2025.  

• Copper Creek/Wilderness Lodge: Room refurbishment work between mid-May 2025-September 2025 

• Grand Floridian Resort: Lobby refurbishments between April 2025-2026 

• Pop Century Resort: Late March 2025-February 2026 guest rooms will be under refurbishment 

• Port Orleans Riverside: Guest Room refurbishments beginning early April 2025 through January 2026. 

• Riviera Resort: Topolino’s Terrace closed between January 12-25, 2026 for refurbishment 

Universal Orlando 

Universal Studios-

• Rip Ride Rocket: Ride will be closing permanently August 18, 2025. 

Islands of Adventure

• Skull Island: Reign of Kong : closing August 20-29, 2025 

• Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls: closing October 6-31, 2025 

• Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey: closing November 10-20, 2025 

• The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle: Currently closed 

Disneyland 

• Haunted Mansion: Closing August 9^th and reopening with Nightmare Before Christmas overlay on August 22^nd. 

• Main Street Cinema:closing September 8^th , no reopening date listed yet 

• Star Tours-The Adventures Continue-Closed June 30^th, no reopening date listed yet

• The Disney Gallery-Closed for refurbishment; no reopening date listed yet

• Storybook Canal boats: Closed for refurbishment; no reopening date listed yet

• Tale of the Lion King-No return date, Pixar Pals Playtime Party currently using theatre for 70^th anniversary celebration

California Adventure 

• Incredicoaster: Closed July 28^th, reopens August 15th 

• Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!:Closing permanently early 2026 

•  Radiator Springs Racers: Closing August 18^th for refurbishments;  reopening fall 2025 

• Redwood Creek Challenge: currently closed until August 15th 

Hotels 

• Disney’s Grand California Hotel & Spa: Napa Rose closed in April and will reopen Fall 2025