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Theme Park Refurbishments - November 2025

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Headed to the theme parks soon? Here's the full list of closures and refurbishments that may impact your trip: 

 

Walt Disney World 

PARKS 

Magic Kingdom 

  • Big Thunder Mountain: Closed until 2026 

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

  • Liberty Square Riverboat: CLOSED Permanently 

  • Mickey’s PhilharMagic: Closing November 1st through November 23rd 

  • Tom Sawyers Island and Rivers of America: CLOSED Permanently  

  • Walt Disney World Railroad-Frontierland station: reopening unknown 

 

EPCOT 

  • Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure-Closed between November 10-13th 

 

Hollywood Studios 

  • Disney Junior Play and Dance!: Closed 9/25, reopening date unknown 

  • Vacation Fun — An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie: Closing October 20-reopening later in 2025 

  • Muppet*Vision 3D and PizzeRizzo: CLOSED PERMANENTLY  

  • Star Wars Launch Bay: CLOSED PERMANENTLY 

  • Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster starring The Muppets: Coming 2026 

 

Animal Kingdom 

  • The Boneyard Playground: CLOSED PERMANENTLY 

  • It’s Tough to be a Bug: CLOSED PERMANENTLY 

  • DINOSAUR: Closing permanently on February 2, 2026 

  • Dinoland USA: CLOSED PERMANENTLY 

  • Zootopia: Better Zoogether-Opening November 7th 

 

WATER PARKS 

  • Blizzard Beach Water Park: Closed until Spring 2026 

 

TRANSPORTATION 

  • Disney Skyliner Maintenace: Closed for routine maintenance January 24-30, 2026 

 

RESORTS 

  • Animal Kingdom Lodge Kidani & Jambo House: From October 2025 through May 2026, guest rooms at Kidani Village will undergo refurbishment, followed by refurbishment work at Jambo House from May 2026 through January 2027 

  • Beach Club: exterior maintenance between June 2025-2027 

  • Boardwalk Inn & Villas: Luna Park Pool, Luna Park Crazy Play area, and Leaping Horse Libations will be closed between January 11, 2027-April 2027 

  • Contemporary Resort: Through mid-November 2025, work near Contempo Cafe 

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

  • Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground: Lobby refurbishments until early November 2025  

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

  • Old Key West: Miller’s Road leisure pool will be closed until late November 2025 

  • 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 February 2026. Lobby refress until early November 2025 

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

 

Universal Orlando 

PARKS 

Universal Studios  

  • Hogwart’s Express: closing February 9-24, 2026 

  • Rip Ride Rocket: CLOSED PERMANENTLY 

 

Islands of Adventure 

  • Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls: closing October 6-November 1, 2025 

  • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey: closing November 10-21, 2025 

  • Hogwart’s Express: Closing February 9-February 24, 2026 

  • Jurassic Park River Adventure: closing January 6-November 20, 2026 

  • The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle: Currently closed 

Disneyland 

PARKS 

Disneyland 

  • Big Thunder Railroad: Closed for refurbishment; no reopening date listed yet 

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

  • Haunted Mansion: Closing from January 8-early 2026 

  • Indiana Jones Adventure: Closed December 1-4 

California Adventure 

  • Goofy’s Sky School: Closed for refurbishment, no reopening date listed yet 

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

  • Mickey’s PhilharMagic: Closing for refurbishment between October 6-31, 2025 

  • Redwood Creek Challenge Trail: Closing starting November 1, no reopening date listed yet 

 

Resorts 

  • Disney’s Grand California Hotel & Spa: Napa Rose closed in April and will reopen early 2026 

 

 
 
 

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