Updated Walt Disney World Refurbishment Schedule as of October 7, 2016
| Magic Kingdom® Park | |
| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Haunted Mansion Splash Mountain Liberty Square Riverboat Walt Disney World Railroad Hall of Presidents Monorail |
Aug. 8 – Nov. 18, 2016 Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, 2016 Dec. 7, 2016 Jan. 3 – 12, 2017 Jan. 9 – Feb. 16, 2017 Jan. 17 – Jun. 29, 2017 Through October 2016 |
| Epcot | |
| None | |
| Disney’s Hollywood Studios | |
| Pizza Planet Rock N Roller Coaster |
Jan. 19 – Late 2016 Oct. 27 – Nov. 9, 2016 |
| Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park | |
| Dinosaur DINO Institute Shop |
Jul. 25 – Oct. 16, 2016 Jul. 25 – Oct. 16, 2016 |
| Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park | |
| Annual Refurbishment | Oct. 23, 2016 – Dec. 24, 2016 |
| Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park | |
| Annual Refurbishment Shark Reef – Closing Permanently |
Dec. 25, 2016 – Mar. 11, 2017 Oct. 3, 2016 |
| Disney’s All-Star Music Resort | |
| Piano Pool – During this time, Guests may use the Calypso Pool located near Melody Hall | Dec. 12, 2016 – Feb. 3, 2017 |
| Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort | |
| Grand Slam Pool – During this time, Guests may use the Surfboard Pool located near the main lobby | Oct. 10 – Dec. 13, 2016 |
| Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village | |
| Soft Goods Refurbishment – This work will be conducted between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. During this time, Guests may see or hear work in progress and certain pathways may be unavailable. | Jul. 15, 2016 – January 2017 |
| Disney’s BoardWalk Villas | |
| Room Refurbishments – Guests may see or hear work in progress. Additionally, Guests may have an interruption to water service during the overnight hours. | May 16 – Oct. 31, 2016 |
| Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort | |
| Hard Goods Refurbishment Guests may see or hear construction taking place, or encounter alternative paths of travel throughout the Resort hotel. To minimize any possible disruptions, all work with the most potential for noise will be limited each day between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. |
Beginning November 2016 |
| Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort | |
| Beach Renourishment Project Water Tower Slide (Pool will remain open) Routine Maintenance Broad Creek Merchantile – Merchantile will remain open, but noise and visual impacts are expected. |
May 1 – Nov. 15, 2016 Oct. 1 – 31, 2016 Nov. 1 – Dec. 14, 2016 Jan. 2 – Feb. 28, 2017 |
| Disney’s Old Key West Resort | |
| Sandcastle Pool The leisure pools located at Old Turtle Pond, South Point and Miller’s Road will remain available |
Jan. 3 – Feb. 24, 2017 |
| Disney’s Pop Century Resort | |
| Computer Pool – Guests may use the Hippy Dippy Pool or Bowling Pool | Oct. 31 – Jan. 3, 2017 |
| Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter | |
| Sassagoula Floatworks & Food Factory Refurbishment | Jul. 11 – Late Fall 2016 |
| Disney’s Vero Beach Resort | |
| General Resort Refurbishments Due to several refurbishment projects, Guests will very likely see and hear construction work throughout the villas, spa and dining areas. We will attempt to limit any work most likely to cause a noise impact to the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Sonya’s restaurant and Bleachers Bar & Grill have permanently closed to make way for exciting new experiences. In the meantime, the table-service restaurant, Shutters, will be temporarily relocated to the nearby SeaGrape Room. |
Now Through October 2016 |
| Disney’s Wilderness Lodge & Villas | |
| General Resort Refurbishments Due to extensive refurbishment projects, Guests will very likely see and hear construction work in various areas throughout their stay. To minimize disruptions, we will attempt to limit work until after 9:00 a.m. At this time, many popular areas will remained closed – including the Hidden Springs Pool (the leisure pool at The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge), beach, marina, playground and more. In addition, certain pathways, like our nature trail, will be unavailable, and surrounding views may be altered. However, the recently renovated Silver Creek Springs Pool will remain open and boat transportation to Magic Kingdom park will continue to be offered. |
Oct. 2, 2015 – 2017 |
| Cub’s Den (Children’s Activity Center) – unavailable | Jan. 3, 2016 – 2017 |
| Disney’s Yacht Club Resort | |
| Room Refurbishments During this time, Guests may see or hear work in progress and certain pathways may be unavailable. To minimize any disruptions, we will attempt to limit work to 9:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m. |
Beginning in Janaury 2017 |
| Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center | |
| Expansion Work During this time, Guests may see or hear work in progress and certain pathways may be unavailable. To minimize any disruptions, we will attempt to limit work to 9:00 a.m – 9:00 p.m. |
Aug. 4, 2016 – Feb. 1, 2018 |
| Disney Springs | |
| Planet Hollywood | Jan. 6 – Fall 2016 |
| Fulton’s Crab House (reopening as Paddlefish) | Apr. 4 – Fall 2016 |
| Golf Courses/Miniature Golf | |
| None |
Information and dates subject to change without notice.
Last Updated October 7, 2016
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