Disney World Ride Closures and Refurbishments

Wondering what rides will be closed during your trip? Our Disney World Ride Closures and Refurbishment Calendar has you covered! In this post, we’ll outline the scheduled closures and refurbishment so you know what to expect when you get to the parks. Read on to find out what work you’ll be planning around during your visit!

Quick Notes About This Timeline + Related Posts

This post focuses on rides and attractions at Disney World. We try to catch every scheduled refurbishments, but it happens (rarely) that we miss one or that an unscheduled day-plus closure occurs. Always confirm with official sources if something is essential for you. We have two related calendars:

The timeline is arranged chronologically starting with the current month. Each year begins with a list of projects that aren’t specified precisely, but are expected in the year. Each month also contains certain things that aren’t specified by Disney yet. For things that occur on an annual schedule, we’ll sometimes indicate the previous year’s date until the current year’s date is confirmed.

Ride refurbishments are noted by beginning date, end date, and full months of closures in between. If specific dates aren’t given, we’ll estimate where appropriate, or simply give you the information that is known so far.

2025 Unspecified Dates

May 2025

  • All Month - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

  • Expected All Month - Astro Orbiter (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment; Stormalong Bay pool (Yacht and Beach Club) closed for refurbishment; Test Track (Epcot) closed for refurbishment

  • May 1 - Blizzard Beach closes for refurbishment; Typhoon Lagoon reopens

  • May 21 - Blizzard Beach reopens (Typhoon Lagoon remains open)

Read more about Disney World in May

June 2025

  • All Month - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

  • Expected All Month - Test Track (Epcot) closed for refurbishment

  • Unspecified “Summer 2025” - Astro Orbiter (Magic Kingdom) reopens from refurbishment

  • June 7 - Final day of operations for MuppetVision 3D (Hollywood Studios) (permanent closure)

Read more about Disney World in June

July 2025

  • All Month - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

  • Unspecified “Summer” 2025 - Astro Orbiter (Magic Kingdom) reopens from refurbishment

  • Unspecified “Late Summer” 2025 - Test Track (Epcot) reopens

Read more about Disney World in July

August 2025

  • All Month - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

  • Unspecified “Summer 2025” - Astro Orbiter (Magic Kingdom) reopens from refurbishment

  • Unspecified “Late Summer” 2025 - Test Track (Epcot) reopens

  • Unspecified August 2025 - Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) closes for refurbishment

Read more about Disney World in August

September 2025

  • All Month

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

    • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

  • Unspecified “Late Summer” 2025 - Test Track (Epcot) reopens

  • Unspecified “Summer 2025” - Astro Orbiter (Magic Kingdom) reopens from refurbishment

  • September 8 - One of Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon water parks expected to close

Read more about Disney World in September

October 2025

  • All Month

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

    • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

  • Unspecified “Late Summer” 2025 - Test Track (Epcot) reopens

Read more about Disney World in October

November 2025

  • All Month

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

    • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

Read more about Disney World in November

December 2025

  • All Month

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

    • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment

Read more about Disney World in December

2026 Unspecified

  • Unspecified 2026

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) reopens

    • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) reopens

  • Expected Early 2026 - DINOSAUR, rest of Dinoland USA (Animal Kingdom) permanently close

  • Unspecified, 2025 or 2026 Possible - Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster (Hollywood Studios) closes for Muppet re-theme

  • Unspecified, 2025 or 2026 Possible - Tom Sawyer Island, Liberty Square Riverboat (Magic Kingdom) close permanently

January 2026

  • (Expected) - Kali River Rapids (Animal Kingdom) closes for annual refurbishment

  • (Expected) - Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (Magic Kingdom) closes for annual refurbishment

  • Unspecified 2026

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) reopens

    • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) reopens

  • Expected Early 2026 - DINOSAUR, rest of Dinoland USA (Animal Kingdom) permanently close

  • January 25 - 31, 2026 - Disney World Skyliner closed for annual refurbishment

Read more about Disney World in January

February 2026

  • (Expected) - Kali River Rapids (Animal Kingdom) closed for annual refurbishment

  • (Expected) - Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (Magic Kingdom) closed for annual refurbishment

  • Expected Early 2026 - DINOSAUR, rest of Dinoland USA (Animal Kingdom) permanently close

  • Unspecified 2026

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) reopens

    • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) reopens

Read more about Disney World in February

March 2026

  • (Expected) - Kali River Rapids (Animal Kingdom) reopens

  • (Expected) - Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (Magic Kingdom) reopens

  • Unspecified 2026

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) reopens

    • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) reopens

Read more about Disney World in March

April 2026

Unspecified 2026

  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) reopens

  • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) reopens

Read more about Disney World in April

Beyond

Unspecified 2026

  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) reopens

  • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) reopens

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