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
None
October 2025
All Month
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment
Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment
October 6 - Kali River Rapids (Animal Kingdom) closes for refurbishment
October 20 - Mickey Shorts Theater (Hollywood Studios) closes for refurbishment
October 18 - Spaceship Earth (EPCOT) soft reopened from refurbishment
October 25 - Spaceship Earth (EPCOT) officially reopens from refurbishment
November 2025
All Month
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment
Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment
November 1 - Mickey's PhilharMagic (Magic Kingdom) will be temporarily closed for refurbishment
November 10 through 13 - Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure (EPCOT) closed for refurbishment, including switch from 3D to 2D
November 23 - Mickey's PhilharMagic (Magic Kingdom) reopens
Unspecified 2025 - Mickey Shorts Theater (Hollywood Studios) reopens
December 2025
All Month
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment
Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) closed for refurbishment
Unspecified December 2025 - Kali River Rapids (Animal Kingdom) reopens
Unspecified 2025 - Mickey Shorts Theater (Hollywood Studios) reopens
2026 Unspecified
Unspecified 2026
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) reopens
Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Magic Kingdom) reopens
“Early” 2026 - Frozen Ever After will receive updated animatronics. It’s unclear how long the ride will have to be closed for this, but it could range from a few days to a few weeks.
Sometime Before Summer 2026 - Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster (Hollywood Studios) closes for Muppet re-theme
Unspecified Summer 2026 - Muppet re-theme of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster debuts
Unspecified Summer 2026 - Soarin’ Across America debuts at Soarin’ (EPCOT)
January 2026
(Expected) - Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (Magic Kingdom) closes for annual refurbishment
January 25 - 31, 2026 - Disney World Skyliner closed for annual refurbishment
February 2026
(Expected) - Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (Magic Kingdom) closed for annual refurbishment
February 1, 2026 - Last day to experience DINOSAUR, Restaurantosaurus, and rest of Dinoland USA (Animal Kingdom)
March 2026
(Expected) - Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (Magic Kingdom) reopens
Beyond
None (but see “2026 Unspecified” above)
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