Updated Refurb List for Disney World Now Available: Friendship Boat Service and Animal Kingdom Lodge Affected

It’s helpful to know which rides will be down during your vacation, so that’s why the refurbishment list is good to look at before your trip. The latest refurb list is now available on the website and in the Facebook groups.

The refurb list will let you know which rides, shows, and restaurants will be closed during your vacation. During the fall and winter months the water parks will also take turns being closed for complete refurbs each year. So it helps to know dates of when things will be closed.

The latest refurb list shows the closure of Toy Story Mania! for a week, Friendship boat service to Hollywood Studios being unavailable until mid-summer, and the feature pool at Animal Kingdom Lodge being closed for an extended refurbishment.

Here is the complete refurb list:

Monorail

The Walt Disney World Resort Monorail System may be on modified service and/or routes during the refurb. There will be alternative transportation options available for guests when needed. This refurbishment is ongoing.

Magic Kingdom

• Liberty Square Riverboat: Jan. 8 – TBD

Epcot

• Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe: Feb. 26 – TBD

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Toy Story Mania: June 11 – June 18, 2018 (Closed)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

None

Water Parks

• Typhoon Lagoon: None
• Blizzard Beach: None

Resorts

Disney’s All Star Movies Resort

• Rooms Refurbishment: Through Early 2019

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Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

• Disney Skyline Construction: Ongoing until further notice

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge & Villas

• Rooms Refurbishment (Jambo House): Mid-August – Fall 2019
• Uzima Feature Pool (Jambo House): September 2018 – Early December 2018
• Payment Policy Pilot (Jambo House): Feb. 12 – TBD (Transactions handled with cash-free options. All purchases and services will accept MagicBands, credit cards, debit cards, Disney Gift Cards, Disney Rewards Redemption Cards, and contactless payments like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, or Google Pay).
• Children’s Activity Centers – Closing Permanently: August 1, 2018

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Disney’s BoardWalk Inn & Villas

• Friendship Boat Service to Hollywood Studios: May 7 – Mid – Summer 2018 (Due to refurbishment work on the bridge near the Swan and Dolphin Hotels there will be no Friendship boat service to or from Hollywood Studios. Additional Disney buses will be operating and the walkway across the bridge will stay open during the refurb).
• Disney Skyliner: Ongoing until further notice.
• Children’s Activity Centers – Closing Permanently: August 1, 2018

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Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

• Old Port Royale Food Court, Shutters at Old Port Royale, Cabana Pool Bar and Calypso Trading Post: Ongoing until further notice
• Disney Skyliner: Construction of the Skyliner will be ongoing until further notice.
• General Construction: Ongoing until further notice

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Disney’s Coronado Springs

• General Construction: Ongoing until further notice
• Pepper Market: Now through Summer 2019 (will remain open during minor refurbishment work).
• The Dig Site (including Feature Pool): September – Mid-December 2018 (pool, volleyball court, playground, Iguana Arcade, and Siestas Cantina will be closed)

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Disney’s Old Key West Resort

• Room Refurbishments: Through Spring 2019
• Turtle Pond Pool: April – Early July 2018

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Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort/Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows

• Children’s Activity Centers – Closing Permanently: August 1, 2018

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Disney’s Pop Century Resort

• Room Refurbishments: Through Summer 2018
• Disney Skyliner: Construction on the new transportation system will be ongoing until further notice.

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Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter

• Room Refurbishments: Through Summer 2018

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Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside

• Leisure Pool Refurbishment: July 2018 through Fall 2018
• Room Refurbishments: July 2018 through Early 2019

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Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa

• The Turf Club Bar & Grill – Kitchen Refurbishment: Late July – Early August

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Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels

• Friendship Boat Service to Hollywood Studios: May 7 – Mid – Summer 2018 (Due to refurbishment work on the bridge near the Swan and Dolphin Hotels there will be no Friendship boat service to or from Hollywood Studios. Additional Disney buses will be operating and the walkway across the bridge will stay open during the refurb).
• Friendship Boat Service: May 14 – May 25, 2018 (service to and from the Swan and Dolphin Hotels will not be available during this time)

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Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts/Disney’s Beach Club Villas

• Friendship Boat Service to Hollywood Studios: May 7 – Mid – Summer 2018 (Due to refurbishment work on the bridge near the Swan and Dolphin Hotels there will be no Friendship boat service to or from Hollywood Studios. Additional Disney buses will be operating and the walkway across the bridge will stay open during the refurb).
• Children’s Activity Centers – Closing Permanently: August 1, 2018

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Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center

• Expansion Work : Through Summer 2018

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Disney Springs

• Portobello Country Italian Trattoria – Apr. 23, 2017 – TBD

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

• Roadwork: Ongoing until further notice

Golf Courses

• Disney’s Lake Buena Vista Golf Course: June 18 – Late August 2018 (Will operate as a 9-hole golf course during this time).

This list can be found under the “Planning Guides” section on the website and also under the “Files” tab in the Main Street Wishes Facebook group and the Countdown for Disney App Facebook group.

Do you check the refurb list when planning your Disney World vacation?

Thanks for reading!

*Liz*

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