At any given time, Disney World is undergoing a few refurbishments!
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
It’s all part of keepin’ the parks nice and spiffy for your vacation — but you’ll want to know exactly how these projects will affect your visit. So today, we’re bringing you our weekly refurbishment update for May 10th through May 16th.
Magic Kingdom Refurbishments
Hall of Presidents
The Hall of Presidents closed in January this year to install an animatronic for President Joe Biden. This is pretty typical — it’s a tradition that happens each time a new U.S. President is elected!
The Hall of Presidents
Disney has not yet announced a reopening date, but we’ll be sure to keep ya posted with any news!
Learn More About the Hall of Presidents’ Refurbishment!
Walt Disney World Railroad
If you thought a couple of months was a long closure, the Walt Disney World Railroad has been closed for over 2 YEARS! Curious why? Well, construction on TRON: Lightcycle Run is obstructing the train’s path around the park.
Main Street Train Station
That path will have to be cleared before the Railroad can run again, and for the path to be cleared, the TRON construction will have to make significant progress. But with the project likely delayed, that could be awhile. We’ll keep an eye out for any updates!
Check out the Main Street Station’s Makeover!
Main Street Confectionery
Over on Main Street, U.S.A., the Main Street Confectionery has shuttered for a lengthy closure! But don’t worry: while the space receives a little TLC, you can swing by Main Street Cinema to pick up all of your favorite goodies.
Main Street, U.S.A.
Disney hasn’t announced when this classic shop will reopen, but it’s currently listed on Disney’s refurbishment calendar through July 17th. That’s as far out as that calendar currently goes, so we could see this closure last even longer. And elsewhere on Main, Street, U.S.A, remember that The Chapeau is closed, too!
Check Out What Main Street Confectionery Will Be Like When it Reopens!
Disney World Resort Refurbishments
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
We’re seeing some changes at the hotels, too! Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is undergoing a HUGE refurbishment that involves changes to the main entrance, lobby, and monorail station.
Polynesian Construction
As for the guest rooms? They’re getting a Moana retheme! We took a peek inside, and they look awesome.
©Disney
You can currently book these rooms for stays from July 19th forward! We’re expecting those other refurbishments around the resort to finish up this summer, too.
Here’s How to Book a Room at a Reopened Polynesian!
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Another big project just began at Disney’s Contemporary Resort! The Main Tower Guest Rooms are being refurbished, which makes them currently unavailable to guests. However, Disney has stated that other resort amenities should remain unaffected.
The construction has begun!
If you’re planning a stay here — or even just a quick visit! — you’ll want to be aware that the construction is LOUD. But it shouldn’t last too long! A Cast Member confirmed that the work is scheduled to wrap up at the end of September.
Learn More About the Refurb at Disney’s Contemporary Resort!
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
Last but not least, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort is getting a touch-up! The waterslide and splash zone at Meadow Swimmin‘ Pool are being refurbished through the end of the month.
Work happening on the slide!
While you may notice the construction on your visit, it shouldn’t affect ya much. Meadow Swimmin’ Pool and Wilderness Swimmin’ Pool are both still open for you to enjoy!
Read More About Meadow Swimmin’ Pool’s Refurb!
That’s it for our refurbishment updates this week! Stay tuned to DFB — we’ll keep you in the loop with plenty more Disney news.
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Do you know if there is any chance that the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique in Magic Kingdom will reopen?
Also is the Columbia Harbor House ever going to open?
Thank you
Jane, Disney hasn’t released information about these spots yet. We will update when they do.
I am just curious if you have any idea why they haven’t opened the monorail between Magic Kingdom and Epcot? I sure missed it in November but at least without Park Hopping a thing it was more manageable. Planning our December trip and staying at Beach Club certainly would make it easier if it was open. I am greedy I guess want 3 parks to be easy to access from that location 🙂
Teresa, Disney hasn’t released info on why they haven’t reopened the EPCOT Monorail line. We’ll keep watching and updating.
Took then I think just under two yrs to put Trump in the Hall of President. They did a good job. Somehow with Disney’s CEO being so vocal about his politics I’m thinking it won’t take that long for Joe to be in there. I think the excuse they used with Trump was they were refurbishing the entire attraction. Just saying …
Carm, President Trump was added between January 17, 2017, and December 18, 2017.
Do you know if the Samawati Springs Pool has reopened at AKL-Kidani Village?
Neva, yes, it’s been open during our visits to the Resort.
Disney updates, refurbishments and improvements are notoriously slow to put it kindly. It is not like Disney did not know that approximately every 4 years, with exception, they have to replace the President in the Hall of Presidents. One would think, that with Disney’s attention to detail, they would not have a spare audio-animatronic body frame waiting in the wings, and that the basic formate for a possible change would not have been mapped out years in advance for the placement on stage. To wait a year to place a new President in place is a slap in the face to the American people…in the words of Walt himself “Bad Show”. The imagineers have dropped the ball on this attraction for decades and it is simply unacceptable. These projects should have been mapped out well in advance to preserve the Magic, instead Disney seems to want to prolong the agony.