Rides and hotels across Disney World are constantly being updated and improved, so we see them close for construction or other reasons periodically.
The Main Street, U.S.A. Railroad Station
Just so that you’re aware of any closures that are happening during your Disney World trip, we checked out which rides and hotels are expected to be closed soon. Keep in mind that rides can still close unexpectedly if bad weather, technical difficulties, or other issues create problems that make them unsafe to ride. We can anticipate some of the refurbishments, though! Here’s a list of all the scheduled Disney World closures for September.
Let’s begin by looking at the rides in Disney World that won’t be available in September.
Rides
We’ve got pretty good news for you here! Only one Disney World park has any rides on the list for September refurbishments: Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
Magic Kingdom
The Walt Disney World Railroad has been closed for a while now.
Walt Disney Railroad Steam Train “In Residence” at Main Street, U.S.A. Station
Construction on the new TRON: Lightcycle Run ride in Tomorrowland interrupted the train tracks, so the railroad and all its stations are closed.
Slowly but surely
It looks like construction is coming along slowly on TRON, but it’s not nearing completion just yet. The WDW Railroad is going to be closed through all of September, and likely for quite some time in the future, at least until TRON is much closer to being finished.
Fantasyland Train Station
The only other scheduled closure for attractions is the Main Street Confectionery on Main Street, U.S.A. in Magic Kingdom.
Main Street Confectionery
The candy shop is getting a pretty major makeover to its interior, and it’s scheduled to be closed for all of September at least.
Construction Walls in Magic Kingdom
For now, you can satisfy your sweet tooth at locations like Plaza Ice Cream Parlor or Big Top Treats inside Big Top Souvenirs!
Big Top Treats Display Case
Rides That Will Open Soon
Some other rides around Disney World aren’t technically closed — because they haven’t opened at all yet! Let’s take a quick look at which rides are under construction in the parks right now. First, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT is set to open on October 1st as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations! Right now it is open for Cast Member previews and will be open throughout September for Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members.
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
We already mentioned TRON: Lightcycle Run over in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom. This ride doesn’t have an official opening date yet, but construction is coming along pretty well from what we can see. It originally was going to open by the 50th as well, but Disney World’s closure last year slowed down the project a little. We’ll keep you updated if we hear anything else about the ride’s timeline!
It’s coming along!
Another ride we’re super excited for is Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind coming to EPCOT! This is another ride that was meant to open by the 50th but was delayed.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Construction
Disney hasn’t released any more info about when it might open, but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear something!
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That’s about it for the rides and attractions that will be closed, so let’s move on to another essential part of your Disney vacation: the hotels.
Hotels
There are a few different sections for Disney World Hotel closures — we’ll look at reopenings across the property, hotel lounges that are coming back soon, and refurbishments happening at a few resorts.
Hotel Reopenings
Almost all the hotels on Disney World property have reopened now, with Animal Kingdom Lodge being the most recent.
The Animal Kingdom Lodge lobby is GORGEOUS.
We’re still waiting on a few stragglers, though! Disney’s All-Star Music Resort is set to open on September 16th…or is it?
All-Star Music Resort
We’ve been seeing some strange things happening with reservations at this Value Resort in Disney World. But as of writing, Disney hasn’t said there will be any delays to the reopening!
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Disney’s Port Orleans Resorts are next on the list to reopen, but not until after September. Port Orleans – Riverside is set to reopen on October 14th, 2021, and Port Orleans – French Quarter will reopen on October 28, 2021.
Port Orleans Resort — French Quarter
You can book reservations now for both of these hotels in Disney World.
Port Orleans Riverside
The last hotel to join the party will be Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort, which has a reopening date of December 9th, 2021.
All-Star Sports Entrance
Reservations are now open for this Value Resort, so you can book your stay ASAP!
Club Level
In several hotels around Disney World — even reopened ones — Club Level lounges inside have remained closed. Disney released a list of reopening dates for these lounges, and several of them are coming back soon!
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: September 16th, 2021
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn: September 23rd, 2021
Belle Vue Lounge at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort: September 26th, 2021
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge: December 16th, 2021
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort: December 16th, 2021
Outer Rim Lounge at Contemporary Resort
You’ll be able to grab drinks at the resort’s lounge again when they reopen this year.
Hotel Refurbishments
All-Star Movies has been open for a while now, but they’re undergoing a refurbishment right now with updates to the hotel’s lobby.
All-Star Movies
The construction is expected to last through October of this year. Over at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, there’s a LOT of construction happening.Â
Construction at the Contemporary
Updates are coming to the hotel’s guest rooms, with a new Incredibles theme!
Incredibles Room ©Disney
The lobby is being renovated, so guests are asked to go to the second floor for check-in and concierge services.
The lobby at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
And The Wave…of American Flavors is being reimagined as Steakhouse 71, which gets its name from the year Disney World opened. This new restaurant is set to open in time for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations, which begin October 1st.
©Disney
In the meantime, you can still enjoy the Wave’s breakfast up in California Grill’s dining room!
Having the Wave Breakfast at California Grill
We went up to try out the new Wave breakfast spot, and we were big fans of the awesome breakfast views!
Over at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, the Monorail Station is still closed for updates.
Tarps are DOWN at the Monorail station at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
We rode through it on the Monorail, but it doesn’t stop at this station. We’re expecting to see it reopen soon, since the last time we were there the tarps were coming down!
Monorail Station
At Disney’s Old Key West Resort, the lobby and check-in area are getting updates as well.
Old Key West Resort
Guests will be redirected to another area for check-in services. This refurbishment is expected to last through late September 2021.Â
Old Key West Lobby
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa is also getting some updates to the lobby, which is expected to be closed through late October 2021.Â
Saratoga Springs Lobby
Cast Members and signs will direct guests to the temporary location for check-in and concierge services.
That wraps up our tour through all the rides and hotels that will be closed in Disney World this September! Keep following DFB, and we’ll let you know about all the updates in Disney World.
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Might date of articles be added? Often as I’m reading I will click a link that is of interest, then another, etc. only to find a date in the body such as March 2021 (and it’s nearly September 2021) or 202, even 2019. It would be nice not to waste time reading half an article to find it is out-of-date when one can simply see at the top that it is not the most recent news. Thank you for considering this going forward.
Carol, thanks for reaching out. I’ve shared this with management.
We are staying at the Poly 9/24-10/2…taking our 1 year old for the first time. I’m starting to get really nervous about the monorail! That’s one of the main reasons we chose this resort, especially since we will be going back to the resort every day for nap time. Do you have any more updates on the reopening??? Last update said mid-August!?
Michele, unfortunately there hasn’t been a more recent update from Disney. If the Monorail is not open for your trip, I would suggest you take a look at the Disney maps or Google Maps and check out the proximity of the Transportation and Ticket Center from Polynesian. It’s actually not very far of a walk (particularly from certain buildings, so you may end up wanting to put in a request to be in one of those closer-to-the-Monorail buildings), and that would likely help with your need to be close for naptime. There’s also a fairly short walkway from the Polynesian to Grand Floridian (on a map you’ll see that it goes right by the Disney Wedding Chapel), so you can access the Monorail from there. If your little one happens to fall asleep in the stroller as you leave Magic Kingdom, there’s a new-ish walkway from Magic Kingdom to the Grand Floridian, and if you and/or another adult in your group aren’t too tired of walking, you could stroll with the stroller all the way from MK to the Poly using the GF walkway and continuing to the GF-Poly walkway. Thankfully the Disney maps online do a pretty good job of showing these paths. Hopefully that’ll help you plan for the worst case of not having the Monorail.
Carol, I agree the dfb should date the articles and have asked this several times over the past three years, but they only consider it or share it with management and never do it. It’d be so helpful if they would and so easy for them to do, so I suspect they don’t and won’t so as not to discourage clicks on the old stuff. I don’t know much about that but can only guess, because I can think of no other reason they refuse to date their articles after years of me and several others asking them to. It’s weird.