Disney World Lists 13 Resort Closures and Refurbishments for 2027

Families booking a Walt Disney World hotel for 2027 will run into 13 scheduled closures and refurbishments across guest rooms, pools, restaurants, resort grounds and the Disney Skyliner, according to a list published by the planning site Mickey Visit. The dates can still change.

The closure that affects the most hotels is the Skyliner gondola, which shuts for its yearly maintenance from Jan. 24-30, 2027. Nine resorts lose that ride to the parks for the week, and Disney usually adds buses instead.

Which hotel rooms are being redone

Disney updates rooms on a rolling schedule, closing one section of a resort at a time while the rest stays open. Room work at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort is due to finish in late January 2027, and rooms at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge at Jambo House are expected to be done in early 2027. Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside should wrap up its phased room project in August 2027.

Disney’s Art of Animation, a hotel many families pick for its suites, starts its own room refresh in mid-June 2027. The work moves through one themed area at a time and is expected to last until October 2028. Disney has not said what will change inside the rooms, Mickey Visit reported.

The BoardWalk pool and pool bars

Only one major pool closure has been announced for 2027 so far. The Luna Park Pool and the Luna Park Crazy Play Area at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn close on Jan. 11, 2027, and are set to reopen sometime in April 2027. The pool’s slide is themed like a wooden roller coaster. The BoardWalk’s pool bar, Leaping Horse Libations, follows the same schedule.

At Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, the Singing Spirits Pool Bar closes Nov. 11, 2026, with no reopening date announced, so it may stay shut into 2027. Scat Cat’s Club Lounge at Disney’s Port Orleans-French Quarter, closed since Oct. 6, 2026, is expected back in January 2027.

Work on resort grounds and buildings

Several projects cover building exteriors and common areas. Mickey Visit says these usually mean daytime noise or changed walking paths more than lost amenities.

• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is finishing ongoing work in early 2027.
• At Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, the Convention Center, El Centro Corridor and nearby areas are under phased work through late September 2027, and some spaces may close for short periods.
• Exterior maintenance at Disney’s Beach Club Resort could affect views and walking routes through late 2027.
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort and Bay Lake Tower are refurbishing parts of the property, including the Main Tower atrium and exterior, with completion expected in late 2027.

Hotels that lose the Skyliner for a week

The Jan. 24-30 Skyliner closure affects these resorts:

• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort
• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Beach Club Villas
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
• Disney’s BoardWalk Inn and BoardWalk Villas

What it means for families planning a 2027 trip

Several of the affected hotels are also on a new discount for Florida residents. Laughing Place reported that Florida residents can save up to 30% at select Disney resorts on select nights from Jan. 3 through April 29, 2027. The deepest cuts apply at select Deluxe Resorts and Disney Vacation Club properties for most nights from Feb. 28 through April 29, and the list includes the BoardWalk Inn, Beach Club Resort and Contemporary Resort. Value and Moderate hotels such as All-Star Movies and Pop Century carry discounts of up to 20%.

That booking window overlaps the BoardWalk pool closure from January to April and the January Skyliner shutdown. Under the offer’s terms, rooms are limited, stays run from one to 14 nights, the deal cannot be combined with other promotions, and Florida residency is checked at check-in. Park tickets are sold separately.

Sources: travel, Laughing Place