With so many changes happening at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Line, it can be hard to keep up with all of the opening and closing dates. Many of these changes were first announced during D23 in 2024 and have included changes as early as this year. Some of the bigger announcements like Cars Land and Villains Land coming to the Magic Kingdom don’t have opening timelines, but we do have timelines for major additions like five new ships joining the Disney Cruise Line fleet by 2031 and Tropical Americas Land coming to Animal Kingdom in 2027. Along the way, there have already been closures like Muppet*Vision 3D in Hollywood Studios and the Red Car Trolley in California Adventure, plus openings like Villains: Unfairly Ever After in Hollywood Studios and World of Color Happiness! in California Adventure.
While we expect to hear more details in the coming months, this list will help you plan your vacations to either say goodbye to beloved attractions or plan to see all-new lands and Disney cruise ships!
2025 Openings and Closures
January 4 – Parkside Market – Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort
January 6 – Year-long refurbishment of Big Thunder Mountain – Magic Kingdom
January 20 – Hall of Presidents Refurbishment with no scheduled re-opening date – Magic Kingdom
January 22 – Wonderful World of Sweets – Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort
February 9 – Red Car Trolley stops operation ahead of Avengers Campus expansion – Disney California Adventure
March 17 – Permanent closure of It’s Tough to be a Bug to make way for Zootopia: Better Together, coming winter 2025 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
March 30 – Napa Rose closes for a multi-month refurbishment, re-opening fall 2025 – Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
May 10 – Permanent closure of Mama Melrose’s to make way for the new Monsters Inc., Land – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
May 16 – Opening of World of Color Happiness!, Celebrate Happy Cavalcade, and Tapestry of Happiness– Disneyland and Disney California Adventure
May 16 – All new Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live! – Disney California Adventure
May 16 – Reopening of “it’s a small world” with the addition of Miguel and Dante from Coco – Disneyland
May 16 – Return of Wondrous Journeys, Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!, and Paint the Night Parade – Disneyland and Disney California Adventure
May 27 – Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After opens where The Light McQueen Racing Academy used to be – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
May 27 – The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure opens – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
June 4 – Opening of GEO-82; and adult-exclusive lounge in Spaceship Earth – EPCOT
June 8 – Muppet*Vision 3D permanently closes to make way for Monsters, Inc. Land – Hollywood Studios
June 8 – Permanent closure of PizzeRizzo to make way for Monsters, Inc. Land – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Summer 2026 – Opening of Coco and The Incredibles themed premium suites – Pixar Place Hotel
July 6 – Permanent closure of Tom Sawyer’s Island and Rivers of America to make way for Cars: Piston Peak – Magic Kingdom
July 17 – A new verse from the Sherman Brothers will be added to the soundtrack for “it’s a small world” – Disneyland
July 17 – Opening of Walt Disney – A Magical Life – Disneyland
July 20 – Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away – Magic Kingdom
July 22 – Opening of Re-Imagined Test Track – EPCOT
Late Summer – Opening of the High Key Club; a new concierge lounge – The Disneyland Hotel
August – Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin refurbishment expected to last until 2026 – Magic Kingdom
September 2 – The Boneyard playground in Dinoland will permanently close to make way for the Tropical Americas Land – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
September 29 – November 2 – Disney Fantasy dry dock, which will include the addition of Ramone’s Cantina to poolside dining, a new tower suite, plus updates to the concierge lounge, Senses Spa, Edge youth activities club, and the Hero Zone
Fall 2025 – lululemon, Nectar Life, Bopo Go!, Arthur & Sons, Pearl’s Roadside BBQ, and Porto’s Bakery & Cafe – Downtown Disney at Disneyland
Late 2025 – The Beak & Barrel opens – a first of it’s kind Pirates of the Caribbean themed lounge- Magic Kingdom
November 20 – Maiden voyage of the Disney Destiny sailing on 4- and 5-night itineraries to The Bahamas from its home port in Fort Lauderdale
December 15 – Maiden voyage of the Disney Adventure from its home port in Singapore
Winter – Zootopia: Better Together opens inside the Tree of Life – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sometime in 2025 – Bluey characters come to Disney Parks and Disney Cruise Line
2026 Opening and Closures
Early 2026 – Re-opening of Big Thunder Mountain – Magic Kingdom
Early 2026 – Permanent closure of DINOSAUR – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Early 2026 – Permanent closure of Mike & Sully to the Rescue! – Disney California Adventure
May 22 – The Mandalorian and Grogu storyline comes to Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Late 2026 – Opening of the re-themed Rock ‘n’ Rollercoaster starring The Muppets – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
2027 and Beyond Opening and Closures
2027 – Tropical Americas Land opens, including Indiana Jones and Encanto-themed attractions, a uniquely-themed carousel, playground, and quick service restaurant – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
2027 – Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge, a Disney Vacation Club Resort, opens – Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom resort area
TBD – Avengers Campus expansion opens, doubling the size of the land and will include two new attractions – Avengers Infinity Defense and The Stark Flight Lab – Disney California Adventure
TBD – Monsters, Inc. Land opens, including door rollercoaster, Harryhausen’s, and the Glob Theater (all yet to be officially named) – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
TBD – Coco Attraction (yet to be officially named) – Disney California Adventure
TBD – Avatar Land (yet to be officially named) – Disney California Adventure
TBD – Cars: Piston Peak opens with two new attractions – Magic Kingdom
TBD – Villains Land (yet to be officially named) – Magic Kingdom
2027 – 2031 – three all new Disney Cruise Line ships will join the fleet
