It looks like a refurbishment closure is scheduled for the Swiss Family Treehouse attraction in Adventureland that you’ll want to take note of if you are visiting the Magic Kingdom soon.
As posted on the Walt Disney World refurbishment calendar, Swiss Family Treehouse is listed as closed for refurbishment beginning March 12. The refurbishment is scheduled to last through March 25, with Swiss Family Treehouse once again reopening for guests on March 26.
Via wdwnt.com
The Big Blue Pool at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is now closed for refurbishment.
The adjacent School Yard Spray Ground is still open, and the Cozy Cone and Flippin Fins pools in other areas of the resort are still open.
The Big Blue Pool is scheduled to be closed through early April 2021.
Announced yesterday, the Jungle Cruise attraction at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland will be receiving new scenes and an updated storyline.
While these changes seemingly line up with the release of the Jungle Cruise movie, now set to release in 2021, it has been confirmed that there will be no significant tie between the new changes and the Jungle Cruise movie.
Here is a quote from Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Portfolio Executive Chris Beatty:
I’m excited about the movie, and having Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt be a part of that film. But these adjustments are really focused on enhancing the existing attraction storyline and addressing some areas that needed refreshing along the way. I’m sure the film is fantastic and we’re very excited about it, but integrating the film into our classic Jungle Cruise is not part of this effort. Does that mean that as Imagineers we won’t put Easter eggs in there? We’ll definitely do that. But we are not adding a major storyline or character from that film.
While there may be Easter eggs that nod to the new movie in the attraction, there will be no large connection between the two enterprises. Read the entire interview here.
The Hippy Dippy Pool at Disney’s Pop Century Resort will be closing for maintenance on February 15 and remain closed through early March.
Here is the notice from Walt Disney World’s website:
The Hippy Dippy Pool will be unavailable February 15 through early March 2021 while it undergoes maintenance work. The other themed pools will remain open for Guests’ enjoyment. During this time, it is possible that Guests may see or hear construction, but noise should not be heard from Guest rooms between dusk and 9:00 AM.
Disney’s Contemporary Resort will have limited availability beginning in April 2021 as rooms are refurbished. The refurbishment is scheduled to last through September 2021.
No more information is known about the refurbishment, but with such a short time refurbishment window, this will likely be a “soft goods” update. These refurbishments generally involve replacing linens, carpeting, and some furniture, without redoing the rooms entirely.
Disney was testing rooms inspired by The Incredibles in August 2019, so it’s possible a re-theme is still coming. But these test rooms did not last very long and there have been no updates about re-theming since then.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is currently undergoing major refurbishments, including re-theming some rooms to Moana. It doesn’t look like Disney’s Contemporary Resort will be receiving a refurbishment of this magnitude anytime soon, although it may well be coming down the line.