Reports: Nearly a Dozen Disney World Hotel Projects Set for 2027
Published October 1, 2026
Walt Disney World has refurbishment work and amenity closures scheduled at hotels across every resort tier through 2027, according to reports published Thursday, October 1, 2026. The most concrete item: the Luna Park Pool, Luna Park Crazy Play Area, and Leaping Horse Libations at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn & Villas are slated to close January 11, 2027, through April 2027 for routine maintenance, with the Inn and Villas leisure pools staying open during that stretch.
As of Thursday, October 1, 2026, the projects described below are reported as scheduled or announced, and resort work timelines shift often. Treat every end date as a target, not a guarantee.
The reported work spans Deluxe, Disney Vacation Club, Moderate, and Value resorts. Several are continuations of projects that began in 2026 rather than new starts.
Guest-room refurbishments carry the longest runways: Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside is reported to continue room work through August 2027, while All-Star Movies room work runs through January 2027 and Jambo House at Animal Kingdom Lodge continues into January 2027. Art of Animation is reported to be entering a larger guest-room refurbishment program alongside its Skyliner sister resort.
At Coronado Springs, work affecting the Convention Center, the El Centro corridor, and surrounding areas is reported to run through late September 2027 — the longest single stretch named. Exterior maintenance at Disney’s Beach Club Resort is reported to continue through late 2027.
What we know
- BoardWalk Inn & Villas — Luna Park Pool, Luna Park Crazy Play Area, and Leaping Horse Libations reportedly closed January 11, 2027 through April 2027; leisure pools remain open.
- Port Orleans Riverside — guest-room refurbishment reportedly continuing through August 2027.
- Coronado Springs — Convention Center, El Centro corridor, and surrounding areas reportedly affected through late September 2027.
- Beach Club — exterior maintenance reportedly continuing through late 2027.
- All-Star Movies and Jambo House — guest-room work reportedly continuing into January 2027; Contemporary/Bay Lake Tower, Grand Floridian, and Port Orleans French Quarter (Scat Cat’s Club – Lounge) also reported as affected.
What’s not confirmed
Disney has not issued an official statement covering this full slate, and the reporting comes from a single outlet. Specific room blocks, buildings, and wings affected were not named. End dates for the Contemporary and Bay Lake Tower, Grand Floridian, and Pop Century/Art of Animation work were not given, nor was a reopening date for Scat Cat’s Club. No compensation, discount, or rebooking policy has been announced for affected stays.
What it means for your trip
- If a pool is central to your BoardWalk stay in January through April 2027, book knowing the main pool complex and its bar are reportedly down — the leisure pools are smaller and lack the slide and play area.
- Booking Coronado Springs for a non-convention trip in 2027? Request a room in a tower away from the El Centro work, and expect the resort’s central hub to be a construction zone for most of the year.
- Port Orleans Riverside room work runs long enough that it overlaps most 2027 trips. Call and ask which buildings are active before you lock a room category.
- Resort restaurants and lounges closing for refurbishment tighten availability at the ones still open nearby. If a BoardWalk-area table you want is full, SupaPark’s dining Drop Watch pings you the moment a cancellation frees one up — you grab it in My Disney Experience.
SupaPark tracks live wait times and crowd forecasts, and pings you the second a hard-to-get reservation opens or a ride goes walk-on — free to start at supapark.com.