Disney World Guests Face Vacation Disruptions at Four Major Hotels

Kidani Village Lobby Closing, Part of Multi-Phase Refurbishment This Summer & Fall

Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is about to undergo an extensive lobby area refurbishment. Beginning August 17th, the main lobby and primary entrance will close for nearly two months. The work stretches well beyond the lobby itself. Guests will also lose access to the resort’s gift shop, both lobby corridors, the arcade, the laundry room, and the outdoor terrace observation deck at various points between August and November. Here…

Disney World Guests Face Vacation Disruptions at Four Major Hotels

Walt Disney World has added four hotel-area construction projects to an already crowded refurbishment calendar, bringing new warnings for guests staying at Saratoga Springs, Yacht and Beach Club, Fort Wilderness, and Animal Kingdom Villas–Kidani Village. None of the resorts is closing. However, the consequences range from daytime construction noise and altered walking routes to a five-day transportation interruption. At Kidani Village, the disru…

Confirmed: Disney World Forever Changes Original 1971 Hotel

After months of several simultaneous refurbishment projects, Walt Disney World Resort is slowly revealing the updates to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Latest Update From Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Credit: Inside the Magic For several months, Walt Disney World Resort has been refurbishing multiple areas around Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, which opened alongside the Most Magical Place on Earth in 1971. One of those projects ne…