Updated 10/21/2021
It’s Fall of 2021. What is still CLOSED at Disney World? After closing down on March 15, 2020, and reopening July 11, 2020, we are finding that not all of Disney’s components have reopened after 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. Disney has slowly opened many services, attractions, and restaurants in ordinance with CDC, State and Federal Regulations.
While all the parks were open with limitations not everything opened back up to normalcy. We were seeing resorts closed, limited services rendered, and restaurants modified. Even though the majority of Disney fans were excited to get back home, but many were reluctant with news of more threating variant strains and economic issues. This combined with layoffs and no vaccine available at the time, many struggled with spending treasured time at Disney. In saying this Disney and Along with Florida made the cautious effort to open and get back on track with future project like Space 220 Restaurant, TRON Lightcycle Run, and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.
As we saw Disney continuing to make future plans and resuming current construction activities, Disney fans noticed that popular Disney components weren’t opening up or even talked about. Many frustrated with favorite attractions, resorts, restaurants, and Disney’s famous services just not being available or canceled like the Disney Minnie Van™ Service Connected by Lyft.
Looking today in mid-October of 2021 we virtually see everything as resumed operations or have been modified. Disney is now giving us answers to which what will continue or what will close. Let’s dive into Disney’s current temporarily unavailable or closed listings on their website.
Operational Updates
Attractions
- Enchanted Tales with Belle, Magic Kingdom
- Fantasmic, Hollywood Studios (not on any schedule yet and still drained)
- Festival of Fantasy Parade, Magic Kingdom
- Finding Nemo: The Musical, Animal Kingdom (Newly reimagined version coming in 2022)
- Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular, Hollywood Studios (planned to re-open date is Dec. 19, 2021)
- Star Wars Launch Bay, Hollywood Studios
- Traditional character greetings at all locations (limited meet and greets will begin again in November)
- Typhoon Lagoon. This entire water park is not open.
- Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Hollywood Studios
- Walt Disney World Railroad, Magic Kingdom
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic, Magic Kingdom (planned to re-open November 11, 2021)
- Souk-al-Magreb, EPCOT (planned to re-open November 5, 2021)
Restaurants
- Buffets
- 1900 Park Fare at Grand Floridian Resort
- Akershus, Norway Pavilion, Epcot. (Last word was Akershus is presently being used as a lounge for Florida Blue Healthcare users and employees. No word yet on re-opening)
- Boatwright’s Dining Hall at Port Orleans Riverside Resort
- ESPN Club at Boardwalk Resort
- Flying Fish at Boardwalk Resort
- Garden View Tea Room at Grand Floridian Resort
- Jiko at Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Monsieur Paul, France pavilion, Epcot
- Restaurant Marrakesh, Morocco pavilion, Epcot
- Spyglass Grill at Caribbean Beach Resort
- Storybook Dining at Artist Point at Wilderness Lodge Resort
- Takumi-Tei, Japan pavilion, Epcot
- Top of the World Lounge at Bay Lake Tower Resort
- Turf Club, Saratoga Springs Resort
- Victoria & Albert’s at Grand Floridian Resort
Resorts
- All Star Sports resort (scheduled to reopen on December 9, 2021, now delayed)
Tours (VIP and Non-VIP)
- Backstage Magic
- Behind the Seeds
- Capture Your Moment – A Disney Parks Photo Experience, Main Street, U.S.A., Town Square Theater
- Capture Your Moment – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Capture Your Moment – Magic Kingdom
- Caring for Giants
- Disney’s Family Magic Tour
- Disney’s Dolphins in Depth POI, World Nature
- Disney’s Holiday D-Lights
- Disney’s The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour
- Disney’s Yuletide Fantasy
- EPCOT Seas Adventures Aqua Tour
- EPCOT Seas Adventures DiveQuest
- EPCOT Seas Adventures Dolphins in Depth
- Gardens of the World
- Islands of the Caribbean Pirate Cruise
- Path Less Traveled Tour
- Pirate Adventure Cruises
- Sense of Africa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- The unDISCOVERed Future World
- Up Close with Rhinos
- Walt Disney: Marceline to Magic Kingdom Tour
- Wild Africa Trek
- Wild Africa Trek – Mid-Day
- Wilderness Back Trail Adventure
- World Showcase: DestiNations Discovered
Services
- Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique (both locations)
- Disney Dining Plan (Coming in 2022)
- Disney’s Magical Express® Luggage delivery and Resort Airline Check-in services
- Harmony Barber Shop
- Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue, Fort Wilderness
- Package delivery to the resort and to the front of theme parks
- Parking lot trams
- Senses Spas (both locations)
- Spirit of Aloha Luau at Polynesian Village resort
- Tables in Wonderland
Will be Closed in November
- Kali River Rapids, Animal Kingdom (November 1, 2021 – mid-December)
- Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade, Magic Kingdom (Nov 27 – Dec 21)
Look for updated coming soon! Information found at https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/