Don’t Forget! A Hotel Transportation CLOSURE Begins Today in Disney World

It feels like Disney World is a never-ending construction site right now!

Wilderness Lodge in Disney World

The parks are undergoing some major renovations, including the addition of a new Cars land called Piston Peak, a Villains Land, and a Monsters Inc. Land! While these changes are pretty exciting, it does mean that the resort is in a bit of an “in-between” period. Not even the hotels are going unscathed! Over at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, a temporary closure has officially begun.

If you love that relaxing boat ride from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort to Magic Kingdom, we have some (temporarily) bad news for you. The resort’s refurbishment of the boat dock has officially begun! As we previously reported, the hotel’s boat dock will be closed and boat transportation suspended from April 13th until May 1st.

The closure signs are up!

The maintenance to the dock will actually last through late July 2026, but it will only impact boat transportation for a short time. You should be able to use the boat transportation starting on May 2nd, but that is all subject to change. We stopped by the resort to check things out, and Disney is wasting no time! Cast Members were already by the dock working away.

The work has begun!

This resort’s boat goes between Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, and Disney’s Contemporary Resort, so if you’re trying to get to these locations during the closure, you’ll have to take alternative routes. Those Disney buses are going to become your best friend! You will have to take a bus to the Magic Kingdom until the boat transportation is available again, but it will be a little tougher to get to the Contemporary.

The dock is closed!

There won’t be any direct route to the Contemporary hotel, so if you want to stop by, you will need to take a bus to the Magic Kingdom and then walk to the Contemporary or hop on the monorail. While this is unfortunate, we’re relieved to see this is going to be a short closure. As always, be sure to keep following DisneyFoodBlog for more Disney news, updates, and more.

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