Travel Notices

Walt Disney World has shifted from a 180-day booking window to a 60-day booking window for dining and experience bookings. This shift to a 60-day booking window is designed to allow Guests to make their plans closer to their visits.

Disney’s Beach Club Villas is undergoing refurbishment from January 2023 through late Fall 2023. While all Resort amenities remain available throughout the refurbishment, you may be able to see and hear construction during daytime hours.

From October 30th through late December 2023, Dunes Cove Pool will be closed for refurbishment. During this time, the Stormalong Bay feature pool and other leisure pools will remain open to Guests.

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn and Villas is undergoing refurbishment. While most Resort amenities remain available throughout the refurbishment, you may be able to see and hear construction during daytime hours, and guests are advised to allow additional time for travel. No estimated completion date has been released by Disney at this time.

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is undergoing major refurbishment. Guests will be able to see and hear construction around the resort – including the lobby – during daytime hours. Most resort amenities will remain available, and guests are advised to allow additional time for travel. No estimated completion date has been released by Disney at this time.

As Disney continues to prepare for the proposed expansion of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, guests will be able to see and hear construction at certain times of day. To minimize disruptions, activities that may create noise will not start earlier than 9:00 AM.

Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort will undergo refurbishment beginning in July 2023 to update several areas across the Resort. While most Resort amenities will remain available, Guests may see and hear refurbishment work during daytime hours. Guests are advised to please allow for additional travel time.

From October 2023 through January 2024, guest rooms at Disney's Vero Beach Resort will undergo refurbishment. You may see or hear construction during daytime hours. Disney Vacation Club Guests will not be placed in or next to Guest rooms that are being refurbished.

From January 8, 2024 - late March 2024, the Vero Beach Feature Pool, Pirate’s Plunge Pool Slide will be closed for refurbishment. The Tiger Lily Wet Play Area, Port Holes Miniature Golf and the whirlpool spa will also be closed while the pool is being refurbished.

In January 2024, some lines of the Disney Skyliner will be closed for routine maintenance. 

• From January 16-21, 2024, Disney Skyliner between Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be closed.
• From January 16-27, 2024, Disney Skyliner between Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Riviera Resort and International Gateway at EPCOT will be closed.

Bus transportation will be available at all Disney Skyliner Resorts throughout the planned closure. Guests staying with DVC points at Riviera, Beach Club and Boardwalk may wish to allow for additional travel time.

Copper Creek Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge will be refurbished beginning April 2024. The cabins will be refurbished four at a time, and Disney Vacation Club guests will not be placed in cabins that are actively being refurbished. You may see and hear refurbishment work during daytime hours.

From January 2025 through May 2025, Stormalong Bay and Shipwreck Pool at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts will be closed for routine maintenance. Guests may see or hear construction work during daytime hours. The Tidal and Dunes Cove leisure pools will remain open and available during this time.

Guests should allow for additional travel time during runDisney marathon events, due to some road closures that may be in effect. The dates of these events can be found here: https://dvcrequest.com/information/upcoming-disney-events

For all stays at Aulani, the State of Hawaii and the Island of Oahu imposes a daily transient accommodations tax that is charged at check-out. More information can be found here; https://dvcrequest.com/information/dvc-resorts/11-aulani-a-disney-resort-spa-in-ko-olina

For all stays at The Villas at Disneyland Hotel, the State of California imposes a daily transient accommodations tax that is charged at check-out. More information can be found here; https://dvcrequest.com/information/dvc-resorts/27-the-villas-at-disneyland-hotel

For up-to-date information on Disney Cruise Lines policies, procedures and practices, please review Disney's Know Before You Sail link located here; Disneytraveltradeinfo.com/disneycruise.