Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Refurbishment Announced. On the Walt Disney World website, Disney revealed that Big Thunder Mountain will close for a lengthy refurbishment beginning

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney World is closing in January 2025 for a major refurbishment, set to reopen in 2026.

The “wildest ride in the wilderness" at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom will close in early January 2025 – and will remain closed for the rest of that year, according to Disney's website.

The next day, construction walls will go up to make way for the Tropical Americas redesign and expansion in that area of the park. Don’t worry, dino fans, Dinosaur the ride, the Boneyard, Restaurantosaurus,

Disney World's popular Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride will temporarily close this coming January, and the attraction won't open again until 2026. The extended closure for the Magic Kingdom ride is due to "refurbishment," Disney said in a statement on its website.

Closing date announced for TriceraTop Spin & more of DinoLand at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, an animatronic was removed from DINOSAUR, and we got an aerial view of Epic Universe construction following Hurricane Milton — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday,