2025 Ride Closure Calendar for Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea

This Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea ride refurbishment and closure calendar for 2025 lists temporary & permanent attraction, restaurant, and entertainment refurbishments so you know what won’t be operating before planning your visit. Additionally, we offer info about reimagining projects that are underway to enhance experiences around Japan’s Disney resort. (Updated February 18, 2025.)

While no one wants attraction closures during their visit, they are a necessary part of keeping Tokyo DisneySea and Disneyland in good condition. Routine maintenance, safety upgrades, and attraction improvements are all done during scheduled ride closures. Usually, there are only a handful of simultaneous closed rides, along with new attractions being built.

Having an idea of which attractions are closed is important, especially if there are must-do or headliner rides around which you want to plan your trip. Beyond that, we recommend consulting our 2025 Tokyo Disneyland Vacation Planning Guide for more comprehensive info. That covers everything from saving money on park tickets and hotels to where to eat, when to visit, and more.

Before we get to the calendar itself, let’s start with some good and bad news when it comes to Tokyo Disney Resort ‘temporarily’ closed park facilities. The good news is that, unlike the U.S. parks, Tokyo Disney Resort releases its ride refurbishment calendar for each half of the year well in advance. This allows visitors–even those traveling from abroad–to potentially plan around the downtime.

Accordingly, it’s common for TDR to post its closures for half of the year all at once, once around the holidays and then again in the late summer. From time to time, last minute closures do occur, but the schedule is usually released in bulk. Right now, the refurbishment calendar goes through late Summer 2025, with some dates known beyond that. However, if you’re traveling in Fall 2025 or 2026, be aware that more will be added to the calendar between now and then.

The other good news is that Tokyo Disney Resort is spectacular at doing routine, overnight maintenance. The first time we visited Japan a decade ago, we were blown away by just how much better every attraction looked. This included attractions we thought looked totally fine at Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

I specifically remember riding Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin for the first time and being amazed at how crisp, sharp, and vibrant the attraction looked. (The ride vehicles also moved much smoother.) It was like going from standard definition to HD or 4K. Conversely, going from that version back to the Disneyland one made the ‘warts’ I had never noticed before suddenly much more obvious.

With routine maintenance going downhill at Walt Disney World and Disneyland and corners cut on upkeep, this difference is even starker. During our most recent visit to Tokyo Disney Resort this holiday season, everything looked spectacular. It was a very stark contrast to how many of the rides in the U.S. parks look and feel. (About the only “exception” to this is Haunted Mansion, which might be a little too well maintained at Tokyo Disneyland!)

The bad news is that Tokyo Disney Resort is about two years behind the U.S. parks in its phased reopening. If you feel this has been unnecessarily slow and belabored at Walt Disney World, well, it’s much worse at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea.

The bulk of that is that theme parks in Japan had capacity constraints in place for longer and returning to normal has been slow-going. Large strides were made in the lead-up to Tokyo Disneyland’s 40th Anniversary and opening of Fantasy Springs, but it’s not perfect.

To that point, there are a few entries on this list that are “TBD” (Swiss Family Treehouse, Let’s Party Gras, Mermaid Lagoon Theater) that are still closed for what’s listed as refurbishments, but in reality, these are victims of the phased reopening. The latter two entertainment venues will probably return at some point, eventually, but likely with completely different stage shows whenever that does happen.

The same thing is happening with “Dreams Take Flight,” which is the new show coming to the Hangar Stage in Lost River Delta at Tokyo DisneySea. “Dreams Take Flight” will debut on July 16, 2025. It’s a long overdue replacement for Song of Mirage, which ended prematurely on February 28, 2020 as part of the COVID closures.

In addition to scheduled attraction refurbs, unscheduled downtime can also occur during a visit. This usually only occurs for a few hours at a time, so if you find an attraction is closed during your visit to Tokyo Disney Resort and it’s not listed below, it’s likely a temporary closure that will last a few hours. Check with nearby Cast Members to confirm.

Below is a schedule of refurbishments, when the closure starts, and when the refurbishment will conclude. To the extent that specific dates are not yet listed, those will be updated once TDR provides precise start and/or end dates. The following day will be when the attraction is scheduled to reopen.

Here are the closure schedules for Tokyo DisneySea and Tokyo Disneyland…

Tokyo Disneyland

Rides

• Swiss Family Treehouse – Reopening TBD
• Snow White’s Adventures – Closed through February 25, 2025
• Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expeditions – Closed through February 24, 2025
• Splash Mountain – Closed through March 19, 2025
• Mark Twain Riverboat – Closed through February 20, 2025
• Donald’s Boat – Closed through April 6, 2025
• Gadget’s Go Coaster – Closed through April 8, 2025
• Chip ‘n Dale’s Treehouse – Closed through April 8, 2025
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic – February 25, 2025 – March 7, 2025
• Western River Railroad – February 27, 2025 – March 7, 2025
• Castle Carrousel – March 3, 2025 – March 10, 2025
• Westernland Shootin’ Gallery – March 12, 2025 – March 18, 2025
• Peter Pan’s Flight – March 21, 2025 – May 22, 2025
• Pooh’s Hunny Hunt – April 9, 2025 – May 7, 2025
• Pirates of the Caribbean – April 16, 2025 – May 22, 2025
• The Happy Ride with Baymax – May 9, 2025 – May 28, 2025
• Mark Twain Riverboat – May 15, 2025 – June 13, 2025
• Big Thunder Mountain – May 29, 2025 – June 27, 2025
• Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek! – June 30, 2025 – July 24, 2025
• “it’s a small world” – July 1, 2025 – August 2, 2025
• Donald’s Boat – July 28, 2025 – August 6, 2025
• Haunted Mansion – August 6, 2025 – September 15, 2025
• Western River Railroad – August 7, 2025 – September 17, 2025

Parades, Shows & Characters

• Let’s Party Gras! – Return Date TBD
• Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights – February 21, 2025
• Sky Full of Colors – February 21, 2025
• Disney Harmony in Color – April 7, 2025 – May 9, 2025
• Mickey’s Magical Music World – April 21, 2025 – April 24, 2025
• Sky Full of Colors – June 14, 2025 – September 15, 2025
• Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights – July 11, 2025
• Reach for the Stars – July 11, 2025

For international Disney fans, the notable closures on this list are Monsters Inc. Ride & Go Seek, Pooh’s Hunny Hunt, and Splash Mountain. To a lesser extent, Peter Pan’s Flight and Big Thunder Mountain are also different from their domestic counterparts, but not sufficiently so that you should plan around their closures.

The first few on that list are major. To the point that we’d encourage you to shift your travel dates, if at all possible, so you don’t miss those attractions. All of those rides are either exclusive to Tokyo Disney Resort or unlike their counterparts in the U.S. parks to the point that they’re essentially new experiences.

Tokyo DisneySea

Rides

• Mermaid Lagoon Theater – Return Date TBD
• DisneySea Electric Railway – Closed through March 3, 2025
• DisneySea Electric Railway – Closed through March 3, 2025
• The Magic Lamp Theater – Closed through March 6, 2025
• Jasmine’s Flying Carpets – March 5, 2025 – March 17, 2025
• Turtle Talk – April 8, 2025 – May 7, 2025
• Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey – May 8, 2025 – May 28, 2025
• Blowfish Balloon Race – May 29, 2025
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – May 29, 2025 – August 20, 2025
• Flounder’s Flying Fish Coaster – July 1, 2025 – July 21, 2025
• Scuttle’s Scooters – July 24, 2025 – August 22, 2025
• Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull – August 18, 2025 – TBD
• Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival – August 27, 2025 – September 16, 2025

Entertainment

• Believe! Sea of Dreams – February 28, 2025
• Sky Full of Colors – February 28, 2025
• Sky Full of Colors – June 14, 2025 – September 15, 2025
• Believe! Sea of Dreams – August 1, 2025

Several of the most “important” attractions at Tokyo DisneySea are scheduled to be closed at various points in 2025. If at all possible, you should try not to miss 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Indiana Jones Adventure. Same goes for the Fantasy Springs headliners, Anna & Elsa’s Frozen Journey and Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival.

Unfortunately, it’s expected that Indiana Jones Adventure is going to have a lengthy closure. This was previously announced, and then pulled from the schedule, and it was a 1-year refurbishment. While it’s possible that this project has been shortened as a result of the delay–perhaps with some of the work being accomplished during the overnight hours–we’d still expect it to be lengthy. If you’re visiting anytime in 2025 after August 18 or even the first several months of 2026, you’re probably going to miss Indiana Jones Adventure.

Finally, both of these lists do not include many snack stands and retail locations that have not reopened in the past ~3 years following the closure of the parks. Most of these are relatively inconsequential and do not materially impact a visit in itself–they’re not “destination” dining or shopping.

However, they do slightly impact retail and restaurant capacity in aggregate. The end result is crowded shops and very long lines for dining options, especially at peak times. Accordingly, we recommend eating early or late–unless you want to wait 30+ minutes for a counter service restaurant.

Planning a trip to Tokyo Disney Resort? For comprehensive advice, the best place to start is our Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea Trip Planning Guide! For more specifics, our TDR Hotel Rankings & Reviews page covers accommodations. Our Restaurant Reviews detail where to dine & snack. To save money on tickets or determine which type to buy, read our Tips for Saving Money post. Our What to Pack for Disney post takes a unique look at clever items to take. Venturing elsewhere in Japan? Consult our Ultimate Guide to Kyoto, Japan and City Guide to Tokyo, Japan.

YOUR THOUGHTS

Thoughts on the 2025 ride refurbishment calendar for Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea? Disappointed to see anything on this list–or still closed ~4 years after the parks reopened? If you’ve been to Tokyo Disneyland or Tokyo DisneySea, what did you think of attraction maintenance and upkeep? Do you agree or disagree with our assessments? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback—even when you disagree with us—is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!