Overview
- The closure, which Disney confirmed Tuesday, will run from January 24 through February 2, 2028 and takes the Skyliner fully offline for the maintenance period.
- Complimentary bus service will operate from all Skyliner‑connected resorts to EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios while the gondolas are closed.
- The shutdown extends the system’s recent pattern of brief late‑January refurbishments and is slightly longer than the 2027 window that runs January 24–30.
- Guests at affected resorts — including Caribbean Beach, Riviera, Pop Century, Art of Animation, BoardWalk/Beach Club/Yacht Club areas — should build extra travel time for park transfers during the closure.
- The Skyliner is a multi‑route aerial gondola network that opened in 2019 with roughly 300 cabins and a Caribbean Beach transfer hub, and Disney typically announces these routine winter maintenance windows well in advance.