Tokyo DisneySea’s Tower of Terror to Close for Short Fall Refurbishment

The brief shutdown signals a routine maintenance pause managed by the Oriental Land Company that keeps the attraction’s Hotel Hightower storyline intact.

Overview

Tokyo DisneySea’s Tower of Terror will close to guests on September 28, 2026, with specialty outlets reporting a planned return in early November.
Published schedules differ slightly on the reopening date, with one report saying November 5 and others saying November 6, and the roughly five-week window points to a routine refurbishment rather than a major overhaul.
The resort is owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company under license from The Walt Disney Company, and that company typically times and carries out short ride maintenance locally.
Guests visiting during the closure will still have major attractions available such as Journey to the Center of the Earth, Soaring: Fantastic Flight, and Fantasy Springs experiences, so the shutdown mainly affects visitor planning for fall trips.
Tokyo’s Tower of Terror uses an original Hotel Hightower story involving Harrison Hightower III and the Shiriki Utundu idol, a narrative detail that separates it from Twilight Zone versions and makes a permanent retheme unlikely in this instance.