Swiss Family Treehouse closing for short refurbishment

The Swiss Family Treehouse in Magic Kingdom will be closing for a month-long refurbishment, according to the Walt Disney World calendar.

The walkthrough attraction will be close starting Nov. 18, 2024 and is expected to reopen on Dec. 20, 2024, according to the calendar. Disney has not announced what, if any, changes would be made or if this is a normal refurbishment of the attraction.

The attraction is inspired buy the

The Swiss Family Treehouse, inspired by the 1960 Disney film “Swiss Family Robinson” in which a shipwrecked family builds an island home. The film was based on the the 1812 novel “The Swiss Family Robinson” by Johann David Wyss.

The attraction is described as follows by Disney:

“Tour the island abode the Swiss Family Robinson built after they were shipwrecked on a deserted island. Cross a bridge at the foot of a large leafy tree and climb handcrafted wooden stairs. Explore the living quarters of the famous adventurers and discover open-air rooms brimming with a bevy of 19th-century articles salvaged from the wreck.

At the base of the tree, a large wooden wheel gathers water from a stream and a series of ingenious contraptions carry it up to the rooms inside the treehouse.

Those who reach the 6-story-high summit of the treehouse will enjoy 360-degree views of Adventureland.”