{"id":222431,"date":"2026-04-07T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222431\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:01:07","slug":"disneys-lake-buena-vista-golf-course-closing-for-major-2026-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222431\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney&#8217;s Lake Buena Vista Golf Course Closing for Major 2026 Overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disney&#8217;s Lake Buena Vista Golf Course is set to close for an extensive renovation this summer, with work expected to run from late spring into early fall 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The closure follows recent upgrades at Disney&#8217;s Magnolia Golf Course and represents the most significant investment in Lake Buena Vista&#8217;s playing conditions in recent times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdwmagic.com\/recreation\/lake-buena-vista\/gallery\/07apr2026-disneys-lake-buena-vista-golf-course\/64762.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1200\/674;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" data-twic-src=\"https:\/\/www.wdwmagic.com\/recreation\/lake-buena-vista\/news\/image:\/ElementGalleryItems\/recreation\/Fullsize\/Lake-Buena-Vista_Full_64762.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wdwmagic.twic.pics\/ElementGalleryItems\/recreation\/Fullsize\/Lake-Buena-Vista_Full_64762.jpg?twic=v1\/output=preview\" title=\"Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course\" alt=\"Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s Changing<\/p>\n<p>The renovation covers several areas of the course:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nGreens &#8211; Fully renovated with new contouring and elevation changes&#13;<br \/>\nGreen-side bunkers and chipping areas &#8211; Updated to improve playability&#13;<br \/>\nIrrigation systems &#8211; Upgraded around the greens to better maintain turf conditions in the surrounding chipping areas&#13;<br \/>\nBunker drainage &#8211; New drainage systems installed across many bunkers to reduce water retention and speed up recovery after rain&#13;<br \/>\nTeeing grounds &#8211; Enhancements to several tee areas&#13;<\/p>\n<p>If you have a tee time at Lake Buena Vista booked for the summer, check with Disney Golf directly to confirm availability. The course is anticipated to reopen in the early fall.<\/p>\n<p>Disney&#8217;s other courses &#8212; Magnolia, Palm, and Oak Trail &#8211; remain open during the Lake Buena Vista closure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdwmagic.com\/recreation\/lake-buena-vista\/gallery\/07apr2026-disneys-lake-buena-vista-golf-course\/64761.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1200\/674;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" data-twic-src=\"https:\/\/www.wdwmagic.com\/recreation\/lake-buena-vista\/news\/image:\/ElementGalleryItems\/recreation\/Fullsize\/Lake-Buena-Vista_Full_64761.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wdwmagic.twic.pics\/ElementGalleryItems\/recreation\/Fullsize\/Lake-Buena-Vista_Full_64761.jpg?twic=v1\/output=preview\" title=\"Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course\" alt=\"Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>                         Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disney&#8217;s Lake Buena Vista Golf Course is set to close for an extensive renovation this summer, with work&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[100715,115,100716,139,141,140,8064],"class_list":["post-222431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-disneys-lake-buena-vista-golf-course-closing-for-major-2026-overhaul","tag-news","tag-not-specified","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-walt-disney-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}