Main Street U.S.A. Railroad Station Balcony Fully Reopens After Refurbishment at Magic Kingdom

Jul 20, 2025 in "Walt Disney World Railroad"

Magic Kingdom Railroad Station Balcony Reopens with Fresh Paint and New Flooring
Posted: Sunday July 20, 2025 11:25am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The upper-level balcony at the Main Street U.S.A. Railroad Station is now fully open to guests, following a lengthy refurbishment project at Magic Kingdom.





As of last evening, nearly all construction scrims and temporary walls have been removed from the station. All sets of stairs are now accessible, allowing guests to once again enjoy the full wraparound balcony that overlooks Town Square and Main Street U.S.A.

During the refurbishment, crews completed several updates, including refreshed paintwork and the installation of brand-new flooring across the upper level. The project was carried out in phases, with sections of the balcony reopening gradually over the past several weeks.

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IanDLBZF17 days ago

VIP Tours. And in more recent months the balcony is also closed for fireworks viewing in my experience.

TrainsOfDisneyJul 27, 2025

Anybody but common peasants like you and me apparently! Haha. I mentioned how they rope off the entrance to the station with no signage that the train station itself is still open and how to access it. I witnessed a family trying to get on the train who went up the exit ramp, who were scolded by a CM - the same CM who could have simply opened the gate and let them on the train - it was still boarding and there was plenty of room.

SquishyJul 27, 2025

Does anyone know who the train station is reserved for during starlight? Sometimes it's even left empty.

TrainsOfDisneyJul 21, 2025

No wonder there was so much security! They have to guard those sweaters!!! l

aladdin2007Jul 21, 2025

Yeah big VIP event, plus D'Amaro and others from word that was going around.

TrainsOfDisneyJul 21, 2025

I know it was opening night of starlight but they had almost all entrances to the station blocked off while the train was still operating. No signage on how to get to the station. A poor family went up the exit ramp and they were scolded by a CM who could have easily let them on the train. There was plenty of room and it was still boarding.

MisterPenguinJul 21, 2025

The benches are gone. Maybe that's temporary. But, I've witnessed people camping them two hours before fireworks so they can have a seat for the show.

solidyneJul 21, 2025

Passage to Frontierland

ToTBellHopJul 21, 2025

Well, I’m not there. I refuse to accept that WDW continues to function without me. They just lock the gates, I believe.

JoeCamelJul 21, 2025

The DJ ????

MisterPenguinJul 21, 2025

No... Something missing...

JoeCamelJul 21, 2025

When it's wet that tile is really slippery?

MisterPenguinJul 21, 2025

Complaints would indeed come from them, but not necessarily about the view of Starlight.

peter11435Jul 21, 2025

People who planned to watch starlight from up there?

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