Refurbishment extended - Trattoria al Forno at Disney's BoardWalk Resort

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Posted: Friday June 16, 2023 9:34am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Trattoria al Forno at Disney's BoardWalk will be closed for longer than expected.

The restaurant closed for refurbishment on June 11 was was expected to reopen June 18. Disney now says that it will reopen late June.

Trattoria al Forno is closed for refurbishment this summer

During the closure, no dinner offerings will be available. However, Trattoria al Forno will provide a limited breakfast menu during those dates, with Guests who book breakfast being directed to dine in the Flying Fish dining room.

The nearby Pizza Window will also be closed until late June.

Breakfast will be served in the Flying Fish dining room

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Liloandstitch31 day ago

Any update on the Bon voyage breakfast returning?

lazyboy97o2 days ago

The photos don’t show any signs of corrosion. It is a fiberglass coated product. By being exposed it was also able to dry. Just goes to show that Disney isn’t alone in projects being dragged out.

LSLS2 days ago

Oh I'm more asking that because it's been sitting in Florida elements for like 7 months at this point, not that I thought that was permanent. Side note, I went back to see when I could first see the purple up in this thread. I saw the first announcements in March and laughed at it being over a year at this point for just a restaurant. Then, as I went looking for pictures, realized that was March 2022. I completely zoned out this is over 2 years now.

lazyboy97o2 days ago

The glass mat sheathing is water resistant but it alone does not do everything required of a building envelope. It’s not just rain you have to keep out but also water vapor. The weather barrier also provides a continuous plane to drain moisture that does get through the finish whereas the sheathing is boards with gaps that would allow moisture to accumulate.

LSLS2 days ago

Is that just an extra layer of protection against rain then? I guess I just assumed what they put up HAD to be rain resistant based on how long it was exposed.

EPCOT-O.G.3 days ago

Now we’re watching paint dry

lazyboy97o3 days ago

They didn’t. eXP Board is gypsum-based glass mat sheathing, not EPS rigid insulation. A liquid applied weather barrier would look like paint.

Bocabear3 days ago

to tone down the purple and make it look like something was happening I would guess....I have never seen that done before.....Maybe it is some sort of new proprietary Cake Bake Shop coating to seal in the freshness? lol

Bullseye19674 days ago

Hold it. They actually painted EPS boards?????? WHY??????

Bocabear4 days ago

We were in a big remodel of a house down here in South Florida, and the contractor at one point had them paint the building just to distract from the fact that none of the important things had happened and he had not paid any of the subs...it was the cheapest thing he could do to make it look like the project was moving. This reminds me of that...... Hoping not though....The Corn Dog stand looks great though....