Animal Kingdom Lodge’s Kidani Village lost air conditioning Tuesday, days after Wilderness Lodge’s much longer outage. The good news: Kidani’s was back overnight. Here’s the real scope of both.
Another Walt Disney World hotel had an air conditioning problem this week, which sounds alarming right after the Wilderness Lodge mess. The reassuring part: this one was short, and it’s already fixed.
Here’s what actually happened, and how it stacks up against the bigger outage that’s still dragging on.
What happened at Kidani Village
The second hiccup hit Animal Kingdom Lodge.
On Tuesday, June 23, the HVAC system at Kidani Village, part of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, ran into trouble. A guest staying there reported that the rooms were warmer than usual, and that Cast Members confirmed around 9 p.m. the system had been down since that afternoon.
There was no estimate at the time for a fix, but Disney started handing out box fans to guests who asked. And then it got resolved. The air conditioning was fully restored overnight, so the whole thing lasted hours, not days.
It’s also worth noting the rooms reportedly stayed more comfortable than the common areas, which is the opposite of a worst-case scenario.
How that compares to Wilderness Lodge
This is the important context, because the two situations are not the same size.
The Wilderness Lodge outage has been going on for about a week. It started Thursday, June 18, knocked out cooling across the main building, pushed some rooms into the 90s during a heat advisory, and forced both of the hotel’s table-service restaurants to close for a stretch. Disney brought in portable units, moved some guests, and comped rooms.
By comparison, Kidani Village was a brief blip that got handled the same night. One was a multi-day ordeal. The other was an overnight fix. Lumping them together as “Disney hotels losing AC” makes it sound worse than it is.
Where Wilderness Lodge stands now
The original outage isn’t fully behind us, though.
After a week of patchy cooling, Disney intentionally shut off Wilderness Lodge’s air conditioning on the morning of Wednesday, June 24, to do maintenance, with a sign in the lobby warning guests it would be down through the morning. The guest rooms have largely been brought back to comfortable temperatures using temporary cooling units, but the lobby and other common areas are still warmer than normal.
There’s some unconfirmed Cast Member chatter that the common areas could take a couple more weeks to fully return to normal. Disney hasn’t put a public timeline on the final fix.
What it means if you’re staying at either
A little practical advice, since it’s summer in Florida and these are real bookings.
If you’re headed to Kidani Village, the AC is back, and as of now there’s no sign of an ongoing problem. You’re most likely fine.
If you’re checking into Wilderness Lodge soon, do your digital check-in on the My Disney Experience app to see your room assignment.
The Copper Creek and Boulder Ridge wings are reportedly cooled back down. If you land in the main lodge building, it’s worth a quick call to Disney to confirm your specific room is comfortable before you arrive, and to expect the lobby and restaurants to still be on the warm side.
Two AC problems in one week is a bad look during a heat wave, no question. But one was a quick fix, and the other is slowly getting sorted. If you’re traveling, a little planning goes a long way, and Disney has been comping rooms and moving guests where the heat got bad.
Don’t be shy about asking the front desk for help if your room isn’t cool.
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Hat Tips:
WDW News Today (June 23-24, 2026), which reported the Kidani Village outage, verified for the Tuesday HVAC failure, the box fans, the overnight restoration, and the rooms staying cooler than common areas
Disney Tourist Blog (June 24, 2026), verified for the planned Wilderness Lodge maintenance shutoff, the uncorroborated two-week Cast Member chatter, and the Kidani rumors
AllEars.Net (June 20-24, 2026), verified for the Wilderness Lodge timeline, the water stations, the restaurant closures, and the room-temperature recovery