A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment; a refrigerating compartment door configured to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment; an ice bank mounted on the refrigerating compartment door and configured to store ice therein; a dispenser disposed under the ice bank and configured to dispense ice stored in the ice bank; an ice maker provided in the freezing compartment and configured to make ice; a transfer member connected to the ice maker and configured to transfer ice made in the ice maker to the ice bank; and an ice chute connecting an outlet of the transfer member to the ice bank, the ice chute defining an ice transfer passage between the transfer member and the ice bank such that ice is successively stacked within the ice chute, wherein the ice chute extends to the refrigerating compartment door, wherein when the refrigerating compartment door is closed, the ice bank and the ice chute communicate with each other; wherein a driving unit configured to provide a power for rotating the transfer member; a stopper disposed on a discharge end of the ice chute and configured to block discharge of ice from the ice chute in a state in which the refrigerating compartment door is opened, characterized in that when the refrigerating compartment door is opened, the driving unit is not operated to prevent ice from being dispensed and the stopper applies resistance to the ice, wherein the stopper comprises at least one damper configured to rotate to open and close at least a portion of the discharge end of the ice chute, wherein the damper is configured to apply resistance to ice passing through the stopper, and wherein the damper is configured to rotate to enable ice pushed with a sufficient amount of force provided by the transfer member to discharge through the stopper and to return to its original position by a self-weight or a flexible material thereof or by a force of a spring after the ice passes therethrough. a cabinet defining a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment; a refrigerating compartment door configured to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment; an ice bank mounted on the refrigerating compartment door and configured to store ice therein; a dispenser disposed under the ice bank and configured to dispense ice stored in the ice bank; an ice maker provided in the freezing compartment and configured to make ice; a transfer member connected to the ice maker and configured to transfer ice made in the ice maker to the ice bank; and an ice chute connecting an outlet of the transfer member to the ice bank, the ice chute defining an ice transfer passage between the transfer member and the ice bank such that ice is successively stacked within the ice chute, wherein the ice chute extends to the refrigerating compartment door, wherein when the refrigerating compartment door is closed, the ice bank and the ice chute communicate with each other; wherein a driving unit configured to provide a power for rotating the transfer member; a stopper disposed on a discharge end of the ice chute and configured to block discharge of ice from the ice chute in a state in which the refrigerating compartment door is opened, characterized in that when the refrigerating compartment door is opened, the driving unit is not operated to prevent ice from being dispensed and the stopper applies resistance to the ice, wherein the stopper comprises at least one damper configured to rotate to open and close at least a portion of the discharge end of the ice chute, wherein the damper is configured to apply resistance to ice passing through the stopper, and wherein the damper is configured to rotate to enable ice pushed with a sufficient amount of force provided by the transfer member to discharge through the stopper and to return to its original position by a self-weight or a flexible material thereof or by a force of a spring after the ice passes therethrough.