WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom and Downtown Disney yesterday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look:
The statue with the Brer characters is back at Splash Mountain, but still behind walls for now
A look at the now-completed signage package at the Haunted Mansion
Peter Pan’s flight is back from refurbishment and looking great!
Legacy FastPass did return, but should be going away soon…
Walls up outside of the Village Haus
Work progressing on the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train
Structures rising and taking shape
Plenty of seasonal treats can be found nearby at Big Top Souvenirs
What was supposed to be the Triton’s Treasures gift shop is instead a Disney Vacation Club kiosk, but at least it is really beautiful
Great pieces on the wall
A map inside with characters from The Little Mermaid
It is really gorgeous and well-themed for what it is
A look back at Mine Train
The Tomorrowland Stage decorated for a Totally Tomorrowland Christmas
Mickey santa popcorn buckets available
Work is wrapping up on the new Magic Kingdom bus loop and it should be ready for Thanksgiving week
There is a strange floating bridge near the Grand Floridian… not sure what for
Work has begun on the Disney Vacation Club wing at Disney’s Polynesian Resort
Moving over to Downtown Disney
Vertical construction is starting on the parking structure
Disney Quest was repainted a few weeks back, and at night, there is some new lighting that really livens up the building:
Some work going on outside of the House of Blues
Fit 2 Run is now open on the West Side next door to Curl
Christmas Tree inside Splittsville
Wetzel’s Pretzels has closed and is becoming Starbucks
Starbucks will open here in the Spring of 2014
Pleasure Island is now the walkway…
Disney Springs construction is in full swing
Constructions walls are now adorned with concept art
Here’s a new piece we had not previously seen
We have out first new structure!
Another look at that new concept art
All that’s left is the outline of the building…
More new concept art for The Landing at Disney Springs
While the store is closed, you can buy Raglan Road merchandise outside
Work beginning on removing the Captain Jack’s Marina and installing a new bridge
You can meet Santa at Downtown Disney throughout the season
Olaf from Frozen is over here for some reason
Demolition should begin shortly on the Captain Jack’s building
Over on the new Pleasure Island by-pass bridge, you can catch the water transportation to and from the area
Another look at The Landing concept art
More new concept art
We saw this piece back when we leaked the Disney Springs information in March
Here, a parking structure will soon rise…
Love these photo reports WDWNT crew.
Question…how far off do you think we are to seeing the mine coaster being soft opened? I can't quite get an idea as to how far construction is off. We are hoping for a good three months with a soft opening by the end of February since we'll be at the World then. Thanks again. Keep up the good work. Best site and podcast out there!
Why would it just say "America" on the map when labeling North America? Either a typo or the artists are really dumb and don't understand the continent is called North America…