WDWNT Reporters Joe Hogarty and Dirk Wallen have been busy visiting the parks this week and have some great photos from Animal Kingdom and the Magic Kingdom to share with us, so let’s take a look:
Work continues on the Disney Vacation Club wing at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
A look at the current progress on the bungalows
Work is also continuing on the hub project at the Magic Kingdom
The Halloween statues are finally in the hub for this year
Meanwhile, the permanent hub statues have been removed for future construction, but should return next year
Olaf? Kind of looks like Dilbert…
The crane is up behind Cinderella Castle installing Elsa’s magic…
They finally installed a permanent sign telling guests they can see Anna and Elsa in the parade if they don’t want to wait forever
The former Seven Dwarfs Mine shop is still behind walls
The Astro Orbiter wraps up its refurbishment on September 27th
The Disney Vacation Club booth in Tomorrowland is behind walls, hopefully for some fresh paint since bulldozing this would see the removal of the last former ticket booth left inside of the park
Joe Hogarty visited Animal Kingdom to check out all of the construction happening there
Discovery Island is still quite a mess as they build a new breezeway for easier exiting from the new nighttime show, Rivers of Light
You can see workers out fixing the Tree of Life during the park’s operating hours as they race to meet deadlines
Some of the walls will be up for a few months, so Disney has done their best to make them a good photo-op in some areas
“it’s tough to be a bug” is still closed until September 27th
Walls up by Flame Tree Barbecue
Another look at the work on the Tree of Life
Construction has begun on Rivers of Light, the new nighttime show for the park
A large viewing area will be constructed along the section of the Discovery River that separates Dinoland and Asia
It will be at least a good 18 months until you can get those glamor shots of Everest again thanks to the construction walls
But, there’s quality photo-ops like this one…
No Dream Builders signs being used here, “Disney’s animal Kingdom is about to show a whole new side”
There are a lot of walls…
These walls appear along the Theater in the Wild stroller parking path in Dinoland
Another look at the home to Rivers of Light
Shall we peek into AVATAR-land?
Nothing too exciting yet…
Wow, AKP is really a mess with a lot of walls. The hub at MK looks like it is coming together. It would be nice not to see any construction there soon. So glad Astro Orbitor is almost complete. Great pics and thanks for the update.
Wow! What’s not under major construction? I’m a little nervous that we are taking my mom in May. Her favorite park is Animal Kingdom. It looks like it’s more walls than anything. Do they know how long Animal Kingdom will be under construction? I know Avitar land will take a while. But, the rest? Are they extending the hours? Have they said anything about how that will impact the animals? Thanks for the updates. I love knowing what’s happening as we plan our yearly trips.
Does anyone know when the hub at MK is scheduled to be complete. Going this November, I have a feeling it will not be complete by then. Anyone have a rough date?