With most of Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama demolished, crews are now focusing on tearing up the concrete ground of DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
DinoLand Demolition
We saw an excavator in active use, pulling concrete up from the former carnival space. Crews have also started clearing trees from behind DinoLand. They’ll need the space to construct a new “Encanto” ride.
From The Boneyard, we can see the pile of rubble that was once Dino-Rama. A pile of concrete blocks taller than the construction walls is approximately where TriceraTop Spin used to be.
There is some twisted wireframing among the rocks. The wood wall and railings in the background separate the Dino-Rama footprint from the surrounding nature.
The Dino-Rama entrance sign was completely demolished a few weeks ago. The only things that remain are the buildings of Dinosaur Treasures, which will be repurposed, and a Dino Institute billboard, which is expected to be demolished.
As of Thursday, the iconic Dino-Rama Cementosaurus is gone.
DinoLand will become Tropical Americas, featuring the “Encanto” ride, a carousel of Disney creatures, and an Indiana Jones attraction. DINOSAUR will become the latter but will remain open through 2025, as will The Boneyard and Restaurantosaurus. Tropical Americas will open in 2027.
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