Thanks to bioreconstruct on X, we now have aerial photos of the ongoing demolition of Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama in DinoLand U.S.A.
DinoLand U.S.A. Demolition Photos
Rapid progress has recently been made as Disney continues to demolish Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama. This construction is the first stage of the transformation of DinoLand U.S.A. into the Tropical Americas land. As we reported on March 6, the large green dinosaur lovingly dubbed the “Cementosaurus” was completely demolished overnight.
This first image from bioreconstruct shows the exact place where the green dinosaur used to stand. The four squares of raised concrete are all that remains of the dinosaur’s base. Just above it, the poor dino, now reduced to a pile of green and yellow rubble.
The next images are taken from a wider angle to show the complete scope of the demolition project. The buildings toward the top of the now-empty area are what remains of Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures. The pun-filled billboards placed on the roofs were removed weeks ago, but the buildings are still standing and will be repurposed for the new land.
The aerial photos also confirm that Disney is still at work tearing up all of the concrete from the ground. We reported just two days ago that large dumpsters filled with concrete chunks were visible over the construction walls.
Based on these new photos, the few buildings of Dinosaur Treasures are the only remaining Dino-Rama structures still standing, save for the lone billboard to the shop’s left. The empty circle in the bottom right used to be the location of TriceraTop Spin.
Several piles of rubble are still present alongside other construction equipment. These will likely be scooped into the large dumpsters near the construction walls in the coming days.
These final two images show a space outside the main area of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, around the back of DinoLand U.S.A. These white and blue buildings are temporary construction project offices that have been built to help the crews working on the transformation.
This second image shows the location of the temporary buildings compared to the rest of Animal Kingdom. Kali River Rapids is the grassy hill on the left, while the peaks of Expedition Everest are on the far right. Earlier in February, Disney filed a permit to develop a 10-acre contractor lot at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
DinoLand U.S.A. is being transformed into a new Tropical Americas section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom that will feature a ride themed around the film “Encanto” and re-theme DINOSAUR to an attraction starring Indiana Jones. Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama was the first section of the phased closure, with DINOSAUR and all of the remaining spaces expected to go extinct sometime in early 2026.
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