Disney has released a new wave of construction permits, including three with addresses located in the remaining area of DinoLand U.S.A. that is set to become a Tropical Americas land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Three New Tropical Americas Construction Permits
As work continues to transform the former area of Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama into part of the new Tropical Americas land, Disney has been continually filing more construction permits. The previous wave of three permits was filed at the end of last month, and all listed “General Construction and Area Development” as the description.
The three newest permits from July 10, 2025, all list the description as “General Construction” with no further details. Like the three permits from last month, these also list Whiting-Turner as the contractor. This construction management company has worked with Disney several times over the past few years, including on construction of the new “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and demolition of “It’s Tough to Be a Bug” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The same company was also listed on some of the early DinoLand U.S.A. facility demolition permits.
What makes these three permits different from the previous batch is the addresses listed for each project. The last permits included already-closed locations or backstage spots, such as Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures, the backstage operations trailer, and a pump building. The new ones include the following addresses:
These three addresses correspond to Trilo-Bites, The Boneyard, and the nearby Wilderness Explorer kiosk — respectively.
The combination of these three locations is interesting because, unlike the previous permits, all of these areas are currently still operational and open to guests. Disney already announced The Boneyard will have its last day of operation on September 1, 2025, so this permit is likely preemptive for the work expected to take place in that area soon. However, both the Wilderness Explorer kiosk and Trilo-Bites were not listed as part of the closing announcement for The Boneyard. It is possible Disney is simply starting to file more permits for the rest of the area early, though we may also be getting a closing date for both these locations in the near future.
The phased closure of DinoLand began earlier this year with the last day of Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama, TriceraTop Spin, Dinosaur Treasures, and Fossil Fun Games. While The Bonyeard is also closing soon, Restaurantosaurus and DINOSAUR are expected to remain open until a later date. Disney previously stated that the ride will remain open for all of 2025 before closing to be rethemed into an Indiana Jones attraction. Meanwhile. the entire Tropical Americas land is expected to open sometime in 2027.
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