Tropical Americas continues to take shape at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World, as more structures go vertical and former DinoLand, U.S.A. buildings are refurbished.
Tropical Americas’ Pueblo Esperanza Progress
Tropical Americas will include the village of Pueblo Esperanza, the entrance to which will be flanked by a clock tower and a carousel of hand-carved wooden Disney animals. We noticed structures around both have now gone vertical.
Clock Tower
The clock tower is the most noticeable new construction, rising above the green construction walls displaying the Tropical Americas concept art.
The clock tower will be part of the structure to guests’ right of the entrance to Tropical Americas, the plaza called Pueblo Esperanza. In the concept art, it appears to be atop an open-air market or eating area.
Restaurantosaurus and Chester & Hester Transformation
Much like DINOSAUR is becoming a new Indiana Jones ride set in a Maya temple, Restaurantosaurus and Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures are being rethemed to fit into their new home in Tropical Americas. Restaurantosaurus will remain as a food service establishment.
More earthmoving continues around the area with an excavator and bulldozer among the many construction vehicles at work.
This peek behind the construction wall gives us another angle of the work being done throughout the land.
The Tropical Americas land is set to open in 2027. Check out the models of Pueblo Esperanza and Casita, and see more construction updates in our dedicated Tropical Americas page.
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