In the debut YouTube episode of Pardon Our Pixie Dust, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the construction progress for several projects at Walt Disney World.

Pardon Our Pixie Dust – Episode 1

Michael Hundgen, portfolio executive creative producer at WDI, introduces the new behind-the-scenes video series to watchers, quipping, “Pardon our pixie dust.”

You can watch the full video below or read on for an overview of the updates:

Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge

Senior construction manager Colin Happ starts by showing the construction progress at Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge. He noted that about 800 tons of steel have gone into the project.

Happ also walked down the resort’s hallways and showed one of the rooms currently under construction. Much of the initial rough-in construction has been completed, and the rooms are receiving paint and finishes.

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets

Over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, associate set director Ben Conway shared a first look at several of the props being installed for the Muppets retheming of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. One of the props he focused on was a statue of Gonzo from The Muppet Movie (1979), the first Muppets film.

Some of the other props shown in the video were rubber chickens, a camera, feather boas, and the hat Gonzo wears when he narrates as Charles Dickens in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Conway noted that when he started this project, he never thought he would be surrounded by so many feather boas, “but here we are.”

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Jabe Jones, associate artisan – sculptor, showed a behind-the-scenes look at the new concrete being poured at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Magic Kingdom. The ride has been closed for over a year.

After the new concrete is poured, several steps occur to create a natural weathered look, including drawing cracks, adding pebbles, and stamping a rock template onto the surface.

The final touch is adding wagon wheels and donkey footprints to tie in with the ride’s story.

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