The grand staircase in the lobby of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort is now blocked for construction.
Grand Floridian Construction
Birdcage Bar
Several crew members were situated around the birdcage bar site on Wednesday morning, and two lifts had been moved into the area. In our last few updates, the bar got a concrete foundation added in the former birdcage area.
The crew appeared to be discussing plans. The foundation itself doesn’t look too different from our previous update. However, the nearby lifts mean crews are gearing up to do some hard-to-reach construction work.
PhotoPass Area
The PhotoPass area next to M. Mouse Mercantile is still blocked off, but we can see a steel framework against the wall. This wall used to hold backdrops and curtains. Light fixtures on the nearby columns are wrapped in plastic to keep them protected from construction.
Grand Staircase
The grand staircase facing the center elevators is now closed. Stanchions and construction walls block access at the bottom of the stairs. White curtains block access to the staircase on the second floor.
Visible behind the walls is scaffolding, reaching up to the ceiling and covering a window mural located above the landing.
Another set of white curtains blocks the hallway to the left side of the stairs.
Convention Center Roof Work
Outside, we caught sight of roof work underway on the resort’s convention center. Crew members in a lift were working atop one of the building’s towers.
More crew members were working on a low section of the building. Shingles are gone from two layers of roof, and the crew were in the process of removing shingles from another layer.
Disney indicated earlier this year that the convention center would be updated alongside the lobby’s transformation.
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