Construction Updates Archive
All construction has stopped at Disney World according to the head of the region’s top construction trade organization (via Orlando Business Journal). In this post, we’ll cover details of the shutdown, plus speculation about how specific projects will be impacted. In our past posts about Walt Disney World closing, many readers have wondered whether the
Walt Disney World recently announced a Royal Makeover for Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom that will be punctuated by gold and richer blue hues ahead of its 50th Anniversary. The announcement raised more questions than it answered, and in this post, we’ll cover the construction impact, how the icon will look during the transformation, and
We return to Magic Kingdom for another Walt Disney World progress report. We’ll cover the Super Bowl parade and crowds, TRON Lightcycle Run construction, more on the aesthetic overhaul of Tomorrowland, plus other recent and upcoming changes. Let’s start by looking forward. Villains After Hours returns to Magic Kingdom this Friday, February 7, 2020. We’re
We’re back at EPCOT for the first Walt Disney World construction update of 2020. Now that the Christmas season is over, work picks up pace here as the park enters its off-season (even with Festival of the Arts beginning very soon). Let’s take a stroll around Future World and World Showcase to see the current
Hotel refurbishments, resort construction, and room renovations are ongoing at Walt Disney World in 2020 and beyond! This updated resource will help you determine what to avoid, where to book, room requests, and what to expect in terms of hotel construction at Walt Disney World. (Updated January 14, 2020.) Our January 2020 update to this
Saratoga Springs Resort is in the midst of a massive 2-year refurbishment project. In this post, we’ll share construction photos, a tentative timeline, and thoughts on how this will impact stays at Walt Disney World’s largest DVC resort. (Updated January 9, 2020.) We first published this early last fall, and have returned to update our
In the photo above, you can see over $3 billion worth of new Beauty and the Beast, Big Hero 6, Frozen, Tangled, and Peter Pan attractions, plus two hotels under construction at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. In an era of unprecedented development around the world, these are among Imagineering’s most ambitious projects. We’ll take a
You’ve no doubt heard the urban legend that the spires on Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World are removable in heavy winds. Every time a hurricane is heading towards Florida, fake photos of the icon with its top removed go viral on social media. Well, now this urban legend has come true…at least in a
Epcot is next up for our November 2019 Walt Disney World construction updates. In this photo update, we’ll take a look at progress on Regal Eagle Smokehouse and Space 220 Restaurant, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and the razing of Future World. Let’s start with the holiday season. Now that it’s November, that means
A lot is happening at Walt Disney World’s flagship hotel, both for Christmas and in terms of regular changes. In this Grand Floridian Resort report, we’ll take a look at the gingerbread house construction, plus progress on the pedestrian bridge to Magic Kingdom, relocation of the Grand Floridian Society Orchestra, and more. We’ll start with
We pay a visit to Animal Kingdom for the final stop of our October 2019 Walt Disney World Construction Updates & Photo Reports. In this, we’ll take a look at progress on Club 33, entertainment changes, Pandora – World of Avatar at sunset, Otter Grotto, and more. It’s been a while since we last shared
