For comparison, here is current state of our SWL:
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pretty similar with their's overlaid:
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pretty similar with their's overlaid:
Yep, the park - including the parking lot - is somewhere around 145 acres. Only 70 acres of that is guest accessible.
They do have plenty of ways to turn backstage space into onstage space though and if the park really needs it, the new parking lot going right to the side of Muppets/SWL makes it very easy for the park to expand out that way.
The most obvious change from the last aerial is what looks like a backstage building that popped up on the left side of the picture.For comparison, here is current state of our SWL:
The first year is always the worst.
Not likely, it's going about the same pace at DL did in its first year. New lands are like watching grass grow.
Not that it matters as i'm sure nothing substantial has happened over the last few days. but I estimate these aerials to be almost a full week out of date. The reason I say that is because of the looks of the steel structure in the aerial. On April 1, bioreconstruct posted a picture of the steel getting studs in preparation for a wall to go up.
If you click on the photo Alicia posted and zoom in to that area of the photo, it does not look like the studs have been put on the steel yet, which I would think would be at least slightly noticeable.
If you click on the photo Alicia posted and zoom in to that area of the photo, it does not look like the studs have been put on the steel yet, which I would think would be at least slightly noticeable.
The post was posted today, not sure when the aerials were taken, but the video says April 4th.Not that it matters as i'm sure nothing substantial has happened over the last few days. but I estimate these aerials to be almost a full week out of date. The reason I say that is because of the looks of the steel structure in the aerial. On April 1, bioreconstruct posted a picture of the steel getting studs in preparation for a wall to go up.
If you click on the photo Alicia posted and zoom in to that area of the photo, it does not look like the studs have been put on the steel yet, which I would think would be at least slightly noticeable.
Just finished up an update for DHS, so here's some video and photos, from ground level. (Sorry, no fancy chopper shots for me.)
Photo Highlights:
Yummy dirt pile berm separating Toy Story Land from Star Wars:
Parts of the future entrance to SWL as seen from Pixar street:
Wall separating what will be backstage area (Pixar street) from SWL:
Moving on to other side of park:
Can't help but notice the sign for Writer's Stop still only covered, and doors boarded up, but everything still intact. This may survive the construction yet! Maybe:
Cranes, in their natural habitat, Orlando theme parks:
While standing in Muppet courtyard you can now see clear across to Tower of Terror:
Future entrance tunnel to Star Wars taking shape:
View from PizzeRizzo balcony:
Area near Muppet show exit still exactly the same:
The old Phineas and Ferb meet and greet still here, untouched:
World Drive parking entrance clearly visible from here:
New backstage building being added behind Star Wars land area:
This view should be blocked by battle attraction steel going up, but still clear:
That's all for now. More pics here.
Photo Highlights:
Yummy dirt pile berm separating Toy Story Land from Star Wars:
Parts of the future entrance to SWL as seen from Pixar street:
Wall separating what will be backstage area (Pixar street) from SWL:
Moving on to other side of park:
Can't help but notice the sign for Writer's Stop still only covered, and doors boarded up, but everything still intact. This may survive the construction yet! Maybe:
Cranes, in their natural habitat, Orlando theme parks:
While standing in Muppet courtyard you can now see clear across to Tower of Terror:
Future entrance tunnel to Star Wars taking shape:
View from PizzeRizzo balcony:
Area near Muppet show exit still exactly the same:
The old Phineas and Ferb meet and greet still here, untouched:
World Drive parking entrance clearly visible from here:
New backstage building being added behind Star Wars land area:
This view should be blocked by battle attraction steel going up, but still clear:
That's all for now. More pics here.
If you are talking about the building in the last two pics, the building is nowhere near the new cast entrance building.
That building is in the area of Lights, Motors, Action! and will be a backstage building.
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Martin talked about what the plan is for the remaining SOA facade. Plan is to have walls partially down by July and fully by September. He also describes what they will look like:
Curved Awning being added (from bioreconstruct):
Curved Awning being added (from bioreconstruct):
I was just searching for images of Desert Fox which is way out of context with Star Wars but I happened on this one picture that made me smile. I hope it does you.
So I am curious if the back of the wall they're building on the left-side will be themed at all, or just a wall. The berm on the right will need to look good on both sides, as it will be seen from SWL and TSL... But the wall on the left will be facing the new backstage area created by the closing off of Pixar Place's dead end street. So, if it'll only be facing employees I wonder what it'll look like.
On the other side of that wall will be green hills with shops/meet and greets/photo ops etc for SWL, but on this side, where the pics are taken will be backstage.
Of course on the very very left side of this wall will be the tunnel entrance to SWL, near Muppets. I'm talking about the middle of the wall, before the dirt berm starts, facing Pixar Place.
Wow, I am literally nerding out about a dirt berm. What has my life become?
A sorry state, us theme park philosophers.
Hoping for a real nice hub-like courtyard here. Note the Writer's Stop windows looking good on far right of pic. That place is soooo opening back up when this courtyard is paved and ready.2 of 2: Behind fence by Sci-for Dine-in;
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Right. Construction worker outside, will be waiting long time for customer inside Drugs Soda (Pharmacy?) to finally make up his mind and order
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Gosh, Disney Horticulture sure does the big trees like they were planting petunias.
Anecdote... back after the Oceola parkway was expanded for AK and they were preparing to build the All Star resort, they prepped and moved a bunch of large oak trees from that location, trucking them down the parkway to the World of Sports parking lots. They had electric crews rotate all of the traffic lights and streetlights so that the trees could pass upright. Vast watering and misting systems were installed to keep the trees happy until they were moved and planted... at AK? ... I think.
Universal moved several large oaks in preparation for Hogsmeade and they are now located on either side of the wooden bridge slopes going to JP.
It's all quite something huh...
Anecdote... back after the Oceola parkway was expanded for AK and they were preparing to build the All Star resort, they prepped and moved a bunch of large oak trees from that location, trucking them down the parkway to the World of Sports parking lots. They had electric crews rotate all of the traffic lights and streetlights so that the trees could pass upright. Vast watering and misting systems were installed to keep the trees happy until they were moved and planted... at AK? ... I think.
Universal moved several large oaks in preparation for Hogsmeade and they are now located on either side of the wooden bridge slopes going to JP.
It's all quite something huh...
I liked the idea. I kind of envisioned something like what they did at the Borg Encounter attraction in Las Vegas.Glad it's just a bad rumor. That sounded like a stupid concept anyway.
