Disney Springs construction begins

[TimeTrip]

The palm trees in that 3rd picture are impossibly huge if you follow their trunks to their implied location... And I can't stop looking at it because of it.

 

[Mouse Detective]

Yeah, these pieces of concept art were posted in 2014.

 

[roj2323]

 

[Rteetz]

Looking at the first picture I almost thought the building had burned in a fire or something because it was so dark but then I realized it was raining in the other pictures.

 

[roj2323]

I think the second to last picture is my favorite. It really shows how far the springs has come in the last month or so. They are now building the bridge and placing the landscaping.

 

[Mike730]

Holy stairs Batman!

 

[danlb_2000]

Holy stairs Batman!

Yeah, that's quite a high set of stairs. I would never have enough energy after a day in the parks to walk up those.

 

[roj2323]

Yeah, that's quite a high set of stairs. I would never have enough energy after a day in the parks to walk up those.

Thankfully there are two elevators.

 

[roj2323]

Save PI has an epically awesome update: http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2015/07/dtd-update-town-center-goes-huge.html
sample:

 

[toolsnspools]

Thankfully there are two elevators.

My guess is there will be escalators on either side as well.

 

[roj2323]

My guess is there will be escalators on either side as well.

Nope, no escalators are in any of the renderings

 

[Jon81uk]

My guess is there will be escalators on either side as well.

That bridge is only to get to Team Disney and the Cast facilities I think anyway so most guests won't need to use it. The bridges linking Marketplace to the DownTown Disney Hotels (Hilton etc) will get guest use of course.

 

[toolsnspools]

Nope, no escalators are in any of the renderings

I haven't seen the renderings of these bridges. If you've seen some than I could be wrong. Just can't imagine what the openings on either side of the stairs are for if not escalators.

That bridge is only to get to Team Disney and the Cast facilities I think anyway so most guests won't need to use it. The bridges linking Marketplace to the DownTown Disney Hotels (Hilton etc) will get guest use of course.

I think it will look similar to this when complete. Escalators on either side with stairs in the middle -

Edited because I haven't had my coffee yet...

 

[Next Big Thing]

I think it will look similar to this when complete. Escalators on either side with stairs in the middle -

I don't see it happening. This will mainly be a bridge for CMs, escalators for these would be fairly unnecessary, especially since there are elevators.

The point: These won't see nearly as much use as the bridges down by Hotel Plaza Blvd will see.

 

[danlb_2000]

From nearmap.com, August 5th

 

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[JohnWD]

Walkway around Raglan and Cooke now open.

 

[JohnWD]

Is this new? A highline structure in front of House of Blues? It only has beams - no "roof".

 

[JohnWD]