Soarin' Expansion and new Soarin' Around the World film

[danlb_2000]

Looks like the Soarin' expansion is actually happening. Permit filed for the address of Soarin' with the description "Add facility to existing attraction - Project 87". Main contractor is PCL construction services who is the one doing Disney Springs and some of the hotel room rehabs. Expiration is 9/30/2016.

 

[Tom]

Very nice. Good find. Thanks Dan!

 

[sshindel]

Looks like the Soarin' expansion is actually happening. Permit filed for the address of Soarin' with the description "Add facility to existing attraction - Project 87". Main contractor is PCL construction services who is the one doing Disney Springs and some of the hotel room rehabs. Expiration is 9/30/2016.

Truly hope that this comes with the new film.

I still wish they would have spent this money to upgrade one of the other attractions in Future World, and use that to draw down the capacity issues at Soarin.

 

[wdwmagic]

Looks like the Soarin' expansion is actually happening. Permit filed for the address of Soarin' with the description "Add facility to existing attraction - Project 87". Main contractor is PCL construction services who is the one doing Disney Springs and some of the hotel room rehabs. Expiration is 9/30/2016.

Good spot! Thanks.

 

[abeachchick]

Looks like the Soarin' expansion is actually happening. Permit filed for the address of Soarin' with the description "Add facility to existing attraction - Project 87". Main contractor is PCL construction services who is the one doing Disney Springs and some of the hotel room rehabs. Expiration is 9/30/2016.

Thanks for posting!

 

[Bob]

Truly hope that this comes with the few film.

I still wish they would have spent this money to upgrade one of the other attractions in Future World, and use that to draw down the capacity issues at Soarin.

Just think, you can now add another chapter for your manifesto.

 

[George]

Truly hope that this comes with the few film.

I still wish they would have spent this money to upgrade one of the other attractions in Future World, and use that to draw down the capacity issues at Soarin.

Soarin' over the land is pretty much the funnest thing in the whole world and much, much better than singing fruits, Spaceship Boring, and the American History Lecture that you love so much. And don't start to lecture me about all the moldy, oldy, sit still and look at stuff attractions that needed to be bulldozed so I could Blast Off to Space!, ride fast in Space Car, and store stuff for the Festival of Flowers and Yum, Yum, Drinky Town.

 

[danlb_2000]

Here is a link to the permit. It's lists all the contractors involved. This list is something I haven't seen in permits until recently when they submitted a updated permit for Soundstage 1.

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl....pdf?id=DOC1575S10487.A0&parent=DOC1575S10487

 

[Master Yoda]

How ticked off are we going to be if this turns out to be a storage warehouse.

*runs out of thread*

 

[wdwmagic]

How ticked off are we going to be if this turns out to be a storage warehouse.

*runs out of thread*

LOL.

Well it would be one heck of a warehouse. There are some serious outfits listed in that permit.

 

[peter11435]

Each soarin theater has 87 seats. A subtle hint in the project name.

 

[maddie_odair]

Where would the third theatre go? Aren't there backstage buildings right behind The Land Pavilion?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Each soarin theater has 87 seats. A subtle hint in the project name.

Nice catch!

 

[Marc Gil]

This is gonna do wonders.

Finally

 

[doctornick]

Well with this and TSMM expansion going on, I agree with others who have suggested that it's not only for guest satisfaction and to reduce waits, but perhaps specifically targeted towards removing the FP+ tiers at DHS and Epcot.

 

[Master Yoda]

LOL.

Well it would be one heck of a warehouse. There are some serious outfits listed in that permit.

That is actually a pretty basic list for almost any commercial building. You have your owner, general contractor, structural engineer, mechanical systems engineer (AC, plumbing,etc), civil engineer (site work, drainage, etc), electrical contractor, fire protection contractor, drywall contractor and the mechanical contractor.

 

[wdwmagic]

Each soarin theater has 87 seats. A subtle hint in the project name.

Great spot! You are absolutely right.

 

[danlb_2000]

Where would the third theatre go? Aren't there backstage buildings right behind The Land Pavilion?

There are some less-then-permanent structures behind the current Soarin building, but nothing that couldn't easily be moved. There have actually been recent rumors that this area was already being cleared out.

 

[Bolt]

There are some less-then-permanent structures behind the current Soarin building, but nothing that couldn't easily be moved. There have actually been recent rumors that this area was already being cleared out.

They were demo'ed a few months ago.

 

[Kman101]

This is needed. Of course I'd rather they put the money towards the rides that we all know need help, but I can see the need for it. Maybe I'll ride Soarin' more than once or twice in decade. However, demand of a new film, I can't see the wait times being THAT decreased. But anything will help. The problem was them diverting money away from other projects to Frozen, however, hopefully that means a better job than many are expecting. (LOL, I know ...). And let's be real, if it were just up to TDO we'd probably have Soarin over Cali for another 10 years.