MK Piston Peak and Villains Land Construction Thread

[jah4955]

Gone is my dream of having a Keelboat permanently docked there as a historical callback

I'm still hoping they have something nice planned for the riverboat.

 

[Haymarket2008]

Nothing suggests this is for demolition, and as was pointed out, this is potentially tied to the refurbishment of Haunted Mansion instead.

I know. But nothing that happens to it would allow a boat to be docked because the river is gone.

 

[Nickm2022]

I think it's fair to say that the HM overflow will need to be reworked before Piston Peak can open

agree, ive actually been wondering what the odds are we just get straight up an entire new queue for HM, which I wouldn't mind

 

[James Alucobond]

Since the Haunted Mansion queue was just brought up a page ago, it's interesting to note in the newest Bioreconstruct aerials that they carved out a chunk of trees immediately to the west of the current queue. Would definitely make an ideal nook to allow for the removal of the horrid awning.

 

[Timothy_Q]

I'm guessing the HM entrance will likely move further back too and away from that busy intersection

 

[James Alucobond]

I'm guessing the HM entrance will likely move further back too and away from that busy intersection

The entrance is honestly in a perfectly fine location as long as people aren't spilling out of it, which an extended queue would alleviate. Also, assuming the Piston Peak artwork is even remotely accurate, it's not like the gate is particularly close to the junction being added for that either.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Since the Haunted Mansion queue was just brought up a page ago, it's interesting to note in the newest Bioreconstruct aerials that they carved out a chunk of trees immediately to the west of the current queue. Would definitely make an ideal nook to allow for the removal of the horrid awning.
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It looks like they cleared all the landscaping in front of the facade? Agree with the comments that if they can make an extended queue in that cleared out area that it would solve all sorts of guest flow issues while still keeping the entrance in Liberty square. The fact that the construction walls didn’t overtake the old keelboat dock makes me think that it’s not going anywhere.

 

[James Alucobond]

It looks like they cleared all the landscaping in front of the facade?

Yeah, I think @Squishy was the first to report that here.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Yeah, I think @Squishy was the first to report that here.

I missed that. Very interesting. Wonder what’s the plan

 

[DrStarlander]

The area of trees they cleared is about 15,000 sq. ft., the same as the grounds including new queue at Disneyland.

 

[danlb_2000]

Looks like forms to me, you can see the dried cement on the sides

We can now see that they are concrete forms...

 

[peter11435]

It looks like they cleared all the landscaping in front of the facade? Agree with the comments that if they can make an extended queue in that cleared out area that it would solve all sorts of guest flow issues while still keeping the entrance in Liberty square. The fact that the construction walls didn’t overtake the old keelboat dock makes me think that it’s not going anywhere.

The old keelboat dock is behind construction walls.

 

[DCBaker]

Aerial video from bioreconstruct:

 

[JoeCamel]

We can now see that they are concrete forms...

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They put the forms in formation

 

[castlecake2.0]

The old keelboat dock is behind construction walls.

Ah I see that now. Still would think that if it was going away that they would have knocked it down with the rest of TSI but who knows

 

[peter11435]

Ah I see that now. Still would think that if it was going away that they would have knocked it down with the rest of TSI but who knows

It won’t make it much longer

 

[jah4955]

Ah I see that now. Still would think that if it was going away that they would have knocked it down with the rest of TSI but who knows

very curious what will happen....makes less and less sense to be demo'd at this point...which makes me grateful...I'll take what I can get.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Aerial video from bioreconstruct:

Good to see some activity even though it just looks like they are playin’ in the dirt still.

 

[Incomudro]

Glad to see they aren't wasting time.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

If the Keelboat dock is going away, will they also get rid of the former HM FastPass kiosk at some point?