The intersection of Seven Seas Drive and Floridian Way has been altered as of November 13th to allow for additional space for construction of the roundabout. The traffic flow haven't changed, just slightly moved.
We watched Harmonious for one last time last night - and one entire barge was inoperable. No screens, lights, fountains, or fireworks - completely dead. Along with that, the show was delayed by 20 minutes.
I had a coworker years ago who opened TSM and told me that the door coaster was more than a rumor. He told me that they had track delivered and was being stored in the soundstage.
Partly true, they still had to ship in sand from Champions gate. My barber in Clermont has lived in Florida all his life and his grandfather owned acers of land along 27 in Champions gate. He remembers his dad selling sand to Disney in the 80s while they were building Epcot.
The amount of back fill that they are going to need for the realignment of Floridian Way is fairly substantial. This plan would require even larger burrow pits to be dug out in order to provide enough backfill in the areas behind MK - and I'm not even assuming that they will move forward with...