West Side elevated 'High Line' structure construction

[wdwmagic]

PHOTOS - Disney Springs West Side 'high line' construction underway

 

[danlb_2000]

PHOTOS - Disney Springs West Side 'high line' construction underway

Cool! There have been permits for this part of the project so I had been wondering when we would finally see work start.

 

[Lord_Vader]

Been looking forward to seeing progress on the West Side.

 

[Bolt]

I should have got in the construction wall industry.

 

[roj2323]

I should have got in the construction wall industry.

yea no kidding. It seems like most of downtown disney is walled off right now.

Btw when are we going to start calling it disney springs?

 

[Knothead]

An elevated train track with no train. Makes sense.

 

[jt04]

An elevated train track with no train. Makes sense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Line_(New_York_City)

 

[Knothead]

Yes, I know. You're missing the point. There used to be a train there.

 

[jt04]

Yes, I know. You're missing the point. There used to be a train there.

And Atlantis used to be above the water and the Haunted Mansion was just a mansion at some point in history.

In Imagineer speak it is called "theming".

 

[MickeyPeace]

I live close to the High Line in NYC. The point is that it is now a beautiful park.
It used to be just a derelict train track. It hadn't seen a train since before subways went underground.
Disney is taking the concept because anyone who has been to the HL knows it's gorgeous.
Also maybe they'll need to start building up due to overcrowding, lol.

 

[Stupido]

This project really has potential to be gorgeous. Between the food trucks, and the high line, they're really drawing inspiration from big cities. I can't wait to see it finished.

 

[WDWDad13]

This project really has potential to be gorgeous. Between the food trucks, and the high line, they're really drawing inspiration from big cities. I can't wait to see it finished.

Careful what you say....most people think this is "just another shopping mall"

Disney doesn't seem to be messing around on this and construction seems to be happening everywhere you look

 

[wdwmagic]

I live close to the High Line in NYC. The point is that it is now a beautiful park.
It used to be just a derelict train track. It hadn't seen a train since before subways went underground.
Disney is taking the concept because anyone who has been to the HL knows it's gorgeous.
Also maybe they'll need to start building up due to overcrowding, lol.

A really nice part of the Disney Springs high line is the shade it will provide. In the summer the sun in the West Side can be brutal. I think this addition will encourage people to stay in that area.

 

[SirLink]

Careful what you say....most people think this is "just another shopping mall"

Disney doesn't seem to be messing around on this and construction seems to be happening everywhere you look

Yep you can tell they aren't messing about by them a)not announcing a vendor list and b)by dragging out construction.

 

[wdwmagic]

Yep you can tell they aren't messing about by them a)not announcing a vendor list and b)by dragging out construction.

The vendors will announce closer to opening. They are already physically building for tenants, even though they are not announced.

They are certainly not dragging out construction. That may be true for Fantasyland but not at Springs.

 

[SirLink]

The vendors will announce closer to opening. They are already physically building for tenants, even though they are not announced.

They are certainly not dragging out construction. That may be true for Fantasyland but not at Springs.

I feel they are certainly dragging out construction but more so with the construction order that garage should be having people working on it 24/7 the 'High Line' stuff should be rushed to get it done ... plus funny that Disney doesn't want to yet shopping centre's around the world at least announce key tenants before construction.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I feel they are certainly dragging out construction but more so with the construction order that garage should be having people working on it 24/7 the 'High Line' stuff should be rushed to get it done ... plus funny that Disney doesn't want to yet shopping centre's around the world at least announce key tenants before construction.

I feel construction here is fast for Disney with a pretty short timescale for near-complete reno of a facility that needs to stay open to guests the whole time. It's not like they are just closing the whole place, demoing, and building the streets of London on a closed site.

 

[CDavid]

The vendors will announce closer to opening. They are already physically building for tenants, even though they are not announced.

They are certainly not dragging out construction. That may be true for Fantasyland but not at Springs.

If I may ask, is this speculation or do you have a reliable source(s) which indicates actual tenants have been signed? We know about Starbucks and The Boat House, obviously, but is there anything else that seems likely?

 

[wdwmagic]

If I may ask, is this speculation or do you have a reliable source(s) which indicates actual tenants have been signed? We know about Starbucks and The Boat House, obviously, but is there anything else that seems likely?

Yep I have reliable info, more are signed.

 

[flynnibus]

I feel they are certainly dragging out construction but more so with the construction order that garage should be having people working on it 24/7 the 'High Line' stuff should be rushed to get it done ... plus funny that Disney doesn't want to yet shopping centre's around the world at least announce key tenants before construction.

Don't most people announce tenants to a) establish their anchors.. to attract more tenants b) help establish their project's identity in the community to get support for locality things like zoning, support, etc

Why does Disney need to do any of that with DTD? For a... it's freaking Disney. For b.. they can do what they want without the need to schmooze local politicans or community groups.