Flights of Wonder at Disney's Animal Kingdom closing for refurbishment Jan 2016

[djkidkaz]

Was there Sunday and the exterior is still covered in tarps and looks like it hasn't been touched. Not sure what the delay is.

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Saturday, Sept. 17. The construction scrim has been "raised" to the upper level, exposing the lower level structure that has been "under wraps" for months.

 

[cjkeating]

Photo update as of Saturday, Sept. 17. The construction scrim has been "raised" to the upper level, exposing the lower level structure that has been "under wraps" for months.

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I literally have no idea what they are doing with this.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I literally have no idea what they are doing with this.

They have been working on this since the End of January...9 months...9!

 

[wdrive]

Any updates as to what is happening to the exterior of the theater? Still doesn't look finished.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

I wonder if they'll rename this attraction so as not to confuse park guests looking for Avatar FoP?

 

[halltd]

I don't know that this is still being worked on. I saw a show in the theater recently and there were no signs of construction.

 

[wdrive]

Any update to this? Surely is has to be finished by now?

 

[LukeS7]

1. This thread was from 2016
2. I went in January of this year, the theater was open and we saw the show, so yes it's done

 

[John park hopper]

Was there in May of this year saw the show twice no indication it was closing.

 

[No Name]

1. This thread was from 2016
2. I went in January of this year, the theater was open and we saw the show, so yes it's done

It may be technically finished, but is it really finished? Does it still have the bare roof walls, exposed steel framework, etc.?

Honestly. I am incredibly confused what they were going for here. The old theater had nice blankets covering the exterior roof walls and a nice sheet overhang instead of open steel framework. It was unique, looked much nicer, and fit Asia.

It's really not hard to see the downgrade. Here are some "before" pictures.

Blankets covering the roofs (ignore the scaffolding):

And the giant sheet overhang:

 

[ABQ]

I guess we need to ask if @WDWtraveler can pass by the attraction and show us how it looks these days.

 

[Rider]

Unchanged from the pictures from a year ago.

Tarps and blankets are not coming back.

 

[Disney-Trains]

What they were going for... Was adding a sprinkler system to the roof. (They also added them to the outdoor monorail stations, along with the new emergency exit stairs).

I agree it looks bad, and it also makes the show sound worse as all that fabric used to absorb sound realy nice. It's much harder to hear the show dialouge now.

 

[cjkeating]

Unchanged from the pictures from a year ago.

Tarps and blankets are not coming back.

Any idea why?

 

[Disney-Trains]

Any idea why?

See above... Sprinklers were installed in the roof. The tarps, as they were, would block the sprinklers.

Im sure a new design could be created that is better than what we have now, but that is apparently not in the budget.