Construction walls go up in Fantasyland as first stages of massive expansion

[castevens]

Yay! It has begun! I can't wait.

 

[cdunbar]

Oh yeah! Took one of those pics yesterday, check it out!
More like this to come as progress continues!!

 

[SirGoofy]

That's about all you'd see by taking a pic from Dumbo.:lol:

 

[jt04]

:sohappy::sohappy:


Here's to our own version of "Wall Land" from DCA. Pretty exciting, thanks, Steve!

Wall-y World. :lol::lookaroun sorry


So is this considered proof? :shrug:

 

[cdunbar]

That's about all you'd see by taking a pic from Dumbo.:lol:

That and me :hurl:.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Wall-y World. :lol::lookaroun sorry


So is this considered proof? :shrug:

Yep. This is something big.

 

[Atomicmickey]

I took this cell phone pic of the expansion area from atop the Astro Orbiter last night.:lookaroun

If I do this every night for the next three years, we'll have an
awesome time-lapse of the whole construction!:lol:

 

[kittybubbles]

Last time I road Barnstomer (a few weeks ago), I could see some cleared land from the top of the lift hill

 

[toolsnspools]

What can you see from the train?

 

[wdwmagic]

What can you see from the train?

Nothing much is happening yet, other than the ground prep that was done with the demolition of 20k leagues, and the recent install of the construction wall. Things should really start moving now however.

 

[tirian]

Nothing much is happening yet, other than the ground prep that was done with the demolition of 20k leagues, and the recent install of the construction wall. Things should really start moving now however.

Steve, there's also a massive hole where TLM will go. Backstage TT is full of bulldozers and the like.

 

[toolsnspools]

Cool. I've never ridden the train. This is my perfect excuse. I'll try to get some pics in a couple weeks.

 

[unkadug]

Steve, there's also a massive hole where TLM will go. Backstage TT is full of bulldozers and the like.

How deep is the hole? I wouldn't think it could be too deep because of the high water table. :shrug:

 

[Lee]

How deep is the hole? I wouldn't think it could be too deep because of the high water table. :shrug:

That area was built on fill, so they could dig down a good 12-15 feet before getting to the actual ground level, I think.
Kinda funny when you think about it. Wasn't that long ago that they were filling in a big hole back there.:lol:

 

[Figment632]

How deep is the hole? I wouldn't think it could be too deep because of the high water table. :shrug:

Well ground level is really the 2nd floor of MK though :shrug:

 

[unkadug]

Well ground level is really the 2nd floor of MK though :shrug:

In Fantasyland itself...yeah. But isn't that area and the area of the old 20K actually outside of the utilidor area, so in reality actually at ground level? The area for TLM is well on the north side of the entrance to the utilidors.

 

[tirian]

That area was built on fill, so they could dig down a good 12-15 feet before getting to the actual ground level, I think.
Kinda funny when you think about it. Wasn't that long ago that they were filling in a big hole back there.:lol:

A small bulldozer inside the hole is well below the top.

Did you ever notice that you use stairs to access the MS and FrL train stations, but Toontown is on "ground" level?

 

[Figment632]

In Fantasyland itself...yeah. But isn't that area and the area of the old 20K actually outside of the utilidor area, so in reality actually at ground level? The area for TLM is well on the north side of the entrance to the utilidors.

But 20K was a deep lagoon that was filled in so maybe they are just un filling it?

 

[tirian]

In Fantasyland itself...yeah. But isn't that area and the area of the old 20K actually outside of the utilidor area, so in reality actually at ground level? The area for TLM is well on the north side of the entrance to the utilidors.

No, the bottom of the lagoon was at ground level.

 

[tirian]

But 20K was a deep lagoon that was filled in so maybe they are just un filling it?

Exactly.