Yes. Old entrance is under the yellow/orange blobs (the permit-ted Project H) and the swath of grey (new parking lot). The new entrance is the light grey and the red triangles the new carport gate.
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DHS Parking lot remodel and expansion
- Thread starter roj2323
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Yes. Old entrance is under the yellow/orange blobs (the permit-ted Project H) and the swath of grey (new parking lot). The new entrance is the light grey and the red triangles the new carport gate.
NoChesterHester
Well-Known Member
I mean the busses, not the roadway. DHS is currently the most convenient of all the parks departing at the end of a long day due to the proximity of bus stations to the main entry. Looks like they are more than doubling the distance next to where the new gondola station will be. Makes me wonder if they will change the boat dock to arrive and depart there as well.
I assume this has something to do with security.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Actually the old (current) entrance is to the left of the orange and yellow blobs. The road under the blobs is just the construction access road.
My error.
deWild
Well-Known Member
I’m still very confused as to why they decided to landlock the Studios. They had a chance to push the park boundaries out further than they were and instead decided to add more parking. Does anyone else feel this way?
After all is said and done, will they even need to push the park out further?
After all is said and done, will they even need to push the park out further?
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Most of the work they are doing to build the parking lot would have to been done if they were going to build on it, so if they want to expand the park boundaries at some point, they could push the parking out then, or build garages, and then expand the park into the parking lot.
Hopefully it means that in any further expansion, they'll be removing more of the back lot like they did for TSL and create a true hub and spoke park.
Meanwhile, for SWL, they'll need parking. Lots and lots of lots of parking.
deWild
Well-Known Member
Gotcha - parking they will definitely need. And as you and danlb _2000 pointed out, the parking lot work could always be pushed out further, as long as decreased parking is compensated for via structures or other options. Thanks guys.
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Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
I'm sure this has been asked before, but, what is the time frame in getting the new entrance open and closing off the old one?
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
OK, thanks.I don't recall any insider or statement from WDW giving a timetable for that.
I want to say originally it was sometime this fall.
DaddyGrant
Member
Yeah. I think it's now likely aligned to opening sometime around or before SWE is scheduled to open.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Here are the original dates I saw in the contractor bid documents. They appear to be behind this schedule.
6/15/2018 - Limited access to the new DHS entrance
9/1/2018 - Full access to the new DHS entrance
12/17/2018 - Most work done on the Victory/Osceola portion of the project
11/1/2019 - Work complete on the World Dr portion of the project.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
The path is still open.