DHS DHS Parking lot remodel and expansion

[danlb_2000]

Technically they could open it up, partially at least, now. They could take westbound Osceola parkway and southbound victory way traffic as these ramps are ready. If they did some creative thinking they could also get the traffic from the old entry redirected to it as well by temporarily using the westbound shoulder of Osceola Parkway and what will become the exit ramp from the new entry point but I don’t think it’s likely as they are only 2-3 months from completion of the entire interchange.

The original plan was to open the new entrance in two phases a couple months apart.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Pics of construction of the new parking lot bus ports and the backside of the mystery building from the ferry...

 

[DHSCM]

Pics of construction of the new parking lot bus ports and the backside of the mystery building from the ferry...

I suppose that "mystery building" will be the new transportation hub office? The old one was so so tiny, to have park ops leaders in there, a break room, bathrooms, CDS and tons of transportation cms in there it really didnt work with out standing up against the wall. With how big they are making the parking lot and increasing park ops Im assuming a bigger building is what is needed.

 

[WDWTrojan]

Anyone know where the current Minnie Van drop off is?

 

[Movielover]

Anyone know where the current Minnie Van drop off is?

 

[MisterPenguin]

I suppose that "mystery building" will be the new transportation hub office? The old one was so so tiny, to have park ops leaders in there, a break room, bathrooms, CDS and tons of transportation cms in there it really didnt work with out standing up against the wall. With how big they are making the parking lot and increasing park ops Im assuming a bigger building is what is needed.

Makes sense. They're going to need a state-of-the-art transportation center to deal with SWL crowds.

 

[MisterPenguin]

NOT BREAKING NEWS: For all the constant back and forth with the barge to the sites on the lake in which towers will be placed... no towers were in place as of this past Friday, October 5.

I'm back home now, so, no more updates from me.

 

[LieutLaww]

I'm back home now, so, no more updates from me.

Boo get back right now

 

[MisterPenguin]

Boo get back right now

Come first week of December, I'll be back.

But, I'm guessing all the construction projects will be done by then.

 

[LieutLaww]

I have to wait until 2020 for my next trip to WDW

 

[danlb_2000]

I suppose that "mystery building" will be the new transportation hub office? The old one was so so tiny, to have park ops leaders in there, a break room, bathrooms, CDS and tons of transportation cms in there it really didnt work with out standing up against the wall. With how big they are making the parking lot and increasing park ops Im assuming a bigger building is what is needed.

Permits make reference to a restroom building in that area, so I assume at least part of it will be restrooms.

 

[winstongator]

NOT BREAKING NEWS: For all the constant back and forth with the barge to the sites on the lake in which towers will be placed... no towers were in place as of this past Friday, October 5.

I'm back home now, so, no more updates from me.

How was your visit?

 

[MisterPenguin]

How was your visit?

Hot. Freakin' hot. Took a midday nap every day. Got to ride FoP six times, great. Halloween Party -- great entertainment, too crowded for a special event, said so in the survey they sent me.

 

[LieutLaww]

This time last year I was at WDW wish i could have gone away this year.

 

[mm121]

I’m in the park right now here are some pictures of the gondola station and the rebuild of the parking lot please excuse the thumbnails

Kinda unusual for them to put up a big scrim like that outside of the interior of a park

 

[mm121]

Does anyone have any pics of the current parking toll booth?
I'm curious to compare the new to the old.

Those new bus shelters are huge, before they didn't have any shelter at all I don't think so definitely a big change.

Has anyone seen any diagrams of what there doing for reconfiguring the tram drop off/ redoing security away from the gates/ incorporating it all together with the new buses and skyliner or is it still too soon for that.

 

[mm121]

Correct. Resort guests will have no shelter while temporarily using the red loop.

The new loops will ultimately provide far more shade and shelter than the old. And unlike before every resort will actually have a shaded bus stop. Sorry Fort Wilderness.

Weird they'd build shade for all except one resort.

 

[peter11435]

Weird they'd build shade for all except one resort.

The new stops will all be shaded.

The old stops were all shaded originally but the addition of more resorts resulted in more resorts than shade structures.

 

[Lensman]

Bioreconstruct aerial photos:

 

[danlb_2000]

Bioreconstruct aerial photos:

Looks like the entrance is just waiting on the work at the Victory and Osceola interchange.