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DHS DHS Parking lot remodel and expansion
- Thread starter roj2323
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Where Shades of Green is noted, but no buildings for it exists.
WDWFanatic
Active Member
I was surprised they even show bonnet creek resort on there.
Finished gate...
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trainplane3
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Bio out there creepin' on the finished entrance:
trainplane3
Well-Known Member
Double post but the new section is open. Only a few walls left around the entrance now.
https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/new-...neys-hollywood-studios-now-fully-operational/
https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/new-...neys-hollywood-studios-now-fully-operational/
There’s an image I’ve missed.Double post but the new section is open. Only a few walls left around the entrance now.
https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/new-...neys-hollywood-studios-now-fully-operational/
surfsupdon
Well-Known Member
So now we have 1 of the 4 parks finished with Main Entrance work, correct?
MK and TTC are still under refurb.
AK is still getting work done.
Epcot main entrance is under refurb.
World Showcase entrance, tho under refurb, should be fully functional ‘soon.’
MK and TTC are still under refurb.
AK is still getting work done.
Epcot main entrance is under refurb.
World Showcase entrance, tho under refurb, should be fully functional ‘soon.’
trainplane3
Well-Known Member
Not complete yet but close. There's still a walled off area by the one building that survived the entrance demo (far right):
Movielover
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Not complete yet but close. There's still a walled off area by the one building that survived the entrance demo (far right):
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Was that being used as backstage support/ restrooms for the construction crews?
ToTBellHop
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Credit where due--the new entrance is quite nice.Double post but the new section is open. Only a few walls left around the entrance now.
https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/new-...neys-hollywood-studios-now-fully-operational/
disneyC97
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Looks great...was there last month and it was close...guess I'll see it in person next time!
Quite possibly. That's pretty much all that was in there just prior to construction starting. It was an info booth at one time however so perhaps it will go back to that use.
Hopefully they gutted and completely redid the inside as it was in poor shape to be polite.
dingleborder
Member
Anyone able to confirm if this building has reopened yet?
trainplane3
Well-Known Member
Only walls left is the Skyliner station I believe:
mergatroid
Well-Known Member
One of the things I always remember about that building was the soda machines and picture of a showgirl with long legs wearing fishnets (I have a sad life)
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Iconic Bridge Near Former Parking Lot Entrance of Hollywood Studios to Be Demolished Soon
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peter11435
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The bridge should be going
Twirlnhurl
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I would expect the bridge to go away entirely, based on the stub ramps that were built along with the new ramp from Osceola Parkway west into the DHS cast member parking.
As far as parking garages are concerned, I think that they are inevitably going to need to be built if the park is going to expand much beyond its current footprint. But a parking garage of that size would probably cost something like $300 million dollars, if they were built to a similar standard as the ones at Disney Springs. With that kind of cost, I would imagine that Disney will wait as long as they can.
Universal built their parking garages in Orlando in 1996 in anticipation of IOA opening in 1999 But when that park flopped, they had one of the largest parking garages in the world sitting half empty for years. In 2003-2004 when I went a couple dozen times, I never once was parked in the south garage. So something that expensive should be put off until you are absolutely sure you need it.
As far as parking garages are concerned, I think that they are inevitably going to need to be built if the park is going to expand much beyond its current footprint. But a parking garage of that size would probably cost something like $300 million dollars, if they were built to a similar standard as the ones at Disney Springs. With that kind of cost, I would imagine that Disney will wait as long as they can.
Universal built their parking garages in Orlando in 1996 in anticipation of IOA opening in 1999 But when that park flopped, they had one of the largest parking garages in the world sitting half empty for years. In 2003-2004 when I went a couple dozen times, I never once was parked in the south garage. So something that expensive should be put off until you are absolutely sure you need it.