Land clearing near Pop south of Osceola parkway.

[Keybdis]

Was just at Pop Century last week and noticed trees were being cleared south of Osceola parkway near Pop Century. Does anyone know why?

 

[The Visionary Soul]

South of Osceola Parkway? That would be the Wide World of Sports... maybe they're finally going to build that 100 lane bowling alley they've been talking about for years, ha ha ha. But seriously, I have no idea what is going on down there. Tell me, was it at the intersection of Osceola and Victory Way? That area was master planned a long time ago for a cloverleaf intersection, but Disney never wanted to pay Reedy Creek to build it. I seriously doubt that it's that, but here's hoping!

 

[danlb_2000]

Was just at Pop Century last week and noticed trees were being cleared south of Osceola parkway near Pop Century. Does anyone know why?

Might be for the new laundry facility that is going to be built in that area, and no, that's not a joke...

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/wdw-permits-2013.857579/page-23#post-5832868

 

[marni1971]

Wasn't Wide World also getting more parking? Or has that been done?

 

[CDavid]

Safe assumption is the laundry facility, since that is known to be happening, and it is indeed south of Osceola and Pop Century. Was the clearing near the interchange of I-4 and Osceola?

 

[Keybdis]

It seems like it was near the Disney World welcome sign where you can almost make out the 80's section buildings from Pop. Maybe roughly halfway between Victory way and the I-4 itnerchange?

Sorry it's not more exact. I wasn't really looking for it.

Brent

 

[danlb_2000]

It seems like it was near the Disney World welcome sign where you can almost make out the 80's section buildings from Pop. Maybe roughly halfway between Victory way and the I-4 itnerchange?

Sorry it's not more exact. I wasn't really looking for it.

Brent

Sounds like the laundry facility. The access road will come close to Osceola right about there.

 

[danlb_2000]

The blue box is roughly where the laundry facility is going and the red line is the access road.

 

[Keybdis]

I believe the area they were clearing is where the road will go.

 

[nytimez]

It's the largest and most immersive laundry expansion in the history of the Walt Disney World Resort.

 

[draybook]

The good news is that it will be linked to FP- so no more waiting around for an open machine!

 

[Texas84]

Wasn't that area rumored at one time to be the high-speed rail station?

 

[wendysue]

The good news is that it will be linked to FP- so no more waiting around for an open machine!

 

[CDavid]

Wasn't that area rumored at one time to be the high-speed rail station?

Well, some of the washing machines will have a high-speed spin cycle, does that count?

 

[gbruenin]

It's the largest and most immersive laundry expansion in the history of the Walt Disney World Resort.

Ha-ha. Immersive. I see what you did there. No need for a new roller coaster, when the rough-n-tumble 'Maytag Mania' will open soon.

 

[bliss]

Question, does Disney do any logging??? Just wonder because in my neck of the woods large acreage is pretty much always logged from time to time. With Disney's acreage it seems like they would have a logging program going on.

Disney has done logging in the past. I would assume that would be done for tax purposes as much as income from logging.

As for the facility being build, the laundry will be the first on several buildings as that area is being built out as another service area.

 

[RSoxNo1]

The good news is that it will be linked to FP- so no more waiting around for an open machine!

Except you won't be able to get a Fastpass+ for both the washer and the dryer, you'll have to chose one or the other.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Disney has done logging in the past. I would assume that would be done for tax purposes as much as income from logging.

As for the facility being build, the laundry will be the first on several buildings as that area is being built out as another service area.

Most recently at the top of Kali River Rapids.

 

[jwutony16]

I heard a small rumor that they were going to build some ice skating rinks near WWS for hockey and Disney on Ice training.

 

[Badger Brent]

Will this "immersive" laudry facility by a FP+ Tiered? EMH hours would be beneficial....