Main Street U.S.A. hub redevelopment at the Magic Kingdom

note2001

Well-Known Member
Only because there is literally nothing else going on that we can actually talk about (aside from Avatar or Disney Springs I guess). Currently the biggest visible project in any parks is this Hub upgrade. That tells you something right there.

Agreeing with you. For my own tally:

Disney Springs - ongoing work, new places seem to be opening monthly. All just places to spend spend spend.

MK Hub - Boys with toys. Big trucks, but so far the elements aren't really coming together for us to fawn over.

AK - Ongoing work with Pandora and the Light show. Some stores are getting makeovers. Mostly, just walls walls walls.

HS - Closings with promises of more to come.

EPCOT - Is anything happening here other than a poor paint job and a frozen overlay to Maelstrom? Poor EPCOT.

I suspect in the next few years, if all pans out as Disney hopes, we'll see our ticket prices go up by another third, with them rationalizing the experience has been greatly enhanced. (MK hub does not count as an enhancement to the guest experience in my books)
Part of me thinks Disney's going to drag HS upgrade out due to the bail out money they dumped into Disney Paris.
 

steve2wdw

WDW Fan Since 1973
image.jpg
image.jpg

Here's a couple of panorama's from just minutes ago.
 

roj2323

Well-Known Member
View attachment 71733 View attachment 71734
Here's a couple of panorama's from just minutes ago.

Lookin good. It seems like they are really pushing to get casey's side done. If they find some magic they might just get the fireworks viewing area open in time for christmas.

I'm also really looking forward to not getting run over by strollers crossing the hub but it's going to be a while before I can say that as they have a ton of work to do.
 

TP2000

Well-Known Member
It's behind eastern Main Street. It's the bypass and Tomorrowland Terrace can be seen to the right.

This is from Disneyland, but it could be useful to understand what they're doing with the similar Backstage Alley at MK. The new Backstage Alley at Disneyland opened this weekend and follows an identical path behind Main Street USA as the one in Magic Kingdom.

It's entered via a new building off of the Town Square (that replaced an unused patio), a new "Livery Stables" that has big barn doors that stay closed 98% of the time but are opened on the busiest days that lead directly into the new alleyway that parallels Main Street USA.

This is directly north of where Tony's Town Square Restaurant is at MK.
DSC_8156-L.jpg


DSC_9244-L.jpg


Thru the barn doors with the other "cattle", you go into the alley itself. It's very plain, but not unattractive. A basic wide alley, with clapboard walls with framed Attraction Posters and some flower boxes (that hide music speakers), with lattice work arches overhead and some tall trees on the other side of the walls to block views of fireworks and some "backstage" buildings. Simple globe light fixtures and popcorn lights on the arches will provide lighting, as this alley will primarily be used at night after fireworks and Fantasmic!.

B1ijS0kCcAAvG7C.jpg:large


The alley dumps you out at the backside of Main Street right into The Hub, in a reworked area with a new First Aid building and redesigned planters and walkways ready to guide crowds into the alley when needed.
DSC_4728-L.jpg


What might the similarities be between this brand new Disneyland Backstage Alley and the Magic Kingdom version yet to open?
 
Last edited:

Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.

Back
Top Bottom