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

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Friday, Feb 6. To settle the confusion, as of park opening today, the only walls that have disappeared in the hub redevelopment is the cloth construction fence on the bridge between Crystal Palace and Adventureland. This revealed part of the hardscaping and new landscaping going in on the banks of the moat. The moat was being filled this week with clean water. The first two views (left to right) is from this bridge.

This view is from the wall in front of Crystal Palace. The original bridge (white) can be seen in the extreme left of the below photo. Lots of new vegetation.

The "planter box" in front of the restrooms between Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant and The Plaza Restaurant is quite tall, and appears to be something other than just a "planter box."

 

[flyerjab]

Photo update as of Friday, Feb 6. To settle the confusion, as of park opening today, the only walls that have disappeared in the hub redevelopment is the cloth construction fence on the bridge between Crystal Palace and Adventureland. This revealed part of the hardscaping and new landscaping going in on the banks of the moat. The moat was being filled this week with clean water. The first two views (left to right) is from this bridge.

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This view is from the wall in front of Crystal Palace. The original bridge can be seen in the extreme left of the below photo.

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The "planter box" in front of the restrooms between Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant and The Plaza Restaurant is quite tall, and appears to be something other than just a "planter box."

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What are those tall green things with limbs that have infiltrated that part of the hub?

 

[ford91exploder]

What are those tall green things with limbs that have infiltrated that part of the hub?

An accident the chainsaw brigade will be along presently to fix this issue.

 

[Kman101]

What are those tall green things with limbs that have infiltrated that part of the hub?

 

[Suzanne Larmark]

Oh landscaping...you have made my day. It would be nice if the walls were down by my trip Feb 19th, I won't get my hopes up though. Plus I purchased memory maker for the first time and was hoping to get a nice picture with the partners statue. Not looking good right now.

 

[caseykasem99]

The "planter box" in front of the restrooms between Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant and The Plaza Restaurant is quite tall, and appears to be something other than just a "planter box."

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What the heck is that planter thing going to be? that thing is so odd looking and in such an odd location

 

[Kman101]

Can anyone on the 'inside' give us an idea on what that planter thing is or what it will actually be?

 

[Victor Kelly]

Yup the walls are down then. The new stuff looks nice and the landscaping looks more lush.

The planter by the Plaza is probably another DVC thing

 

[caseykasem99]

those are usually open awnings, not enclosed like the one pictured it really looks too small to be a kiosk of any kind. I wonder if it has to do with that bypass right behind it they opened up recently for parades and firework shows.

 

[Bolt]

Oh landscaping...you have made my day. It would be nice if the walls were down by my trip Feb 19th, I won't get my hopes up though. Plus I purchased memory maker for the first time and was hoping to get a nice picture with the partners statue. Not looking good right now.

You will not see Partners in two weeks.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

I dont see why that new planter couldn't just be an especially deep planter, especially as a decent size tree(s) in that location would really help to obscure the backside of MSUSA.

 

[halltd]

What am I looking at? I don't even recognize this as the hub! Trees? Plants?

I need to quote the bug from Bug's Life heading toward the bug zapper...."It's sooooo beautiful!"

 

[wdrive]

You will not see Partners in two weeks.

Any chance of seeing Partners by mid April?

 

[dstrawn9889]

Photo update as of Friday, Feb 6. To settle the confusion, as of park opening today, the only walls that have disappeared in the hub redevelopment is the cloth construction fence on the bridge between Crystal Palace and Adventureland. This revealed part of the hardscaping and new landscaping going in on the banks of the moat. The moat was being filled this week with clean water. The first two views (left to right) is from this bridge.

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This view is from the wall in front of Crystal Palace. The original bridge (white) can be seen in the extreme left of the below photo. Lots of new vegetation.

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The "planter box" in front of the restrooms between Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant and The Plaza Restaurant is quite tall, and appears to be something other than just a "planter box."

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so a 60 inch deep planter? possibly a mature tree, and the utilidoors are right below, keeping them from planting it a grade?

 

[brihow]

Is the construction on the hub supposed to be completed by the end of 2015? I'm going in Spring 2016 and am hoping it will be done by then!

 

[Rteetz]

Is the construction on the hub supposed to be completed by the end of 2015? I'm going in Spring 2016 and am hoping it will be done by then!

Permits expire in November I believe so should be done by then.

 

[Kevin_W]

Permits expire in November I believe so should be done by then.

Huh, for some reason I thought I remembered reading spring/summer of 2015 back when this started. Must have been optimism.

 

[Brian]

Huh, for some reason I thought I remembered reading spring/summer of 2015 back when this started. Must have been optimism.

I remember reading elsewhere on the site that they always set the expiration date well in the future of when they are foreseeably done to give them some room for setbacks.

 

[danlb_2000]

I remember reading elsewhere on the site that they always set the expiration date well in the future of when they are foreseeably done to give them some room for setbacks.

Not from what I have seen. If an explicit date is put on a notice of commencement it is usually pretty close to when they plan to have it done. It's not a problem if they need more time, they just file an extension which is what happened with the Fantasyland expansion. The contractor is going to want the expiration date to be as close to completion as possible since this is the date by which they are required to be paid in full for the project.

 

[Brian]

Not from what I have seen. If an explicit date is put on a notice of commencement it is usually pretty close to when they plan to have it done. It's not a problem if they need more time, they just file an extension which is what happened with the Fantasyland expansion. The contractor is going to want the expiration date to be as close to completion as possible since this is the date by which they are required to be paid in full for the project.

The member I was referring to was you so I guess I misread what you were saying at the time.