New nighttime show 'Rivers of Light' confirmed to be coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom

[disme8]

Permit filed the other day or Buena Vista Construction (Disney's internal construction company). I assume NTS means Night Time Show. The address was on the permits for the Asia view area. The interesting thing is that the permit has the default 1 year expiration.

AK NTS Completion, 732 Weirke Way - Provide labor, material and/or electrical for construction

Night Time Spectacular

 

[EdC]

You can see quite a bit of the construction from the bridge between dinoland and discovery island. Looks like the viewing area has plastic pipes in place between the viewing sections. Either for lighting or to protect/encase concrete since its a damp location?

 

[Cesar R M]

What delays have already happened?

I have no idea why my post was deleted.

but here you go again:

Delays as in ... expected delays similar to Avatar in DAK.

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Sunday, Feb 1. The PVC pipes that were in the foreground are gone now.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

I'm really curious to see how they theme the viewing areas. AK has always been WDW's most beautiful park because of its luch landscaping and I'm sure the designers of this new area realize that. Looking forward to what they come up with.

 

[Rob562]

I'm really curious to see how they theme the viewing areas. AK has always been WDW's most beautiful park because of its luch landscaping and I'm sure the designers of this new area realize that. Looking forward to what they come up with.

A ways back in this thread, I think, I did some armchair Imagineering that they could make terraced viewing areas that take a tea field/rice paddy design aesthetic but cover them in grass, or more likely artificial turf. That way you'd get World-of-Color-like viewing areas but ones that are green and pretty during the day.

-Rob

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

A ways back in this thread, I think, I did some armchair Imagineering that they could make terraced viewing areas that take a tea field/rice paddy design aesthetic but cover them in grass, or more likely artificial turf. That way you'd get World-of-Color-like viewing areas but ones that are green and pretty during the day.

-Rob

Wouldn't be surprised if this is the final result for the areas by Everest. Rice paddies/tea fields would work perfectly into the Asian theme.

 

[Cesar R M]

Photos from Feb 10-16


Finding nemo area: (right by the Dinoland area)

The opposite side:

sadly, only had a 50mm prime lens, so no closeups.

 

[danlb_2000]

Buena Vista Construction permit for ROL today...

640 Dinoland Dr - AK NTS

 

[MagicGoofy]

Nice I'm still hoping for the March 2016 opening date that they had announced before sense that's my birthday month

 

[cookiee_munster]

has there been any more theory's as to how the lake will be fit for the water screens? ie filters etc?

i watched a world of colour video a few weeks ago and noticed there was quite a bit of spray on the camera lens. don't really feel that keen on being sprayed by microbes of mucky lake water.

 

[Sage of Time]

Buena Vista Construction permit for ROL today...

640 Dinoland Dr - AK NTS

Does this mean they're building a dock out in the lagoon?

 

[flyerjab]

I was in DAK yesterday and was able to grab some photos of the construction for RoL.

What is interesting is the white concrete form in the background. I was able to get a closer shot of it.

Interesting.

 

[cjkeating]

Have they expanded the land into the lake? A lot of the photos just seem to show them moving dirt around but maybe that is what they have been doing for so long?

 

[danlb_2000]

I was in DAK yesterday and was able to grab some photos of the construction for RoL.

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What is interesting is the white concrete form in the background. I was able to get a closer shot of it.

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Interesting.

I the concrete in the last picture in the middle of the lake or along one of the shores?

 

[flyerjab]

I the concrete in the last picture in the middle of the lake or along one of the shores?

It was closer to the far shore as best I could tell. I was pretty far away from it.

 

[danlb_2000]

It was closer to the far shore as best I could tell. I was pretty far away from it.

So closer to Discovery Island? Looks like a lot of conduit coming out of it so probably going to be for some show elements.

 

[flyerjab]

Yes. I believe that your assumption is correct. It was closer to Discovery Island. I am wondering if anymore of those things will be showing up in the water.

 

[roj2323]

I the concrete in the last picture in the middle of the lake or along one of the shores?

It's about 20-30 ft off shore. In front of Nemo

 

[Cesar R M]

It's about 20-30 ft off shore. In front of Nemo

main stage perhaps?