PHOTO - New ground clearing taking place behind Harambe in Disney's Animal Kingdom

[jt04]

Save PI did a DTD update yesterday. The work this thread is about is tricky since you really need aerial photos to see what is going on.

I have not seen a single update for the new PI/Marketplace bridge or DTD parking garage in a month anywhere. I am thinking the mouse has sent out notices or something.

But yeah, aerials would be nice. Also aerials of Universal if anyone out there might be flying in the area.

 

[danlb_2000]

I have not seen a single update for the new PI/Marketplace bridge or DTD parking garage in a month anywhere. I am thinking the mouse has sent out notices or something.

But yeah, aerials would be nice. Also aerials of Universal if anyone out there might be flying in the area.

Garage update from June 26:

http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2014/06/dtd-update-west-parking-garage.html

Garage and bridge from July 2:

http://orlandodine.com/blog/disney-springs-non-stop-construction-is-taking-shape/

 

[RSoxNo1]

If Hogwarts turns out to be a success, I wouldn't be surprised to see Disney try something like this to help drive the sale of park-hoppers.

Park Hoppers that they are seemingly trying to lower usage of based on My Magic + decisions?

 

[wdrive]

Anymore news on this? When will it be finished?

 

[wsmith1978]

This is my favorite area of AK and I cannot wait to see what they do with this!!

 

[GrumpyFan]

Park Hoppers that they are seemingly trying to lower usage of based on My Magic + decisions?

I assume you're referring to FastPass+ functionality for Park Hoppers?
Are they really trying to lower the usage of them? Or, is it just a gap in the functionality of that that they haven't filled yet or decided how to fill?
Or, are they looking at usage and demand to determine if this it's even needed?

 

[WDWtraveler]

See my photo updates for the construction behind Mombasa Marketplace in Harambe as of Oct 8, 2014 in the thread titled: "Animal Kingdom Tidbits."

 

[roj2323]

See my photo updates for the construction behind Mombasa Marketplace in Harambe as of Oct 8, 2014 in the thread titled: "Animal Kingdom Tidbits."

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/animal-kingdom-tidbits.889022/page-2#post-6369444

 

[Cesar R M]

Garage update from June 26:

http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2014/06/dtd-update-west-parking-garage.html

Garage and bridge from July 2:

http://orlandodine.com/blog/disney-springs-non-stop-construction-is-taking-shape/

insane eyesore!

 

[ToTBellHop]

insane eyesore!

I have never found Downtown Disney to be that pretty to begin with. At least with Disney Springs, we may end up with enough folliage to mask the garage largely while you are actually in Disney Springs. It'll look ugly from the road, but I think DTD already looks pretty awful from the road. Very different from what you see when you drive by a resort or theme park.

 

[kma71677]

This is going to be a new path to get to Rafiki Planet Watch. It's meant to relieve traffic in Africa

 

[Brian Swan]

Bwana blog is reporting that it will be an open-air marketplace, creating a path for the crowds going to and from FOTLK.

http://bwanablog.blogspot.com/2014/06/disneys-animal-kingdom-news-round-up.html

An open air market-place was the original concept for what was supposed to be the Equatorial Africa pavilion in World Showcase. Wondering if Disney is dusting off some of those old plans to repurpose in AK...?

 

[Eric.Marcotte]

Seems like a great location for a Lion King family dark ride. Still stunning that they have NEVER built one of those.

 

[twebber55]

Seems like a great location for a Lion King family dark ride. Still stunning that they have NEVER built one of those.

watch this video..Joe Rohde describes why they really don't do dark rides telling a story....he claims DAK is about you and things that happen to you...its a first person park

 

[Brian Swan]

There are parks that have trains crossing guests paths. Cedar Point has three of them. They have a booth with an employee staffed there to raise and lower gates and monitor for safety.

Lot's of parks have this; both BG parks and Dollywood come immediately to mind, as well as several regional amusement parks I've been to. Thinking I've seen these at some Six Flags as well, but the parks kind of mush together in my brain.

 

[Brian Swan]

Have one station in Africa in DAK and drop us off in the small Africa area in World Showcase. I have no idea if that would work logistically though.

That actually would be a very cool concept; board a train in the "Africa" section of EP and get off it "in" Africa. They could even used the "projection windows" like the HE to create the illusion of crossing Africa (anyone remember the Bullet Train concept for Japan?). Other than the fact they would never do it because of the cost, the difficulty would be in the length of the ride coupled with the time between departures; could become a bottleneck on both ends...

 

[danlb_2000]

This is going to be a new path to get to Rafiki Planet Watch. It's meant to relieve traffic in Africa

That seems unlikely, that would be a long walk. It appears that the path will connect Africa and Asia.

 

[dgp602]

This topic has been raised in a couple of threads but seems to be a significant project and deserves its own thread. Anyone have any info on what is going on there?

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...behind-harambe-at-disney's-animal-kingdom.htm

Thanks to @photoflight for the image!

Wait..more importantly, we have new aerial footage of AK and Pandora construction?? Scott Keating please share!!!

 

[RayTheFirefly]

watch this video..Joe Rohde describes why they really don't do dark rides telling a story....he claims DAK is about you and things that happen to you...its a first person park

I think that's what I like the most about DAK. And EE and Dinosaur.

 

[danlb_2000]

Wait..more importantly, we have new aerial footage of AK and Pandora construction?? Scott Keating please share!!!

No, this is an old image.