Disney Files New Tree of Life Permit Citing Demolition, With Unusually Short Expiration

Overview

• Walt Disney Imagineering filed the Notice of Commencement on December 22 for 745 W Savannah Cir, the Tree of Life address.
• The scope lists “Facility Demo, General Construction, Electrical, and Area Development” with Whiting-Turner named as contractor.
• The document sets an expiration of December 30, 2025, which is far shorter than the typical one-year window.
• The new filing closely resembles a permit reported in February that carried the same language and contractor for the Tree of Life.
• Reporters point to recent Zootopia: Better Zoogether work and installed safety netting as signs of limited maintenance or show-related tasks, and note Disney has not explained the odd date.