Overview
- Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures lost its yellow “explosion” backdrop, which crews removed Thursday, marking one of the last visible ties to the shop’s original story.
- Reporters on site saw active welding and new steel around the carousel site, with block walls and framing now visible above construction fences.
- The framework beside the circular carousel foundation looks like a covered queue, according to the outlets documenting the build.
- After last week’s Airstream removal at Restaurantosaurus, tarps now cover the opening where reporters noted the final sign and exterior panels had been stripped.
- Disney is keeping the Chester & Hester’s and Restaurantosaurus buildings and retheming them for Tropical Americas, and reporters say the current pace tracks with a 2027 debut.