Overview
- Aerial photos show rapid steel framing for the Encanto/Casita show building, interior framework in place, and early roofing materials being added.
- Jeff Vahle shared that Animal Kingdom Cast Members signed a steel beam that will be installed inside the attraction, making their signatures a permanent part of the structure.
- Ground-level views reveal interior walls and catwalk-style steel taking shape, following the project’s official move to vertical construction in December.
- DinoLand U.S.A. will have its final operating day on February 1 before closing February 2, with the Indiana Jones reimagining planned for DINOSAUR’s site and an animal carousel rising at the former Boneyard with concrete forms underway.
- Disney has not announced an opening date, though reports continue to cite a 2027 timeframe for the Tropical Americas land and its Encanto anchor.