Overview
- Construction on the outdoor patio began on June 29 and the phased project took a little more than two months before the space reopened in the first week of September.
- Disney kept the main Hollywood Brown Derby dining room open throughout the work while temporarily moving the walk‑up lounge and bar to the former Starring Rolls area to maintain service.
- The reopened patio features a large red awning that fully covers most tables, ceiling fans, lantern‑style lighting, repaved flooring and coordinated furnishings including round tables with white tablecloths and red leather chairs.
- Those changes aim to reduce heat and the impact of sudden Central Florida storms by adding shade and airflow, restoring the patio’s role as an accessible people‑watching spot beside a busy park walkway.
- The project follows Disney’s pattern of phased, design‑sensitive upgrades that preserve themed aesthetics while improving guest comfort, a model likely to guide similar small‑scale refurbishments across the parks.