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Imagineering Files Permit Naming Scenario for Encanto Set Installation at Animal Kingdom

The filing signals a shift from shell construction to interior scenic build-out.

Overview

  • Walt Disney Imagineering submitted a Notice of Commencement on March 3 for set element installation inside the Encanto attraction in the Tropical Americas area at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
  • The permit names Scenario as the contractor to install show sets within the attraction building.
  • Construction has progressed beyond the exterior shell, with the steel framework and roof completed and crews working on the front-of-building queue area.
  • The Encanto experience is designed to take guests into the Madrigal family’s Casita on the day Antonio receives his animal-communication gift.
  • Tropical Americas is a planned 11-acre expansion featuring an Indiana Jones adventure, an animal-themed carousel, and the Pueblo Esperanza hub, with the land targeted to open in 2027.