SFWMD Approves Disney's 12.5-Acre 'Project K' With Two Buildings Near Magic Kingdom

Overview

• The South Florida Water Management District approved the permit on November 24 for work affecting roughly 12.5 acres at the north end of the STOLport site beside the Magic Kingdom parking lot.
• Project K authorizes two new buildings along with parking, sidewalks, utilities, and expanded drainage collection and conveyance systems.
• Two existing retention ponds will be reconfigured, with one converted to a dry detention pond and the other to a wet detention pond, including added control structures.
• The application was filed in August and grants Disney five years to complete the permitted work.
• Disney has not confirmed the intended use of the buildings, though reporting ties the facilities to likely Imagineering support for ongoing Magic Kingdom projects.