We’ve officially turned the calendar to 2022, and there are a lot of exciting Disney World updates to look forward to!
It’s officially 2022!
There’s a brand new one-of-a-kind hotel, TWO new roller coasters, a complete park transformation, and more coming to the parks along with all the offerings that will be returning for the first time since 2020. And, with so much coming in the next few months, we’re bringing you along with us for a look at all the latest construction progress!
Magic Kingdom
TRON: Lightcycle Run
While much of Magic Kingdom’s transformation was completed in time for the kick-off of Disney World’s 50th Anniversary, one thing that has yet to debut is the new roller coaster, TRON: Lightcycle Run. The track spans both indoors and outdoors, so we’ve been keeping an eye on all the progress that we can see outside and, things appear to look about the same as the last time we checked in. But, that’s not to say that there hasn’t been a ton of progress in areas that we can’t see right now!
TRON Construction
Disney has not yet shared an opening date (or even timeline) for the new attraction, but we’ll be sure to keep you updated!
EPCOT
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Speaking of roller coasters, we’ve been seeing A LOT of progress on the new attraction coming to EPCOT — Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. This ride is completely indoors, but the building that once housed Ellen’s Energy Adventure has been transformed over the past couple of weeks with brand new paint and more. And, it looks like the painting on one side is complete!
The painting is complete on this side!
The other side of the building that is closest to the walkway is still sporting the bright orange/brown color, so there’s still a bit more work to be done.
A little more to go!
Disney has announced that the ride will open in Summer 2022, so we’ll be keeping a close eye on all the progress that we can see out front in the coming months!
World Celebration
Just across the way from where Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is located, we’ve also been noticing some work being done on the building where Mouse Gear was once located and this week we got a bird’s eye view from the monorail! We had already seen construction crews working on the roof, but inside the walls, even more construction appears to be happening!
What could be going in here?
Disney has not yet shared what could be coming to this location, but we do know that a new Quick Service restaurant is planned for EPCOT. Could this be its new location? We’ll just have to wait and see! For now, the building is surrounded by scaffolding, a portion of the roof is missing, and construction materials (and machinery) are stationed down on the ground.
Another look at the construction from high above
On our ride into EPCOT on the monorail, we also got another peek at the construction site for the upcoming walk-through experience, Moana: Journey of Water. Crews are actively digging here and if you use your imagination you can start to imagine what this attraction may be like!
Active construction going on here
We had previously seen the somewhat circular-shaped wall installed, and now the trenches are growing!
Lots of digging
This is another attraction that Disney hasn’t shared an update on in a while, but it is exciting to see it taking shape…even if it’s just the shaping of dirt.
Learn More About the EPCOT Transformation HERE!
Disney Resorts
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
We also spotted some construction going on over at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge when we visited this week! Crews were working near the geyser and, from what we could see, it looked like they were installing some new gravel in the area.
Construction at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
So, the next time you’re staying here, your pictures will look a little brighter thanks to the upkeep!
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
And, over at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, there was scaffolding up on the exterior of one of the bridges that connect the hotel buildings to the main pool area. None of the materials or work being done impacted guests’ ability to use the bridge, so you’ll still be able to make your way around without needing to use an alternate route!
Construction at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
And, that’s it for all the construction updates from this week! Be sure to stay tuned to DFB for more of the latest updates on what’s coming to (and leaving) Disney World soon!
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Very sad to see the Epcot Communicore gone. It was a great area for young adults to experience cutting edge technology and the future of the world. I got to see the wheel chair that could climb stairs, hand held cell phone technology before we had cell phones, took Segway around the World tour at Epcot and so much more. When they had the Fire Prevention exhibit, I took my young daughter who ended up joining the local fire department as a cadet when she turned 16 which led to her joining the team, which led to her graduating to riding in the ambulance crew, getting the EMT and IMT credentials and then going to nursing school to becoming a trauma nurse. That is what Epcot was all about in the 1990’s. But now it is turning into a dark ride thrill park with little searing spark to encourage young adults. Too bad too many young people will never get to experience how they build cars, or learn about energy. Too bad.