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In May 2023, Disney announced that a $1 billion project the company planned for the Lake Nona area of Orlando was canceled.
Lake Nona Town Center ©Lake Nona
Disney purchased land in the Lake Nona area of Orlando in 2021 to build a campus that would relocate thousands of Disney employees to Central Florida. They later announced that this plan was delayed as of June 2022 and the move was again delayed for over 3 years — before the official announcement was made pulling the plug on the project.
If your head is still spinning from all the recent Disney announcements — you’re not alone.
Cinderella Castle!
The Dining Plan is returning to Disney World, Park Pass Reservations are going away (mostly), and hotel perks are continuing through 2024. Not only that, but Disney dropped even more huge news — the Star Wars Hotel is closing, and the $1 billion employee relocation project to Orlando has officially been scrapped. This leaves the door wide open for Disney in multiple ways, so what’s coming next?
Disney recently made a HUGE announcement about a $1 billion project it had planned for the Lake Nona area of Orlando.
Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom
In 2021, Disney purchased around 60 acres of land in Lake Nona, calling it a “regional campus” for thousands of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products team members (some would even relocate from California to Florida). The timeline for the project was extended, but then Disney announced it would not move forward with that project. So what’s going to happen to all that land the company purchased? Well, we have SOME idea.
Disney has just announced a major update on a BILLION dollar construction project it had planned for the Orlando area.
©Disney | Walt Disney Company Headquarters
Some time ago, Disney announced plans for a new campus in Lake Nona, a suburb of Orlando, FL. It was expected that the project could cost $1.3 billion to build (according to the Orlando Business Journal) and it was set to become home to a “regional campus” for THOUSANDS of Disney employees (some would relocate from California to Florida). The timeline for the project had been extended previously but now it’s hit a major stopping point.
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