Tom Corless’ 12/8/14 WDW Photo Report (Hub Remodel, New Magic Kingdom Merchandise, Animal Kingdom Construction, ETC.)
I recently visited the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom theme parks at Walt Disney World and have plenty of newsworthy photos to share with you from my trip, so let’s see what’s new and exciting:
We begin with the latest progress on the Hub at the Magic Kingdom
It may look rough, but with some dirt moved, some lamps installed, and some concrete poured, this is done
The other side looks a lot more complete
Most of the lamp & speaker towers are already installed here, leading us to believe this side will open by Christmas week
The new lampposts are nice, but I will miss the green coloring on everything…
A look over the walls from the other side
So… this happened…
Anyway… there are touch-points at the exit of Splash Mountain now to claim your photos
Provided everyone kept their clothes on, you can tap this to get your pictures
The “Made with Magic” wand is now out
You can change the color of other Made with Magic items
An incredible new line of Magic Kingdom merchandise has been released
I LOVE this notebook
Not related, but a new shirt
Some 2015 items are out
iPhone 6 Plus cases have arrived in GIANT packaging
Moving over to Animal Kingdom, work continues on the new pathway on Discovery Island
Walls in front of the Tree of Life were pushed back
So there’s a new area with planters that has been revealed
New Animal Kingdom merchandise
Not much new to see at the walls to AVATAR
Can’t see much at the future site of the Africa Marketplace either
Rivers of Light construction still isn’t much to look at yet…
The other side of Disney Outfitters and the new walkway through Discovery Island
Some people believe the work near Flame Tree BBQ is for a covered queue, but it looks like a service window to me…
It’s fairly small, but has openings on each side…
I’m guessing Starbucks or maybe a place to offer picnic packages once Rivers of Light begins in 2016
A look at the new path in front of the Tree of Life
Expedition Everest also has touch-points to claim photos as well
Not quite as well themed as some of the other ones…
I at first was excited about this Expedition Everest shirt
Until I saw that i had the wrong year…
Animal Kingdom is open after dark most nights currently, so if you can, get over there and do some walking around with the park’s light son (yes, they have lights)
See? LIGHTS!
