Arendelle has come to Hollywoodland for a second year as Frozen Summer Fun returns Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We were there yesterday for the first day of the popular event. One of the new additions for 2015 is Olaf’s Summer Cool Down, a cute little show… Read More »Olaf’s Summer Cool Down at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Frozen Summer Fun
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We have a really big update from Downtown Disney for you today. There’s a whole raft of updates to report as the popular shopping, dining, and entertainment district prepares to become Disney Springs.
In a previous update we explored the newly open Exposition Park Food Truck lot and we had our first peek inside the new parking structure.
The entrance to Downtown Disney is forever changed as a giant parking structure now occupies the former main parking lot for the westside. There’s still plenty of working going on, even on the parking garage itself. Eventually two walk-ways will connect the garage with Disney Springs. For now, there’s some extra construction walls to help corral pedestrian traffic into the West Side.
The biggest change is the re-opening of the walk-way through the former Pleasure Island area. This area will soon be known as “The Landing.” But for now, it’s still a mess of walls and storefronts that aren’t quite ready to open. You’ll note that they added some fake trolley tracks to the ground at the top of the hill and some concept art to show what that area will look like when finished.
There’s also been quite a lot of work on The Hanger and The Boathouse, two of the first dining experiences expected to open in The Landing.
Behind the Landing is “The Springs” and work is going on there too, with what looks like some of the first vertical structures being erected already.
More photos below the jump:
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