The aerial archive

Some photos of the longtime construction bypass near the EPCOT Seas pavilion. As seen two days ago. Third photo shows the pending Cast Member backstage access gate.

Sculpture in progress of Shrek's house in DreamWorks land.

Current sculpture at the top of Shrek's house in DreamWorks land.

A redo in progress at the Universal Legacy Store. The upper exterior at left was recently repainted.

Scaffolding in the Universal Lagoon in multiple locations for show projection refurbishments.

Cold air balloon Mallard recently removed from the Universal Lagoon. Could be it has been replaced with this Mallard. 😄

Work is resuming on the new lagoon show at Universal Studios Florida. Water level dropped, revealing the platform that was added several weeks ago.

This weekend's Dopey Challenge medal is battery-powered, with a sealed electrical component on the reverse. Click the switch and jewels light up! The Dopey Challenge is completing all four events at WDW. 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Full Marathon. 48.6 miles over four days.

This weekend's Goofy Challenge medal is slider, as if Goofy is running through a finishing line tape. Goofy is wearing 3 medals, like a Challenge finisher does! Half and full marathon medals, and the challenge medal. Note the 4 park icons.

Today's WDW full marathon medal has separate sliders for Minnie and Mickey, and the center is a spinner.

This weekend's WDW Half Marathon medal is a spinner. Donald and Daisy rotate around the raised center.

This weekend's WDW 5K medal is a slider with Pluto.

This weekend's WDW 10K medal is a slider with Chip and Dale.

Luminous show torches blazing at noon. Part of the atmosphere of the WDW Marathon. The course passed through EPCOT twice today, including before sunrise.

EPCOT Breezeway seating hiding from the WDW Marathon. The last mile of the course passed through the Breezeway.