The aerial archive

Aerial photo of Celestial Park near The Blue Dragon restaurant and the statue of Apollo.

Aerial photo of Celestial Park and the Epic Universe show fountain near Helios Grand Hotel.

Aerial photo of a cascading water feature near Helios Grand Hotel in Epic Universe.

Aerial photo of Celestial Park near the portal of Dark Universe, The Blue Dragon restaurant, and the statue of Apollo.

Current work at the new Cinnabon shop in CityWalk.

Aerial photo of a boom lift in use outside of The Blue Dragon restaurant in Epic Universe.

Aerial photo of Stardust Racers train resting in a valley, just after the Top Hat. Epic Universe is in Team Member previews and it could be this is a photo after a test of evacuation procedures.

Aerial photo of when Stardust settles. A train resting in a valley in Stardust Racers, just after the Top Hat. Epic Universe is in Team Member previews and it could be this is a photo after a test of evacuation procedures.

Aerial photo of land that Universal may have long term development plans for. Section at left was a site for equipment rental. Boom lifts, etc, used in the Epic Universe construction. Section at right was a dirt bank. Most of this dirt removed a few months ago.

Aerial photo of landscaping along the Universal property line and Destination Way. The canal seen also runs alongside Terra Luna and Stella Nova resorts. Canal continues to Shingle Creek (at top), the headwaters of the Florida Everglades.

Aerial look at areas near Epic Universe. At the intersection of Destination Pwy and Universal Blvd. UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management at top right.

Aerial look at site of a Marriott W Hotel, near Epic Universe (top left). Announced to open this summer, but no work yet. More recently announced is a White Castle restaurant will be built in the portion at left.

Aerial look at the original project trailers at Epic Universe. Access road for Stella Nova at right.

Aerial photos of an Epic Universe construction staging area. Could be there is a long term plan to build parking garages here, and the flat parking lot is developed into an attraction. (Islands of Adventure was originally a flat parking lot. Garages added late 1990s.)

Aerial photos of solar panels being installed as a section of covered parking at Epic Universe.