May 2, 2026
12:13 AM
Aerial look at Islands of Adventure. In foreground is the refurbishment of Jurassic Park River Adventure.
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A permanent archive of @bioreconstruct’s aerial photos of construction around Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando — full-resolution originals, preserved daily. Every post links back to its source.
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Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift
104
Helios Grand Hotel
99
Stardust Racers
53
Tropical Americas
36
demolition of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
27
refurbishment of Jurassic Park River Adventure
25
Monsters Inc. land
24
refurbishment of Hogwarts Castle
24
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Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
21
Test Track
21
demolition of the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit station
16
demolition of the Sinbad theater
16
Hogwarts Castle refurbishment
15
Luke Combs' Category 10
15
Sinbad theater demolition
15
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit demolition
14
Poseidon's Fury demolition
11
refurbishment
11
Cosmos Fountain
8
Demolition of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
8
Hemisphere Dancer
8
Piston Peak
8
exterior refurbishment
8
fireworks launch site
8
Cosmos Fountain show enhancements
7
Lakeshore Lodge
7
Monstropolis
7
Polynesian Island Tower
6
Cat Lady of Crooked Lane #HHN scare zone
5
Jurassic Park River Adventure
5
Jurassic Park River Adventure refurbishment
5
Villains land
5
fireworks launch pad
5
fireworks launch peninsula
5
refurbishment of Finnegan's Bar & Grill
5
bridge refurbishment
4
demolition of the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit tower
4
primary Epic Universe gift shop
4
refurbishment of rock work at the big splash
4
show enhancements at the Cosmos Fountain
4
theming the city of Monstropolis
4
Atlantic restaurant
3
Backwater Bar exterior refurbishment
3
Battle at The Ministry
3
Conversion to an Imagineering office building
3
Cosmos Fountain refurbishment
3
Curb replacement
3
Dark Universe
3
Landmark
Jurassic Park River Adventure
58
The Lost Continent
46
Cinderella Castle
40
Helios Grand Hotel
39
Celestial Park
37
The Isle of Berk
34
Lost Continent
32
Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift
20
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Seuss Landing
19
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic
19
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
16
Disney's BoardWalk
14
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
11
Isle of Berk
10
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
10
Super Nintendo World
10
Dark Universe
9
Toy Story Land
9
Tropical Americas
9
Disney's Animal Kingdom
8
Hogsmeade
8
The Haunted Mansion
7
Test Track
6
Atlantic
5
Constellation Carousel
5
Polynesian Resort
5
Spaceship Earth
5
Beach Club resort
4
Disney Lakeshore Lodge
4
Port of Entry
4
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets
4
Stardust Racers
4
Yacht Club resort
4
Art of Animation
3
Encanto
3
Epic Universe Back of House
3
Frontierland
3
Haunted Mansion
3
Indiana Jones Adventure
3
Lake Buena Vista Golf Course
3
Peach's Castle
3
Universal CityWalk
3
Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic
3
All Star Movies resort
2
Animal Kingdom Lodge and Villas
2
Art of Animation resort
2
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
2
Diagon Alley
2
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May 2, 2026
12:00 AM
Aerial photo of demolition in front of the former Poseidon's Fury in The Lost Continent.
May 1, 2026
11:49 PM
Aerial photos of demolition in The Lost Continent. Areas outside of the former Sinbad show.
May 1, 2026
11:43 PM
Aerial photos of the exit area of the former Eighth Voyage of Sindbad Stunt Show. Demolition in progress in The Lost Continent.
May 1, 2026
11:34 PM
Back of House aerial photos of demolition of the former Eighth Voyage of Sindbad Stunt Show.
May 1, 2026
7:21 PM
Aerial photos today of the refurbishment of Hogwarts Castle. • Dining hall at left complete • Scaffolding being removed from the main tower • Mix of work in open view and behind scrims at right • In 2nd photo, view of scaffolding recently added above the greenhouse queue
May 1, 2026
7:04 PM
Aerial photo showing all horizontal decorative beams removed from the movie theater Back of House at CityWalk. There's scaffolding at left.
May 1, 2026
1:33 AM
Siding almost complete on the Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift maintenance building. On the side facing the attraction entrance.
May 1, 2026
1:30 AM
Longtime Islands of Adventure fans remember when this tree was near the Lagoon. It's special: another tree grew around a palm tree. The tree-pair was moved here when VelociCoaster construction started. It's recovering from the harsh February freeze. High branches still brown.
May 1, 2026
1:21 AM
Current themed paint at Hogwarts Castle. Towers in progress, will soon look familiar. Like above rocks at right. Roof also with paint in progress. 2nd photo has device used to rappel on roof. Crow on roof in first photo provides actual scale of this forced perspective.
May 1, 2026
1:08 AM
A crest pending themed paint on Hogwarts Castle.
April 30, 2026
12:56 AM
Current view of Hogwarts Castle from Hogsmeade. Scrims being removed from the main tower. Another section complete. The front area at left will soon be in the theming/repainting process being done in the open at the right two towers. Other repainting is behind scrims.
April 30, 2026
12:49 AM
Repainting continues on these two towers of Hogwarts Castle. Overall stone colors are being washed over the painted individual variations in stone. It's starting to look familiar. Most repainting done behind scrims. This is a rare opportunity to see the theming process.
April 30, 2026
12:40 AM
Scaffolding is partially removed from the main tower of Hogwarts Castle. Another section complete in the repainting/refurbishment.
April 30, 2026
12:33 AM
Scaffolding is being removed from the main tower of Hogwarts Castle. Indicating that repainting is complete at the tower.
