Aerial photos of Villains Land infrastructure development near where the Magic Kingdom service canal used to curve toward Rivers of America. North of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Connecting canal and River were filled in with sand to even the grade.
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Show every monthAerial photos of construction in the Magic Kingdom backstage. West of Adventureland. Concrete walls are being cast for within the building.
Left to right in this aerial photo is the Magic Kingdom service canal. Monorail (top right) crosses this canal. Electrical Water Pageant show barges are seen. At bottom is construction parking. Mostly for Piston Peak/Villains Land. At top center is some backstage construction.
Aerial photo of construction in the Magic Kingdom backstage. West of Adventureland. Also seen are the show barges of the Electrical Water Pageant in the service canal that connects to Seven Seas Lagoon. Bottom left are the Tom Sawyer Island rafts.
Aerial photo of Tom Sawyer Island rafts that used to transfer guests across Rivers of America. In the Magic Kingdom service canal, West of Adventureland.
Aerial photo above the clouds at Magic Kingdom. 3100 ft.
Figment Crocs. $65 in the primary EPCOT gift shop.
Views today of the EPCOT entrance fountain when dry. Years of minerals, mostly iron, have accumulated in the surface. Coins on the surface also have collected years of minerals from water washing over them.
EPCOT entrance fountain dry today. A chance to see the minerals that have accumulated in the surface in a different way. Iron is the most common mineral, causing a rust-like appearance that matches the patina of other theming elements in World Celebration.
Current Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift track behind and over the Music Plaza stage. (Very wide composite photo.)
Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift track behind Music Plaza. The lower track is for cars launching to the CityWalk area.
Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift track rising behind the Music Plaza stage can be seen above the Blue Man Group building.
Track segments in Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift reaching out to each other.
Aerial photo of construction of the Monsters Inc roller coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Aerial photo of construction of the Monsters Inc. factory (suspended door roller coaster) and Monstropolis at Disney's Hollywood Studios.