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.
One year ago was the soft opening of Epic Universe. April 17. 2025. Seen in foreground about 8:45 am are the first #UOAP Annual Passholders and Universal resort guests who entered from Helios Grand Hotel. Queued for early entry after passing through security and ticketing.
Helios Grand Hotel at sunset, reflected in a Celestial Park water feature.
A view of Helios Grand Hotel. One of the expansion pads of Celestial Park is hidden from view at right.
Hand and wand of the portal tower of the Wizarding World with the top of Helios Grand Hotel.
View of Constellation Carousel and Helios Grand Hotel. Seen from the Atlantic dining room.
Sunrise at Helios Grand Hotel. As seen from Luna Overlook on Grand Opening morning of Epic Universe.
Aerial photo with 9 of the 11 Universal Orlando resorts. Including Helios Grand Hotel, Stella Nova, and Terra Luna seen at top right.
Crisscrossed spotlights in Celestial Park and at Helios Grand Hotel.
Aerial look at Helios Grand Hotel. The in-park resort of Epic Universe.
All fountains off yesterday afternoon in Celestial Park. A hopefully rare reflection of Helios Grand Hotel here.
Frankenstein Manor seen from behind Helios Grand Hotel. Show building at right.
The tall center jet of the Cosmos Fountain reaches this height in shows. (Center arrow.) I observed this from a guest room as height of floor of the 9th floor of Helios Grand Hotel. It's said that the jet can reach height of the dome of Bar Helios.
Sunrise at Helios Grand Hotel. As seen from a Presidential Suite bay window. With the Bar Helios dome reflected at right.
Stardust Racers, as seen from Helios Grand Hotel.
Dragon Racer's Rally. As seen from Helios Grand Hotel.
