The aerial archive

Aerial photo of Magic Kingdom through clouds. Seen at 3200 ft.

Aerial overview of Magic Kingdom.

Aerial photo of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

Aerial photo of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad near construction of Piston Peak National Park and Villain's land.

Aerial photo of the Magic Kingdom resort area.

In this aerial photo of West of Magic Kingdom: 1 Recent backstage construction 2 Former Tom Sawyer Island rafts. Nearby are Electrical Water Pageant barges. 3 Originally staging for sand. A pyramid that could be seen from Monorail. Now construction worker parking.

Aerial photo (through clouds) of a staging area for sand. West of Magic Kingdom. Sand is transferred when needed to sites at Piston Peak National Park and Villain's land.

Aerial overview of construction of Piston Peak National Park and Villain's land in Magic Kingdom.

Aerial photo of the Piston Peak National Park construction site, and an overview including the Villain's land site.

Aerial photos of site preparation for Villain's land in Magic Kingdom.

Aerial photos of work to create a body of water that will connect to the Magic Kingdom service canal. The canal used to connect to Rivers of America.

Aerial photo of work to create a body of water that will connect to the Magic Kingdom service canal (where Electrical Water Pageant barges are stored). Rivers of America used to be at trees at left. Liberty Belle used this canal to reach the marina North of Contemporary resort.

Aerial overview of construction at Villains land and Piston Peak National Park in Magic Kingdom. Large trees in site at top were relocated from Rivers of America. Seems like they will move to Piston Peak. There's work near the service canal in bottom right.

Aerial overview of the Piston Peak National Park construction site in Magic Kingdom.

Aerial photos of Piston Peak National Park construction in Magic Kingdom. Sand has been filled and graded along a retaining wall. Near Tiana's Bayou Adventure and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.