This week, we have news and photos from Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and the Magic Kingdom! Lots of photos, so let’s get this show on the road!

Welcome to Animal Kingdom!
Welcome to Animal Kingdom!
Still lots of walls up at this park.
Still lots of walls up at this park.
The Avatar walls have been brought closer to the center of the park. From the parking lot, you can now see steel for the main attraction rising.
The Avatar walls have been brought closer to the center of the park. From the parking lot, you can now see steel for the main attraction rising.
This should be where the AK Starbucks goes.
This should be where the AK Starbucks goes.

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Walls up here for a new marketplace on the right hand side of Harambe.
Walls up here for a new marketplace on the right hand side of Harambe.

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Construction for Rivers of Light.
Construction for Rivers of Light show.

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Another view on the construction.
Another view of the Rivers of Light construction.
Flame Tree BBQ still closed.
Flame Tree BBQ still closed.
More walls.
More walls.
The Tree of Life area is way more wide open now than it was before. Off to the Studios!
The Tree of Life area is far more wide open now than it was before. Off to the Studios!
Welcome to Hollywood!
Welcome to Hollywood!

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Getting there!
That giant disk at the end of the street is all that’s left of the hat . . . getting there!
Starbucks officially opened at DHS this week. Let's go inside!
Starbucks officially opened at DHS this week. Let’s go inside!

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The You Are Here mug is now available.
The You Are Here mug is now available.

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Trolley Car details.
Trolley Car details.

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Love this stuff.
Love this stuff.

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Time for many views of the Hat deconstruction.
Time for many views of the Hat deconstruction.

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Soon, this will be but a distant memory.
Soon, this will be but a distant memory.

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This car was missing, but now is back!
This car was missing for a while, but now it’s back!

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Time to head to MK!
Time to head to Magic Kingdom!
Welcome to the Magic Kingdom!
Welcome to the Magic Kingdom!
Painting happening to keep the entrance fresh.
Painting happening to keep the entrance fresh.
Scrims still up here.
Scrims still up on Main Street.

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A look at the Tomorrowland side of the Hub construction.
A look at the Tomorrowland side of the Hub construction.

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New trees!!
New trees!!

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These planters in the center of the Hub are now gone and paved over.
The planters in the center of the Hub are now gone and paved over.

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Partners is still in a box.
Partners is still in a box.

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The Omnibus CM allowed me to the second floor to be able to shoot these next few shots of the Hub remodel.

Coming along!
Coming along!

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Time for some views from the ground.
You get a better idea of where the new planters and green spaces will be here.

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There are a lot of big, new trees here. Very important to the feel of the area, excellent.
There are a lot of big, new trees here. Very important to the feel of the area, excellent.

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Scrims still up in Adventureland.
Scrims still up in Adventureland.

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Splash Mountain is open again after its annual refurb.
Splash Mountain is open again after its annual refurb.

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I didn't ride because it was 46 degrees that morning!
I didn’t ride because it was 46 degrees that morning!

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Drained moat!
Drained moat!
All but a few of the Holiday lights are down.
All but a few of the Holiday lights are down.
Crane still there in Fantasyland.
Crane still there in Fantasyland.

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Mine Train was down for a chunk of the morning.
Mine Train was down for a chunk of the morning.

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Long lines still for Be Our Guest.
Long lines still for Be Our Guest.
Little Mermaid is down for a refurb. Here's hoping we get the enhancements DCA got!
Little Mermaid is down for a refurb. Here’s hoping we get the enhancements DCA got!

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Walking out.
Walking out.

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That's it for now!
That’s it for now!

That’s going to do it for this week! How do you all feel about the changes and construction at these three parks? Let us know in the comments!

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Cory Disbrow
Cory likes Walt Disney World so much, he recently packed his bags and moved to Orlando. Cory is a photographer and writes MiceChat's Dateline Disney World columns every Friday.