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BUENA VISTA STREET
Overall Project: Retheming of Sunshine Plaza into Buena Vista Street (originally planned to be called Walt Disney Plaza). New park icon, the Carthay Circle Theatre, Red Car Trolley transportation system, and various shops and restaurants.
Project Status: To Begin Early 2009
Open Date: Spring 2011
Disney's Electrical Parade enhancements Details: A new Tinkerbell lead float will replace the Blue Fairy, and
rumors suggest the Dumbo's Circus floats will be replaced with a new Snow White unit and the parade soundtrack will be updated.
Project Status: In progress.
Open Date: 2009
Carthay Theatre / Walt Disney Story Details: The Walt Disney Story attraction is reportedly cancelled. Carthay Theatre building will be built, however, and is scheduled to house a relocated Resort Preview Center.
Project Status: To Begin Early 2009
Open Date: Spring 2011
Red Car Trolley transportation system Project Status: To begin Early 2009
Open Date: Spring 2011
New facades, shops and dining Details: A new Main Street-esque street will house new shops and dining, replacing the tile murals, restrooms, lockers, and Guest Services/AP Processing buildings. The new shop facades will feature nods to Walt Disney's rich life history on shop windows, including "Elias & Co. Dept. Store" and "Oswald’s Gas & Oil." For more information,
see this post.
Project Status: To begin Early 2009
Open Date: Spring 2011
High School Musical 3: Right Here! Right Now! show
Details: High School Musical 2 moving stage show cancelled. A new moving stage show based on High School Musical 3 will replace the old show.
Project Status: Now open.
Open Date: Debuted October 24
HOLLYWOODLAND
Overall Project: Utilizing Stage 17 as temporary entrance into theme park. Retheming of Hollywood Blvd, including facade enhancements and addition of Red Car Trolley route. Various expansion and re-theming projects. Land planned to be renamed as "Hollywoodland"
Project Status: Unknown - Possibly 2009 when Red Car Trolley line is built and installed.
Open Date: Unknown
Hollywood Blvd placemaking and Red Car Trolley Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: Unknown
Gone Hollywood store expansion and re-theme Project Status: Unknown.
Open Date: 2009/2010
New show for Hyperion Theatre - Toy Story Musical Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: 2009
Teen Live Club - Outdoor Disney Channel venue Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: 2009
Muppet*Vision 3D replacement Details: Various ideas have been considered for this venue ranging from Mickey's PhilharMagic from WDW, a "flex-theatre," etc. The current plan favors a Chronicles of Narnia special effects attraction.
Project Status: Unknown. Reports say Muppets will remain until 2010, at least.
Open Date: Unknown.
Award Wieners dining area expansion
Project Status: Completed
Open Date: Now open. Opened June 2008
Stage 17 Temporary Entrance
Project Status: Cancelled
Open Date: By Fall 2009
PARADISE PIER
Overall Project: Retheming of Pier to Victorian-era theme. Addition of Toy Story Midway Mania attraction. Retheming of Games of the Boardwalk, Mullholland Madness, Sun Wheel. Removal of Maliboomer, Pizza Oom Mow Mow, Burger Invasion, Golden Dreams. Addition of Beer Garden, themed shops, and Voyage of the Little Mermaid & Mermaid Grotto.
Project Status: In Progress
Project Completion/Soft Open: First phase concluded with the opening of Toy Story Midway Mania! and the surrounding area's re-theming with soft-openings in April 2008 and a official opening in July 2008. Additional phases of this project are on-going.
Games of the Boardwalk re-theme. Project Status: In progress. Began Monday, October 27, 2008.
Open Date: April 24, 2009
Paradise Pier shops re-theme. Details: Point Mugu Tattoo, Man Hat N Beach, and Sideshow Shirts will close and be re-themed inside and out, including new facades.
Project Status: To begin following completion of Games of the Boardwalk project.
Open Date: 2009
Sun Wheel/Mickey's Fun Wheel re-theme Project Status: In progress, however, the planned boardwalk surrounding the Fun Wheel has reportedly been cancelled.
Open Date: April 24, 009
San Francisco Street restroom construction and demolition. Details: New restrooms will be built in the East San Francisco Street facades so that the current restrooms in the West San Francisco Street facades can be removed to make space for The Little Mermaid attraction.
Project Status: In progress. Began January 26.
Completion Date: May 15, 2009
Disney's World of Color Nighttime Spectacular Project Status: In progress. Began November 3, 2008 with the draining of Paradise Bay. Construction to begin in Paradise Bay Monday, January 5, 2009.
Open Date: Early spring 2010
Disney's World of Color Viewing Area Details: A new viewing area for the upcoming World of Color show is being constructed where the former Golden State Amphitheater was located, along the northern shore of Paradise Bay. The new viewing area will be multi-leveled, similar to Disneyland's Fantasmic! viewing area, and large enough to accommodate 9,000 guests per show.
Project Status: In progress. Began Monday, January 5, 2009.
Open Date: December 12, 2009
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Adventure and Mermaid Lagoon (Includes Removal of Golden Dreams) Project Status: Golden Dreams closed to the public September 7. Attraction open to school groups only through Spring 2009. Golden Dreams removal and construction to begin April 2009
Open Date: Spring/Summer 2011
California Screamin' queue / Eastern Paradise Pier re-theming Project Status: Delayed from September 2008. Possibly to begin in October with Sun Wheel re-theme
Open Date: Unknown
Maliboomer removal Project Status: To begin 2011, but may be delayed indefinitely.
Project Completion: Late 2011
S.S. rustworthy removal Project Status: To begin September 2009
Open Date: Area to re-open as part of Beer Garden complex by 2010 opening of World of Color show
Burger Invasion refurbishment and removal of McDonald's menu/theming. Project Status: In progress. Closed September 2.
Open Date: Restaurant listed as re-opening 5/26/2011 in Cast Member publications.
Removal of Pizza Oom Mow Mow and Burger Invasion, addition of Beer Garden. Project Status: To begin Fall 2009
Open Date: By 2010 opening of World of Color
Mullholland Madness re-theme, Orange Stinger retheme to Silly Symphony Swings Project Status: To begin 2009
Open Date: Spring 2010
Jumpin' Jellyfish removal Project Status: To be removed prior to premiere of World of Color show. Begin date unknown.
Completion Date: To be completed before World of Color premiere in Spring 2010.
Ariel's Grotto Restaurant - Retheming and conversion to "Princess Palace" dining location Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: 2010
Toy Story Midway Mania!
Project Status: Completed. Attraction now open.
Open Date: June 17, 2008
GOLDEN STATE
Lucky Fortune Cookery/Cocina Cucamonga expanded Pacific Wharf dining facility Details: The long-closed Lucky Fortune Cookery will be converted into an expanded Cocina Cucamonga. Cocina Cucamonga will be converted into a new, smaller Asian dining location.
Project Status: In progress. Construction walls went up week of January 12.
Open Date: Unknown
Temporary Park Entrance Details: The temporary park entrance location has been changed. It is now expected to be at the Golden State utility gate between Soarin' Over California and the Grand Californian Hotel. Guest access to this temporary park entrance will be via Downtown Disney. Temporary entrance only expected to be used for 6-8 months during entry plaza construction.
Project Status: New entrance will be utilized during 2009 and 2010 while DCA's main entrance is re-themed.
Open Date: Early 2009
Condor Flats retheme Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: Unknown
Soarin' Over California - New film - "Soarin' Over the World" Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: 2013
Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar: Imagineering the Future (Resort Preview Center)
Details: Originally planned for the San Francisco Street buildings, the Blue Sky Cellar replaced the Seasons of the Vine Theater. Exhibits planned to rotate every 6-8 months.
Project Status: Now open.
Open Date: Annual Passholder Previews October 16-19. Open to public October 20, 2008.
CARS LAND
Overall Project: Utilizing 12 acres of the Timon Parking Lot, this is new land will feature three new attractions, and a major dining complex themed to Disney-Pixar's
Cars Project Status: Project in development. Construction has not yet begun.
Open Date: 2012
Radiator Springs Racers Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: By 2012
Tow Mater's Junkyard Jamboree Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: By 2012
Luigi's Roamin' Tires Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: By 2012
Flo's Restaurant Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: By 2012
Fillmore's Organic Foods Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: By 2012
Radiator Springs Curios Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: By 2012
Cars Land Drive-In Restaurant Project Status: On indefinite hold.
Open Date: Unknown
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