Groundbreaking Takes Place at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for Tropical Americas Land

The land will be completed in phases, beginning with the now closed Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama area.

With the walls up and the area closed, groundbreaking has begun on the newest land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

What’s Happening:

  • Groundbreaking has taken place this morning for the incoming Tropical Americas land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
  • Alongside the official groundbreaking comes the obligatory celebratory photo of the Imagineering team kicking off the construction.
  • The new land will be worked on in phases, taking over DinoLand U.S.A. at the park. While DINOSAUR remains open through the year, Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama is fully closed to begin the transformation.
  • Initially, it has been hinted that the new Encanto attraction will be the priority for the first phase of construction, with the Indiana Jones attraction revamp, the Hacienda, and carousel to follow.

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Marshal Knight
Marshal Knight is a pop culture writer based in Orlando, FL. For some inexplicable reason, his most recent birthday party was themed to daytime television. He’d like to thank Sandra Oh.