PHOTOS: The Oldengate Bridge and Much of The Boneyard Have Been Demolished
Earlier this month, the countdown to extinction struck zero on The Boneyard at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which closed to facilitate the construction of Tropical Americas.
As a quick recap, Disney announced last year that the entirety of DinoLand, U.S.A. would be demolished and replaced with Pueblo Esperanza, which will house an Indiana Jones and Encanto attraction.
Tropical Americas signage
To give fans the opportunity to say goodbye to their favorite prehistoric creatures, DinoLand is closing in phases.
Dino-Rama and The Boneyard Are Now Closed
Things kicked off earlier this year with the demolition of Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama.
With the closure of The Boneyard, only DINOSAUR, Restaurantosaurus, and Trilo-Bites remain open.
The Current State of DinoLand
When visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom today, we were able to see that significant progress has been made on the demolition of The Boneyard.
The entire Oldengate Bridge has now been removed.
The iconic dinosaur skeleton no longer greets guests when they enter DinoLand.
The Boneyard has been nearly completely demolished.
Here is another look at the state of the construction.
As you can see, it is not only the Boneyard structures that have been removed; land clearing has already taken place.
Large machinery is in the area and visible above the planters.
Here is a look at the former Dino-Rama site.
The former Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama
It is definitely straight to see DinoLand in this state.
As always, be sure to check back with MickeyBlog. We will continue to update you on all the news coming out of Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
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