Walt Disney Imagineering will be making some changes to the Cool Ship kiosk in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland soon, according to a Notice of Commencement permit filed this month. The permit lists the description of work as “install set elements” and the address resolves to the Cool Ship kiosk.
Cool Ship Imagineering Permit
Cool Ship is a quick-service snack stand that used to have a more ambitious menu, but is now offering popcorn and ice cream novelties. The snack stand has been a Tomorrowland staple for decades, but change could be on the way.
In a recently filed permit, Imagineering has tapped themed set contractor Icarus Exhibits for the installation of set elements. The permit does not list any details, so it’s unclear if the work is for something new or something refurbished.
Icarus Exhibits has done a lot of work for Walt Disney World in the past, with their work stretching back to the 1990s. More recent work includes the current Test Track reimagining, Toy Story Land, TRON: Lightcycle Run, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Tangled theming at Magic Kingdom, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and much more! Icarus is a design and build company founded in 1987 just down the road from Disney World. Their specialty is creating intentional, themed designs that bring immersive environments to life – something they’ve been doing with Disney since the 1990s when they first worked with Imagineers at Magic Kingdom.
Icarus has worked on props such as the larger-than-life Toy Story characters in Toy Story Land to themed signage in the TRON Lightcycle Run queue to Food & Wine Festival booths. They have also created props such as the ship atop Docking Bay 7 in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the static droids that can be found within the land.
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