Following our report yesterday that the first vertical steel structure for the Encanto ride is now visible at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a behind-the-scenes look! The video shows the busy construction site, and the work that was done yesterday morning to get the first vertical steel structure in place to start constructing the “show building”, or ride building, for the attraction.
Behind-the-Scenes Look at Vertical Construction of Encanto Ride at Animal Kingdom
As you’ll see below, the first vertical steel structure has been placed for the Encanto ride coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. For some context on where this is, it’s basically the very back of the green ride building in the Tropical Americas model below. It looks like Disney is starting at the back of the site, and building “forward” toward the eventual Casita facade.
Here’s the behind-the-scenes video, which offers a cool look at the current state of construction for the attraction!
Encanto Attraction Description & Concept Art
Inside the Casita, Antonio has just received his special gift — the ability to communicate with animals — and his room has transformed into a rainforest. The attraction will follow Antonio the day after he received his magical gift. It’s time to go explore alongside him, and you never know what member of the family you might bump into…
Plans for an Encanto-themed attraction being part of the Tropical Americas project were first announced in September 2023 at the Destination D23 event. Since then, Disney has offered new details and confirmed that the concept is moving forward at the 2024 D23 Expo.
For everything you need to know about the Tropical Americas retheme project for DinoLand USA, check out our article below!
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