New Floridian Place northern roadway to open next week behind the Magic Kingdom

Jul 03, 2019 in "Magic Kingdom"

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Floridan Place extension road

Posted: Wednesday July 3, 2019 2:53pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has been busy over the last few years making a number of changes to the area around the northern edge of property behind the Magic Kingdom, and the latest addition - the Floridian Place extension, will now open for traffic on July 10 2019.

The new Floridian Place extension will link Reams Road and Floridian Way - putting drivers just behind the Grand Floridan Resort without passing through backstage areas.

Floridan Place extension road

The new four-lane road should greatly enhance traffic flow for motorists coming from the north of the Magic Kingdom heading into the Walt Disney World Resort area. Previous to this road, drivers have to pass through the North service area of the Magic Kingdom on slow roads that frequently become congested. It will also mean that road closures during firework shows will no longer prevent any traffic reaching Reams Road from Floridian Way.

Thousands of houses have already been built north of the Magic Kingdom, with many more to come, and this new road provides a much more robust route.

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drnilescrane20 days ago

I just noticed this thread was started over a decade ago. Obviously a *lot* has happened in that decade, but it's crazy how this has become a generational project for WDW and the district. Especially as Horizon West has continued to be built out.

JoeCamel20 days ago

Thanks

mj2v20 days ago

The area across from the grand is being reworked now. The huge pile of dirt from the MK parking lot is being used as fill.

JoeCamel20 days ago

How far are they with this? Is it open or complete past the golf course?

castlecake2.0Apr 13, 2023

Apparently Jim Hill is saying that part of the World Drive north project will include a new water bridge? Can anyone confirm?

JoeCamelApr 11, 2023

No more difficulty than a road underpass just as the op said it is money and the few who would use it are don't justify the cost

MisterPenguinApr 11, 2023

Not that hard. A walking underpass does not have to go as deep as a road underpass with clearance for trucks. Nor does it have to go as high as a walking overpass, which also has to be pretty high to account for trucks.

Sir_CliffApr 11, 2023

Please let's not get to the stage of fans imploring DeSantis and Co to intervene every time they don't like a new development at the resort.

EPCOT-O.G.Apr 11, 2023

Seems like the DOD bailed out Disney at crucial junctures in its history and this is how they’re repaid. Figures. CFTOD should do something about this.

networkproApr 11, 2023

Wikipedia has a good summary of how SoG came to be. The salient point is the similar as that plagues them with Marvel characters in Florida... a contractual agreement. In this case, the Department of Defence owns all the buildings of the resort (bought for 43 Million while Disney was in a credit panic with impending demise of Euro Disneyland) and has a 100-year ground lease that started in 1994. DoD would be willing to make a deal of course for the remaining 71 years, but it would be very pricey for the Mouse. DoD would just contract out another resort in the Orlando area and have upwards of several hundred million left over because, after all, this is primarily an Armed Forces Recreation Center, one of five globally. I've stayed at 3 of the 5 and each is very different from the other but all are another home for us.

Vegas Disney FanApr 11, 2023

It’s too bad the water table is so high, a walkway under the road would be a relatively easy and inexpensive solution in most states, not so easy in Florida.

JoeCamelApr 10, 2023

I thought one of the driving reasons SoG was built where it was was that the land is only marginally suitable for further development? Like old landfills a golf course can be an asset in recreation while fulfilling another purpose making the land part of the resort rather than another woodland or swamp.

Cousin HuetApr 10, 2023

We are definitely off TROPIC and you will only get there via bus going forward. I think it all links together and I think the idea that Disney hasn’t changed in a way that would make them desire that very good piece of real estate back is naive but we all have our own opinions and mine is that of someone who has first hand had Disney attacking the Mil perks at an exponentially greater rate.

Cousin HuetApr 10, 2023

Yea, they own the structures but not the land it is sitting on. It absolutely would be a purchase by Disney whether openly hostile or through making life hard in a more casual manner. The DOD does own the structures though.