Tropical Americas Update: Dino-Rama Demolished, Concrete Removal Underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom

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Dino-Rama Demolition - March 18, 2025

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Posted: Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:!1am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Demolition work continues in the former Dino-Rama area at Disney's Animal Kingdom as part of preparations for the upcoming Tropical Americas expansion.

Dino-Rama Structures Now Fully Demolished

All of the structures slated for removal in the former Dino-Rama area have now been completely demolished. This includes:

TriceraTop Spin
Fossil Fun Games
Cementosaurus dinosaur figure

With all these elements now cleared, the area has transitioned into a full-scale cleanup zone as crews work to prepare the site for its upcoming transformation.

Dino-Rama Demolition - March 18, 2025

Current Progress: Concrete Removal and Debris Clearing

Dino-Rama Demolition - March 18, 2025

Following the completion of structural demolition, crews are now focused on:

Clearing remaining debris from the site
Breaking up and removing the concrete ground that once paved Dino-Rama's midway area

Dino-Rama Demolition - March 18, 2025

What's Next for Tropical Americas?

With the demolition phase nearly complete, the next steps will likely involve:

Site grading to level the cleared land
Underground utility work to support the new area
Initial groundwork for future buildings and attractions

A Look Ahead at Tropical Americas

The Tropical Americas expansion is set to feature:

A new Encanto-themed attraction where guests will step inside the magical Madrigal family's casita
A new Indiana Jones adventure replacing DINOSAUR
A large hacienda-style quick-service restaurant — one of the largest dining locations in Walt Disney World
A new carousel attraction, featuring hand-carved animals inspired by Disney stories

The full expansion is expected to open in 2027, transforming this section of Animal Kingdom into a new experience inspired by the cultures and ecosystems of Central and South America.

Tropical Americas Concept Art

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SoFloMagic1 day ago

You can see the clearing from the hill on Everest. I was blown away by how much they've taken out back there.

So minor update to this but based off of some videos I've seen recently about TA, it does seem like all the trees from behind the former Primeval Whirl have been cut down. Idk how obvious this was, but I thought I should let everyone know just in case

DisneyHead1232 days ago

😂 Yeah, and AK tends to be a little more subtle with theming so I don’t necessarily see a wrap-up moment where they verbalize the moral of the story. But Indy messing with natural forces and getting more than he bargained for is 90% likely, to my mind. I kinda think Encanto will be the more difficult one to blend in, thematically. That one may be more “Well, it’s a butterflies and rainbows fairytale but it’s enclosed”.

Slowjack2 days ago

Now you've got me picturing Indy on the hunt for a mythical treasure and the ride ending with him saying, "Knowledge was their treasure. Their treasure was knowledge." But to your point, sure, I could see a story which ends with Indy getting clapped back by nature.

MisterPenguin3 days ago

And ospreys.

ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ3 days ago

I think it's cause we can't talk about TBA in the Tiana threads. OT or some such nonsense.

danlb_20003 days ago

Cool, it's gone vertical! :)

truecoat3 days ago

Now that Epic is in previews, he can move on to this and the Cars projects.

JD803 days ago

I'd love to see ne aerial shots. However I'm sure bioreconnstruct is having more fun taking pictures of Epic.

Gremlin Gus3 days ago

Sources comes from a website I can't put here for some reason Seems like they might be doing some utility work right now, though I'm curious to see what's going on in the backstage area as it does look like they're focusing on clearing that out for the Encanto showbuilding

EagleScout6103 days ago

At the last moment they've switched to a CARS theme it seems

truecoat3 days ago

How about a ride where you drive a Multi-Troop Transport crushing as many trees and animals as possible. After the ride, they show you how much ecological damage you've caused.