Tropical Americas Construction Update: Dino-Rama Demolition Progresses at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Feb 24, 2025 in "Tropical Americas"

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Dino-Rama Demolition - February 23, 2025

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Posted: Monday February 24, 2025 11:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Demolition work is moving forward in Dinoland U.S.A. as Disney continues clearing the area for the upcoming Tropical Americas expansion at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Dino-Rama Demolition - February 23, 2025

The latest construction activity shows that all Fossil Fun Games midway structures have now been removed, along with the entire queue structure for TriceraTop Spin.

Dino-Rama Demolition - February 23, 2025

Midway Games and TriceraTop Spin Queue Now Gone

As of yesterday, a small section of the TriceraTop Spin queue canopy was still visible, but overnight work has since removed it completely.

Dino-Rama Demolition - February 23, 2025

At the rear of the former Dino-Rama site, piles of rubble are now visible where Primeval Whirl once stood.

Dino-Rama Demolition - February 23, 2025

TriceraTop Spin Dismantling Continues—But Not Demolished

Unlike other structures in Dino-Rama, TriceraTop Spin is being carefully dismantled rather than outright demolished, suggesting that the attraction may be repurposed.

Dino-Rama Demolition - February 23, 2025

The Tropical Americas expansion is expected to open in phases, with full completion projected for 2027. The land will feature an Encanto-themed attraction, allowing guests to step inside the Madrigal family's casita, and a new Indiana Jones adventure, replacing the DINOSAUR ride after its closure in early 2026.

Tropical Americas Concept Art

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EagleScout61012 hours ago

Quick, bring it to the Katiebug thread! And the one about the yeti for good measure!

Gremlin Gus15 hours ago

I don't mean this in a rude way and please don't take this with any personal offence to everybody here, but I think there kind of is a problem with both TBA and us

TheMaxRebo15 hours ago

I recall a statement a bit ago about how some IP they view as "franchises" and those are the ones they are investing in. So isn't just about the box office of a single movie but where they think there are more stories and they extend beyond the films (becomes internet trends, etc) So Moana, Zootopia, Encanto, Frozen, Lion King are ones they see as that (some examples)

Disgruntled Walt15 hours ago

We are now talking about TBA in both the Cars-Themed Attractions thread AND the Encanto thread. That's a sign there is a problem with TBA. And possibly a problem with us.

Brer Panther16 hours ago

I agree, but that doesn't seem to be the way Disney sees it. Otherwise we would have gotten that Atlantis retheme of Disneyland's Submarine Voyage. We'd probably also have gotten something based on The Good Dinosaur in Dinoland USA, for that matter. Well, there's a pretty big reason for that, but I won't say it here because I know it's going to result in a lot of people arguing over why they gave it said E-Ticket and whether or not that was a good thing. Funny thing is, The Princess and the Frog wasn't even a flop. It just didn't do as well as Disney was hoping.

Disstevefan119 hours ago

You cant spell synergy without ip...... er.... well, you know what I mean ;) besides, Disney doesn't care as long as they are using IPs ;)

Bocabear19 hours ago

What we consider Disney's old classic rides, most were not based on ip at all... Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Small World, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Space Mountain, Big Thunder......All E tickets.... Snow White's Scary Adventures, Peter Pan, Mr Toad...C and D tickets... The IP Mandate is making sure that WDW willl never again have any original ride ideas...

Gremlin Gus19 hours ago

To add on what you said, I think Disney does really forgive Encanto in terms of success as while it only made about $250 million in the box office (iirc), its popularity especially with the soundtrack and Disney+ makes it honestly a big success in Disney's eyes seeing as it got a few things in the parks and the rumors of a sequel happening in the future, I don't think Disney consider it a failure at all and I can see why they're putting in the parks a lot.

Gusey20 hours ago

Encanto will always be a weird one when it comes to Box Office due to it only being in movie theatres for a month. It's the mech, the soundtrack streaming numbers and Disney+ views that have indicated its popularity

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost21 hours ago

Fair enough! My point was that a rides IP shouldn’t be based on its box office success. Princess and the Frog “flopped” but was given an E-Ticket to inhabit.

Disgruntled Walt23 hours ago

It's not because of the film; it was already one of the most popular rides at the Disney parks. Let's not revise history here.

solidyne1 day ago

Absolutely! Like these for example...

MJL921 day ago

100% untrue. My niece wouldn't ride anything with any drops / thrills. Tiana is her favorite princess. She braved the drops for the new ride when she wouldn't before, and it's her new favorite. Now she's excited to go back to ride all of the other rides she was previously afraid of.