Work continues to progress on the Tropical Americas land being built at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, with the latest construction update including new yellow paint and weathered stone detailing.
Tropical Americas Construction Update
The land’s second entrance, near the Theater in the Wild, consists of themed stone pillars. Covered in mossy and crumbling stone details, these pillars, along with stone walls farther in the land, resemble the remains of an old ruin. The pillar on the left has a “Tropical Americas” plaque, which was the first visible sign for the land.
One of the major DinoLand, U.S.A. structures, home to the former Restaurantosaurus, previously had Typar house wrap covering their roof peaks. Now, the wrap has been removed, revealing bright golden yellow paint.
Other parts of the buildings still have steel frames for archways to be added later. Some intricate detailing can be spotted on the wood posts supporting a nearby structure as well.
Over by the former Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures, more Typar house wrap is still covering the front facade. Large piles of dirt and a boom lift are nearby as well, and the original aqua-colored paint is still visible.
More stone archways are in the process of being built in the land. They do not have aged stone detailing yet.
Though we didn’t notice any changes to the steel framework for the Encanto Casita, the mountain nearby was starting to be filled in more. It’s possible painting may occur here soon.
The new Encanto attraction, called Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto, is set on the day Antonio receives his gift of speaking to animals. Though Casita is the facade for the ride, guests will actually enter through the side and not through the house’s front door.
Over by the El Carrusel de los Animalitos, we noticed the wood paneling on top has remained largely the same. The building next door now has wrapping covering the roof. Previously, it was just a barebones structure.
The carousel will feature hand-carved wooden animals inspired by Disney characters. According to concept art, string lights will connect to the carousel’s spire, spreading out across the walkways.
Moving to the land’s front main entrance (closest to Discovery Island), we could see more of the new bright yellow paint on several roof peaks.
Other structures are still in the early construction phase, though.
We also noticed the Pueblo Esperanza entrance archway received new thematic elements. In our last update, crews were adding steel mesh in preparation for stucco to be added later.
The gray stucco has since been applied to the archway, and cracked, weathered stone detailing has been added across the top and sides.
At the peak of the archway, a chunk of stucco is missing, forming a jagged rectangular opening.
In the concept art for the archway, this hole appears to be filled with a decoration.
Check out all our Tropical Americas construction updates. Though the land was expected to open in 2027, that timeline has been removed from the Walt Disney World website.
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