DCA new gates, Golden Gate coming down, Edited OP 7-26 with new blog post

[Sillystrings]

The new entrance is fabtabulous! It's very pretty!

 

[cyclenut]

Thanks for the great pictures. I know there is no way to avoid the walls and scaffolding, but I do feel a bit sad for all those out of town guests who may be here for that " once in a lifetime" trip. Hope they all make it back someday!

I hope they can look at it this way. They are seeing history being made. They are seeing DCA in way that may never been seen again. Plus, there really aren't any ride closures as a result, now that Sky School is open again.

 

[JH87]

Took several pictures but here is my summary. I'll get the pictures uploaded eventually.

You've seen the comparisons to DHS already so I'll spare you that. Part of the old turnstile area is still in place behind the new turnstiles and there is still an area to the right of the gates that is all boarded up and you can see construction equipment back there. If you enter to the right you'll be right up against those construction barriers and have to make an almost immediate left to go around them.

Yes, the top of the bridge is gone but the entire bottom that covers the monorail track is still in place.

The most significant change I noticed was that the construction barriers for the central plaza were all moved out and they've now totally blocked the walkway to the left of GRR. You either have to go through Hollywood and Bugs Land or go to the right near the GRR entrance.

They've also taken out the awnings and all the tables near the rail cars. The train is still there and so are all the shops and Burrrbank IceCream, but all the tables are now gone as well as that railing and the awnings. Good thing too because that construction fence is moved out so far that there would be no place to walk otherwise.

There is also scaffolding over the "Condor Flats" sign that to the left of the walkway toward Soarin'.

They are making great progress on all the rock work over at CarsLand.

Let me know if you have more questions and I'll try and answer. We spent most of our time at DCA today, but we were over at DL some too. Got a chance to see the new pararde for the first time. Very cool!

Thanks for the update and the pictures! It looks so weird seeing the bridge like that. And I can't believe the progress on Cars Land! It looks really good.

One of our favorite things was to get a waffle cone from Brrr Bank ice cream and sit at the tables outside with it and people watch. Sometimes they did shows at the sun plaza we could see. Hopefully they will put some of those tables back or put out a new seating area after they change it.

I used to love doing that too!

 

[skiingfast]

Closing the entry Merchandise area.
EngineEar Toys Closes on the 31st of July. Greetings from California on the 28th of August.
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