Disney Springs Construction Update

By Robert Niles: ORLANDO — Works continues on Downtown Disney's transformation to Disney Springs, the expanded and refurbished shopping and entertainment district scheduled for a spring 2016 opening. The West Side parking garage opened to guests this morning, though the planned new freeway access ramps are far from completed.

We mentioned in our Fulton's Crab House review yesterday that much of Downtown Disney has become a forest of construction walls, disrupting many of the previous pathways from the West Side to the Marketplace.

The heart of Disney Springs is the old Pleasure Island district, and the new "Springs Bottling Co." sign has gone up over the old Mannequins dance club warehouse. The building will be the home of the new Morimoto Asia restaurant.

Another of the new restaurants in Disney Springs will be The Boathouse, here under construction.

You can see a sample of the look of Disney Springs in this completed section behind Cookes and Raglan Road.

Progress continues on the new walkway across the lagoon, which will provide a shortcut from one end of the Marketplace to the other.

Don't know if the new pathway will make much of a difference for this resident!

Previously:

• What's the story behind Disney Springs, and why does it matter?


• Take a look at the latest Disney Springs construction photos from Walt Disney World


• Two New Restaurants Confirmed for Disney Springs in 2015

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