Disney World Files Notice Hinting at Incoming Disney Springs Closure

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This week, Walt Disney World Resort filed multiple construction permits for Disney Springs. The documents cover locations in multiple neighborhoods at the Central Florida Disney park‘s premier shopping, dining, and entertainment district. Let’s take a look.First Construction Permit For Disney SpringsThe first, and seemingly most significant, construction permit concerns the bridge over the lagoon connecting the Marketplace and Town Center neighborhoods at Disney Springs. Walt Disney World Resort’s Facility Asset Management Team filed the Notice of Commencement with the Orange County Comptroller’s Office on Tuesday, September 22.Credit: AK, UnsplashThe document lists Buena Vista Construction Company as the contractor for “General Construction” at 1620 East Buena Vista Drive, the approximate address of the iconic footbridge at Disney Springs. Buena Vista Construction Company is Walt Disney World Resort’s in-house construction firm.Construction permits filed by Disney’s Facility Asset Management Team typically concern maintenance and refurbishment projects rather than major changes. Walt Disney Imagineering typically handles anything that would fundamentally change the character of an area.Walt Disney World Resort has not announced a closure for the footbridge connecting the Marketplace and Town Center neighborhoods at Disney Springs. The area may have to close temporarily for structural maintenance, leaving guests to take the much longer land route between the two areas.A Long List of Other PermitsCredit: DisneyThe other six construction permits that Walt Disney World Resort filed for Disney Springs this week all affected retail and dining locations around the shopping, dining, and entertainment district. All of the Notice of Commencement documents filed by Disney’s Facility Asset Management Team listed Buena Vista Construction Company as the contractor for “General Construction” on Paddlefish, Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant, UNIQLO, The LEGO Store, the Happy Hound merchandise kiosk, and The BOATHOUSE.As with the bridge permit, Walt Disney World Resort has not publicly acknowledged these filings or shared its plans for the shops and restaurants around Disney Springs.Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the MagicAll of the construction permits that Walt Disney World Resort filed on Tuesday, including the one impacting the Disney Springs footbridge, expire on September 21, 2027. Disney has not acknowledged anyWhere is your favorite place to visit at Disney Springs? Let Inside the Magic know in the comments! The post Disney World Files Notice Hinting at Incoming Disney Springs Closure appeared first on Inside the Magic.