Overview
- The central World Celebration reflecting pool between the Imagination and The Land pavilions has been fully drained and the concrete basin exposed, with on-site reporting documenting the work this week.
- Crews have scraped up the decorative river rocks and stacked them in piles, and a network of scaffolding, a metal staircase and a wooden ramp provide worker access into the emptied basin.
- Reporters confirmed that teams have begun collecting coins and debris from the pool floor, a step that sources say is already underway as part of the cleanup.
- Disney says the operation is a structural deep clean and inspection to seal and repair the pool’s concrete and filtration systems, with plans to refill the basin later this summer.
- Collected coins historically are cleaned, sorted and donated to local nonprofits—Walt Disney World reported more than $30,000 given after prior drainings—so the recovered funds are expected to benefit Central Florida charities.