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Disney Files Plans to Expand Magic Kingdom Ferry Dock and Queue

The permit filing enters regulatory review, indicating a measured step toward higher ferry throughput.

Overview

  • Walt Disney World submitted the application on February 2 to the South Florida Water Management District for work on the Seven Seas Lagoon shoreline at Magic Kingdom.
  • Plans call for dock expansion, minor hardscape improvements, and a required floodplain compensation area to offset waterway impacts.
  • The project area covers the ferry dock outside the park entrance rather than the Transportation and Ticket Center, with drawings showing a larger guest waiting zone.
  • No construction schedule has been provided, and Disney has not confirmed any additional ferryboats beyond the current three-vessel fleet.
  • The filing continues a decade of ferry capacity upgrades, following added second docks in 2014 and two-level unloading introduced in 2021.