Overview
- Reporters found a scored mosaic section on Saturday that had been torn out and repoured with plain concrete by Tuesday, September 29, 2026, signaling an active change to Planetary Plaza.
- The mosaics were installed in 2023 as planets, stars and a black hole design but chipped under heavy foot traffic, forcing repairs in 2025 and repeated patching afterward.
- Disney has replaced at least one full section of the plaza with plain concrete and crews have scored other former-mosaic areas, which typically precedes pavement removal.
- The work affects only the decorative pavement around Mission: SPACE and does not indicate any change to the attraction or its operation.
- Guests will see a visibly flatter, less colorful plaza as red gem accents and a few faded planets remain while Disney weighs durability and upkeep costs for high-traffic areas.