Overview
- Multiple Disney-focused outlets reported Monday that the months-long patio project is entering its final stage with visible finishing work and fixtures in place.
- Crews have covered the new framework in red fabric that matches the restaurant’s existing canopies and fitted decorative golden beams, ceiling fans, wrought-iron lanterns, and wall lighting.
- Work that began in June included repaving the patio, refinishing the outer wall, and installing new support columns and concrete footings for the covered structure.
- The Brown Derby table-service dining room has stayed open during the work while the Brown Derby Lounge is operating with reduced or relocated seating in the former Starring Rolls area.
- The project removes the individual patio umbrellas that shaded guests for decades and is intended to improve guest comfort and durability across the park, but Walt Disney World has not given a firm reopening date.