Overview
- Walt Disney Imagineering filed a second Notice of Commencement on Wednesday that lists Balfour Beatty for “general construction” and carries the standard one‑year term.
- The additional filing typically denotes a new scope of work, indicating the office conversion is progressing into its next stage.
- The permit cites 211 S Studio Dr, which is the adjacent administration building, pointing to work focused on non–guest-facing areas of the complex.
- Disney is turning the closed Galactic Starcruiser facility into Imagineering offices, adding to existing hubs at EPCOT and the former STOLport to support multiple major builds across the resort.
- The expanded footprint is tied to active projects such as Monstropolis at Hollywood Studios, a Cars area and a Villains land at Magic Kingdom, and the Tropical Americas plan at Animal Kingdom, with no opening date or design details yet announced after the hotel’s September 30, 2023 closure for commercial reasons.