Overview
- Construction walls around the former Sindbad theater went up Thursday, blocking the courtyard and marking the first visible step toward demolition in the Lost Continent at Islands of Adventure.
- City permits filed since September 2025 authorize demolition across about 4.9 acres, including show and retail buildings, utilities, pedestrian areas, and an access road on the site.
- Universal told the Orlando Business Journal it will conduct construction in the area to ready the land for future projects, stopping short of confirming what will replace the land.
- Operations are shifting to keep people and vehicles moving, with backstage road changes under way and shops from the land already relocated, including the All Hallow’s Eve Boutique merchandise now sold at a new Lost Emporium in Port of Entry.
- Demolition is expected to proceed in phases starting with the Sindbad theater, with no dates yet for remaining venues like Mythos, and fans speculate Pokémon could be the eventual theme after a January partnership announcement that did not specify Orlando.