Disney picks general contractors to run Fantasyland expansion
Walt Disney World has picked a pair of construction firms to lead an overhaul of
the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland section, the biggest-yet expansion of the
Orlando resort’s oldest and busiest theme park.
Disney has hired Barton Malow Co. of Southfield, Mich., and Birmingham,
Ala.-based Hoar Construction LLC as general contractors on the Fantasyland
project. They will oversee the work alongside Disney’s own Buena Vista
Construction Co.
Disney expects to break ground on the project this spring. Plans call for a
major new ride based on The Little Mermaid, an expanded Dumbo ride, and
elaborate sub-areas devoted to some of Disney’s most popular princesses, along
with new restaurants and shops.
With Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter scheduled to open in
a matter of weeks following more than two years of construction, Disney’s
Fantasyland overhaul would take over as the largest construction project in
local theme parks.
Disney says it expects to open the expanded Fantasyland in stages, beginning
in 2012 with the Mermaid ride and the princess attractions. A second phase,
anchored by a Pixie Hollow area featuring Tinker Bell and other Disney fairies,
will open in 2013. Disney has dubbed the new area of Fantasyland “Fantasy
Forest.”
Both companies selected to be general contractors have Orlando offices and
have done extensive work in the area.
Barton Malow’s local projects range from Lockhart Middle School to baggage
carousels at Orlando International Airport. Hoar’s local projects include
Thornton Park Central, the condo-and-retail project in downtown Orlando, and
SoDo, a larger condo-retail project south of downtown.
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