WDW Permits Update - May 18, 2013

This morning we are going to give you a quite extensive update regarding the most recent permits that were filed in the last two weeks by the Walt Disney World Resort. We will start with some work scheduled to be done on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roundhouse (where the trains are stored) at the Magic Kingdom Park:

Work is also being done on a section of the roof of Main Street, U.S.A.:

Moving over to Epcot, you can see that the bus lot will receive some attention here and there:

The shores of the World Showcase Lagoon will probably receive some minor enhancements:

Work will be done in the back of the Japan pavilion:

At Disney's Hollywood Studios, work is being done on the big building housing Pizza Planet  Mama Melrose's, and other small shops (it's the building located right next to the Muppets shop):

The entire building that include some of the major shops of the park (like Mickey's of Hollywood) and some restaurants (like Hollywood & Vine) is going to receive minor work:



The same is happening to the Hollywood Brown Derby:


...and the Sci-Fi Dine-In Restaurant:



...and the Backlot Express:



Something will be done on the theater housing Indiana Jones' Epic Stunt Spectacular:

Rosie's Red Hot Dogs is also getting some work done:

...and one of the themed photo areas will also get some attention:

At Downtown Disney, the Cirque du Soleil structure is receiving some work while the show is dark:

A lot of permits have been filed for Typhoon Lagoon. Most of them refer to pump stations, confirming the rumors about some major issues with the pumps in the park (that's why the water park had to go down for rehab):

Speaking about hotels, work will be done of the show building housing Disney's Spirit of Aloha Dinner-Show (it is located inside Disney's Polynesian Resort). The entire building is rumored to be relocated soon:

Tiles are being installed on the second floor of the Contemporary Resort:

A behind-the-scenes refurbishment will take place at Disney's Art of Animation Resort:

Thank you for reading, and we hope to see you soon as we have more news and updates to share with you.