Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Coming up, we take a look at the latest development at the site of the upcoming Tropical Americas land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as the Encanto attraction goes vertical and Disney makes preparations to close one of the last bastions of the soon-to-be former Dinoland U.S.A. All that and more on the way! In this installment of Mickey Views News, Brayden reports on the latest construction progress at Disney's Animal Kingdom inside Walt Disney World. Due to attendance issues and underutilized area in Dinoland, U.S.A., Disney has committed massive capital investment woards reimagining Dinoland into Tropical Americas. Tropical Americas will feature an all-new Encanto attraction, a retheme of Dinosaur to Indiana Jones, a new family carousel attraction, and more!

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00:00 Introduction
00:33 Why is Disney Replacing Dinoland?
05:06 Animal Kingdom’s Attendance Decline
07:41 Tropical Americas Construction Timeline
11:12 Latest Construction Progress
13:09 Dinosaur and Restaurantosaurus Closing
15:35 Show Notes

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