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Starting off today at the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure. Looking to the right of the project the berm is gone and the backstage building concrete is now removed.	5.27.16

A closer look. You can see clear through to Tom Sawyer Island now.	5.27.16

Panning to the left they have started to rescuplt the land.	5.27.16

Continuing to pan right to left across the site.	5.27.16

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Note the former Skyway building is still standing.	5.27.16

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Earth movers continue to work on the new giant mound of dirt (it is the dirt from the old berm and river terrain)	5.27.16

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A wide view of the site.	5.27.16

The old tunnel is still there but the earth around it has all been cleared.	5.27.16

A closer look at the skyway building. No signs of demo work yet.	5.27.16

The old arch and tree are still there but everything else is gone from the area.	5.27.16

A closer look toward Fantasyland	5.27.16

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Here you can see the fencing at the end of the Big Thunder Trail.	5.27.16

Moving over to the island you can see where it was trimmed.	5.27.16

In the center of the project what appears to b a new path taking shape. Is this one of the entrances to the project?	5.27.16

A closer look	5.27.16

Pulling back to look at the area closest the garage. They have started to dig down on the left but with the trees it is hard to really tell what is going on.	5.27.16

Moving back to the right they are still sorting out the remnants of the backstage buildings.	5.27.16

Looking toward the Hungry Bear	5.27.16

Moving back to the new path.	5.27.16

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A better angle at the work in Critter Country. They are still clearing the concrete from the backstage buildings. Also you can see where the berm now stops.	5.27.16

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You can now clearly see into the park and the back of the coffer dam.	5.27.16

Here are the canoe dock and the wall along the Critter Country walkway.	5.27.16

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Clearing more debris.	5.27.16

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A final wide shot of the area before moving into the park.	5.27.16

The dirt mound and equipment are visible beyond the end of the Big Thunder Trail.	5.27.16

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Looking through the fence.	5.27.16

A closer look as I pan from the far right to left of the site. (east to west)	5.27.16

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Approaching the site on the Critter Country walkway (taken near the Splash Mountain queue)	5.27.16

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A look through the fence near the canoe dock.	5.27.16

A closer look and pan from right to left (east to west)	5.27.16

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To the left is the Hungry Bear.	5.27.16

Now some pictures from the second story of the Hungry Bear. You can see what appears to be the new path for the river taking shape.	5.27.16

Is this the clearing for the foundation of the mountain?	5.27.16

A closer look at what appears to be the new curve for the river.	5.27.16

A closer look at the new pit.	5.27.16

And the turn	5.27.16

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Looking to the left of the Hungry Bear, the tall fence in the background is the tramway fence.	5.27.16

Stopped by Fantasyland for what may be a final look at the skyway building.	5.27.16

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To conclude this visit what the site looks like at night thanks to some light from the fireworks.	5.27.16