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An overview of the site this week from the 5th floor (hard to tell much from here)	6.17.16

Moving up to the 6th floor now a pan across the site from left to right	6.17.16

The large mound of dirt is becoming smaller as trucks are hauling it away now.	6.17.16

Here you can see the trucks lined up in the foreground. In the background notice the Skyway building that sat on the hill is gone this week.	6.17.16

Moving furhter to the right you can see some forms going up forming a channel through the site.	6.17.16

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All the way to the right now.	6.17.16

Now a series of tighter shots. Here you can see a bulldozer working to reconfigure the landscape.	6.17.16

The Hungry Bear. Notice they have cleared up to the dining area. The stairs that used to offer us a view of the site are now gone. According to a permit that was pulled for the site they will be rebuilt.	6.17.16

Out on the Island they are workin on the point area moving some earth around.	6.17.16

Conduit/piping has been brought onto the site. So more construction is about to get underway. Looks like almost all the demo work is now done.	6.17.16

Digging into the berm that sits right up against the Big Thunder Trail.	6.17.16

A closer look at the new channel in the middle of the site. Wonder if this is to run conduit through or the start of a retaining wall or something else.	6.17.16

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Looking toward the Fantasyland gate. Notice the ruble on the left that is what is left from the Skyway building.	6.17.16

A litle more debris from the old building in the background. In the foreground more material for construction.	6.17.16

A closer look at where the trucks are being loaded.	6.17.16

Another set of forms on the far side nearest the back of the Fantasyland Theater.	6.17.16

Back to Skyway building remains.	6.17.16

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Continuing to move to the right across the site.	6.17.16

Notice all the markers and taped off areas. Hard to tell what is what from this angle right now.	6.17.16

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Trying to figure out the new river path, a bit hard to pick out right now from here.	6.17.16

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Large steel i-beams are on the far side of the site. Looking at recent permits there was one for 20 foot in height structural steel elements for the rock work, that will span 1,200 linear feet.	6.17.16

Some more closer pictures across the site.	6.17.16

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Still removing some dirt on the island as they continue to work. Wonder if this is where the Cabin is being relocated to. In the Concept art it is near the point.	6.17.16

An overview of the site.	6.17.16

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Not much visible activity on the nearest section of the project.	6.17.16

From the tram as I head to the park you can see through the fenc all the way to the Fantasyland theater.	6.17.16

Approaching the end of the Big Thunder trail.	6.17.16

The rockwork on the left is still intact, this is the park side of where we saw the crew digging from the garage.	6.17.16

Oh no... the hole that was giving us the nice views of the site has a green fence behind it now.	6.17.16

So the view looks like this, that is not good.	6.17.16

Luckily a more limited view was still available.	6.17.16

The forms seem to be near the former Big Thunder Trail from this angle. Maybe part of the structure that will go along the walkway?	6.17.16

Moving around to the other side of the project, the view from the canoe docks.	6.17.16

A closer look. Looking at permits a 5,573 linear foot retaining perimeter is going in for the river, also lists a 3,200 square foot shed to be used as the train tunnel.	6.17.16

11,693 square feet of space out there will be for the new Fantasmic boat marina/storage.	6.17.16

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Here you can see how they are clearning right up to the Hungry Bear dining area.	6.17.16

From the dining area.	6.17.16

With the stair view gone this is the best I could see from the upper level.	6.17.16

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The view from Fantasyland, this is where the Skyway building used to be.	6.17.16

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