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Boarding a bus at the Magic Kingdom to Caribbean Beach Resort, 2:43pm.
Arrived at Old Port Royale at Caribbean Beach Resort 3:03pm. The renovation and expansion work is done and this now the main lobby for the resort.
Christmas decorations line the entrance walkway.
The Calapso Trading Post
Grab N Go store.
The Centertown Market
The dine in pick up counter.
The main dining room.
Notice the pipes above the Coke Freestyle machine.
A mural above the drink area.
Another dining room.
Outside a look at Disney's Riviera Resort that will be a vacation club property when it opens.
A closer look at the work.
To the left is the Disney Skyliner station at the Riviera Resort. This is on the Epcot line. Coming in from the left is the line from the Caribbean Beach resort station. Then it makes a 90 degree turn and heads toward the turn station near the Boardwalk before turning to head to the International Gateway station.
In the foreground the Caribbean Beach entry and the background the path to Epcot.
A tower rising over the area.
Walking back toward the main building.
A couple more pictures of the Riviera from here.
A wider view of the Disney Skyliner. To the right the Riviera Station. To the left a tower on the way to the Caribbean Beach Resort station.
Sebastian's Bistro looks out over the water.
Next door the Banna Cabana bar.
A closer look at the Disney Skyliner Riviera station
Looking up at a Disney Skyliner Tower as I walked by.
If you were curious here the ground level view. I would have thought some landscaping or something would go around it. But it looks to be finished.
This appears to be where the gondolas will be parked/stored when not on any of the lines. This is behind the Caribbean Beach Resort station. The line you see heads toward Disney's Hollywood Studios.
The Caribbean Beach Resort Station will be where all three lines come together and it will be a primary transfer station.
On the left is the Pop Century/Art of Animation line, on the right is the Epcot Line.
A wider look (I choose a poor time to visit with the sun/lighting.
The Riviera Resort rising in the distance.
Through the trees you can see the top of the Guardians of the Galaxy building at Epcot.
Some work still going on, this is where the temporary dining options were during construction.
Making my way back into the lobby building.
The furniture has charging ports.
A closer look.
The front desk and concierge desks.
Next up a visit to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. Here is the Gran Destino Tower from the entrance to the resort.
From the parking lot.
The main lobby will be moved to the new tower when it opens in the summer.
Painting of the new tower is underway.
Looks like some color samples in the middle of the tower.
The main lobby building
Heading inside.
The bus stop was closed today for some reason.
A look around the lobby.
Panchitos has been remodeled since my last visit.
Villa del Lago will open in 2019 and be a new dining/bar on the water.
Railing are being installed on the bridges.
A look at the Gran Destino Tower.
This will be the back side of the lobby.
There will be a rooftop restaurant and lounge.
A closer look into the lobby.
Looks like some design in the concrete.
This area looks like it is waiting for something to be attached.
Another view of Villa del Lago
A final look at the lobby before making my way to Animal Kingdom.
Arriving at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Stopped by Dinoland USA
The Dino-Riffic Dance Party! was taking place nightly as part of Donald's Dino-Bash!
Chip and Dale were out dancing with guests as I walked through.
There were a lot of bubbles, snow and fog effects going off.
A brief video clip to give a feel for the Dino-Riffic Dance Party!
It was 7:25pm and Rivers of Light starts at 7:30 so I headed that direction.
Opted to stand on the bridge vs sit in standby. There were plenty of seats still available when I showed up.
The live performers have been cut from the boats in the show.
The Tree of Life Awakenings was going on as I left the park.
Passing the Animal Kingdom Christmas tree at 7:51pm
Passing the Boardwalk lawn which had a movie playing this evening, it was the Incredibles if I remember correctly but I was walking quickly and did not stop.
Some safety lights on at the Ratatouille project.
Ticket prices for today as I made my way to the International Gateway.
Almost to Future World.
8:47pm arriving at Mission Space to meet a friend.
There was no wait so we went for a ride.
Next up Test Track, 9:05pm.. so 25 minutes until Illuminations and the single rider wait said 15 minutes.
Arrived at World Showcase Lagoon, missing the first few minutes of the show thanks to a slower than expected Test Track queue.
Walking back to the International Gateway, passing by the United Kingdom.
This evening the Friendship Boats were running, guess no work scheduled for the Skyliner on a Saturday night.