Indiana Jones Temple Facade Shows Dramatic Progress — Painted Mayan Pyramid Sections Revealed

Indiana Jones Temple Facade Shows Dramatic Progress — Painted Mayan Pyramid Sections Revealed
Indiana Jones temple facade construction at Animal Kingdom has hit a major milestone. Aerial photos show two painted Mayan pyramid sections already in place, with Tropical Americas on track for a…

New aerial photos from @bioreconstruct on X show a dramatic leap forward in construction of the temple facade for Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent at Tropical Americas, Disney's Animal Kingdom.

The images reveal two substantial sections of the Mayan pyramid structure now in place — and they are already painted and detailed.

The sections were sculpted and painted backstage first, then brought to the site and installed. Pre-fabricating themed elements off-site is a technique that saves significant time on the primary job site, allowing finish work to happen in parallel with the structural build rather than after it.

Tropical Americas opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom in 2027.

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Looks like some parts of the temple for IJ are gone from the test site
↩ replying to Gremlin Gus
Found them!
Can't wait for someone to climb up there after downing too many Lamu Libations at Nomad Lounge.
truly phenomenal, very curious how they theme the already existing parts of the building, also the pyramid specifically is gonna look amazing at night, if the park is open that late . . .
↩ replying to Nickm2022
The model at D23 showed that the walls to the left and right of the rockwork will look like crumbling ruins as well, just in a more neutral color scheme. You can see some of the framing going in for it now. I assume the wall behind the middle portion of the temple will get a similar treatment.
Looks amazing and I know it’s just exterior progress, but I still think this opens first (with the carousel) if there is a phased opening.
Fixed the model...
↩ replying to mattpeto
They are very very tight for 2027 on this from what I understand.
↩ replying to wdwmagic
If I can ask two things, 1. Is it 2027 for the whole land or could AFdE get pushed for 2028? 2. If it is opening all at once in 2027, is it planned to be all open on the Fall or Winter of 2027?
I can’t wait for the artistry of this to be ruined by a bright green solar trash can.
Starting to feel like this is going to be a really nicely done, expansive land. Look at all that space and detail!
↩ replying to Scott the Lawyer
My apologies in advance for not having the mandatory dour and cynical attitude about the new land.
Major upgrade from Dinoland
Seems extremely likely that Indy and Encanto won't be open by end of Summer 2027.