Tropical Americas Update: Dino-Rama Demolished, Concrete Removal Underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom

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Dino-Rama Demolition - March 18, 2025

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Posted: Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:!1am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Demolition work continues in the former Dino-Rama area at Disney's Animal Kingdom as part of preparations for the upcoming Tropical Americas expansion.

Dino-Rama Structures Now Fully Demolished

All of the structures slated for removal in the former Dino-Rama area have now been completely demolished. This includes:

TriceraTop Spin
Fossil Fun Games
Cementosaurus dinosaur figure

With all these elements now cleared, the area has transitioned into a full-scale cleanup zone as crews work to prepare the site for its upcoming transformation.

Dino-Rama Demolition - March 18, 2025

Current Progress: Concrete Removal and Debris Clearing

Dino-Rama Demolition - March 18, 2025

Following the completion of structural demolition, crews are now focused on:

Clearing remaining debris from the site
Breaking up and removing the concrete ground that once paved Dino-Rama's midway area

Dino-Rama Demolition - March 18, 2025

What's Next for Tropical Americas?

With the demolition phase nearly complete, the next steps will likely involve:

Site grading to level the cleared land
Underground utility work to support the new area
Initial groundwork for future buildings and attractions

A Look Ahead at Tropical Americas

The Tropical Americas expansion is set to feature:

A new Encanto-themed attraction where guests will step inside the magical Madrigal family's casita
A new Indiana Jones adventure replacing DINOSAUR
A large hacienda-style quick-service restaurant — one of the largest dining locations in Walt Disney World
A new carousel attraction, featuring hand-carved animals inspired by Disney stories

The full expansion is expected to open in 2027, transforming this section of Animal Kingdom into a new experience inspired by the cultures and ecosystems of Central and South America.

Tropical Americas Concept Art

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HMF13 days ago

Tiana's is a disaster for a very specific reason concerning the environment it is in. HBG and the new Pirates addition are impressive in isolation hampered by poor placement and context concerning their appearance.

Jedi1413 days ago

He’s there the entire time.

Br0ckford13 days ago

Don't get me started on the hat box ghost 😤

WeNamedTheDogIndiana13 days ago

I mean, we can all agree Tiana's is a disaster. Are any animatronic-heavy attractions that bad? Or are people still that salty about the skeleton pirate and Hatbox Ghost?

HMF13 days ago

Indeed, especially since their track record with maintaining AA populated attractions is not that great right now on either coast.

Disney Analyst14 days ago

This is why we don't talk about Bruno....

James Alucobond14 days ago

Yes, which has been said directly to him many times, but he doesn’t really care to listen.

TrainsOfDisney14 days ago

Disney needs to stop caring about this. Create the best ride possible that guests who are a fan of the story will love. I don’t walk up to Alice and say “but the mad tea party is behind me so clearly this takes place after the tea party so why are following the rabbit?” This is how we get Tianas, and Frozen After, etc.

DCLcruiser14 days ago

Isn't he behind the walls the entire time?

Brer Panther14 days ago

If the ride is supposed to take place before/during the first act of the movie, why would Bruno be there?

DCBaker14 days ago

See here:

Gremlin Gus14 days ago

Please do correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Lentesta say there was going to at least be one Bruno animatronic at some point in the ride either in the queue or the ride itself? I'm assuming we're getting a mixture of both screens and animatronics for this ride, but I'm guessing screens will be for some more "complicated" aspects of the ride I suppose?