Emily Buenzle - Mon August 27, 2018
Disneyland's Top 10 Building Permits Total Over $202M
Between its new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge land, Pixar Pier and hotel renovations, there's no doubt that Disneyland has been busy building lately. But what's it all costing?Since this time last year, Disney has been issued over $202.6 million in construction permits for its ten most expensive builds, BuildZoom reported....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 06, 2018
'Use the Force, Luke' — to Build $1.5B Museum
It seems the force is not only with Luke Skywalker and the Jedi in Star Wars. It may also be within its creator, American filmmaker and entrepreneur George Lucas and his crew on his next megaproject. Lucas is using the power, creativity and magic of modern-day construction to bring the best of his works, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, to a scholarly, but fantasy-filled public museum....
Emily Buenzle - Wed March 28, 2018
Construction for George Lucas Museum Begins in a Galaxy Close to Home
Officials recently broke ground on the site of what will soon be George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles' Exposition Park. When construction, which is slated to take about 36 months, is complete, the resulting five-story building will hold narrative art collections, dining facilities, theaters, lecture halls, classrooms and a public research library, Variety reported....
Emily Buenzle - Tue March 13, 2018
Video Shows Construction Progress at Disney's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Construction is well underway at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge lands in both Disneyland and Disney World. Newly released flyover video footage of the 14-acre construction site in Disneyland shows an up-close look at the progress that crews have made on the site so far, including towers, mountains and other facilities that will eventually depict the fictitious planet of Bantuu, Curbed reported....
Emily Buenzle - Wed December 27, 2017
Aerial Photos Provide Sneak Peek at Disney's Star Wars Attraction
Construction is well under way at the new Star Wars attraction in Disneyland. Nearmap, an industry provider of high-resolution aerial imagery, recently released a series of photos featuring the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge construction site....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 24, 2017
Disney's New Star Wars Park Reaches Construction Milestone
Star Wars fans will be excited to hear that construction is well underway at Disneyland's new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge feature in Anaheim, Calif., Lake Forest Patch reported. Crews erected a 130-ft....
Claire Williamson - Fri January 13, 2017
Millennium Falcon Lands Near Town, Strains Local Infrastructure
It's not every day you get to see the former temporary home of Star Wars' Millennium Falcon. So when the cast and crew arrived at Malin Head and the iconic spaceship - it propelled the historic area in to the limelight....
Mark Eades - Thu December 29, 2016
Path Opens, Gives a Peek of 'Star Wars' Land Construction Zone Inside Disneyland
The holiday season means the force of the crowd is upon Disneyland, so officials decided to help that crowd get around the park more easily by making part of the “Star Wars” land construction zone visible to visitors....
Chuck Harvey - Mon November 21, 2016
New Lands, Amusements Coming to Disneyland, California Adventure
Fantastic design, modeling and construction lead to new lands and amusements at Anaheim's Disneyland Park and California Adventure. When a new land is planned, crews have the task of constructing a themed-village with shops, restaurants rides and attractions....
Fri May 06, 2016
Seattle Tunnel Drone Video Has Star Wars Twist
The website GeekWire is reporting that as Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct sat free of cars overhead and drivers attempted to move around the city during the roadway's planned 2-week closure, a new drone video Tuesday showcased again what all the fuss is about....
