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A nice update as always from Jake's Journeys showing the Zootopia area progress

I cannot embed the video but here are some screengrabs from a video posted on July 30th. Great overview of Zootopia construction.











https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/aerial-view-of-zootopia-themed-land-under-construction-at-news-photo/1268613125
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/aerial-view-of-zootopia-themed-land-under-construction-at-news-photo/1268612459

Full video source: https://twitter.com/globaltimesnews/status/1288791151714025475

Another peek at the growing steel structure of the Zootopia area shown in Jake's Journeys' latest video:

Jake's Journeys has just released another video that at the end shows additional tall steel structures have risen at the Zootopia area

View from Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.



View of hoardings around construction site.

One of the designers behind the Zootopia City Crest shown in the construction photos has shared some of the inspiration for the design on Twitter, I found it really interesting. There's a whole thread but I've pulled out some of the comments below.

The pawprint and hoofprint are that of Thule elk, a California species, and the critically endangered Amur tiger, a Chinese species. While it was important for me to represent diverse and endangered animals, there is significance in the specific species chosen. The inclusion of these two animals also represent the working relationship between our Shanghai Imagineering team and those of us working from California

The tree at the center of the watering hole represents a communal gathering for mammals from all walks of life in Zootopia. This, of course, also parallels nature. Our Disney Parks are also gathering places for people from all over the world to experience happiness together

Source: https://twitter.com/MRichardsonArt/status/1270790067724771328

The Zootopia area has gone vertical



















Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MJeVA8pEGqOeHTRcG5cKAA

This is my video! Thanks so much for sharing. I've been a big fan of themeparx for ages.

https://tdrexplorer.com/zootopia-expansion-construction-shanghai-disneyland-may-2020/