Hyperion Wharf

Disney has just announced (today/noon/local news) that Pleasure Island will soon be no more ... after receiving an extreme makeover it will become ...

Hyperion Wharf 

 "a nostalgic, yet modern take on an early 20th century port city and amusement pier".

Photo: The Orlando Sentinel / The Daily Disney

Most of the existing buildings ( BET Soundstage, the Adventurer's Club, Rock 'n Roll Beach Club, Motion ) will be bulldozed and from the rubble will rise "numerous new or renovated retail shops and merchandise vignettes, as well as additional atmosphere entertainment".


Hyperion Park will open in stages - with a waterfront park area to be open by next summer. The whole thing should be complete by 2013.

ALSO: the AMC 24 Theatres will undergo renovation as well, with new digital technology, an up-graded concession stand, and a dine-in "Fork & Screen" theater.