Road construction near Magic Kingdom Park could continue beyond its current 2026 deadline. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District has requested a three-year extension for its World Drive North Phase 3 project at Walt Disney World Resort.
The existing permit for the road-widening work expires Dec. 2, 2026. If the request is approved by the South Florida Water Management District, the permit would instead run through Dec. 2, 2029.
The project widens World Drive from just south of Seven Seas Drive to Maple Road. The corridor runs beside the Magic Kingdom parking lot and near Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, where a roundabout is being developed.
In a request submitted on the district’s behalf, TLP Engineering Consultants said most utility work in the construction corridor has been completed. Crews are working on the final roundabout and road surface, while landscaping and area-development work is expected to begin in late 2027.
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The extension request also includes a minor change to leave 0.16 acres of pavement on Floridian Way that had originally been planned for removal. When finished, the project corridor is intended to connect with World Drive Phase 2 to the south and the Floridian Way project to the north.
