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They got a lot of the building torn down in the last few days, but there's a lot of debris to remove
The building is torn down to the old penguin viewing window which is now clearly visible
The area alongside the building is cleared completely	Antarctic Market	Friends of the Wild
They cleared the bird habitat from the end of the building, but there are now mylar streamers hanging in the openings and the corner post has been marked "DEMO" so I assume that's next to go.		New maps out with the construction area marked as Antarctica
The arched opening to Turtle Trek is really coming along		The rotunda has been painted and is looking really good
I hear Turtle Trek should begin testing soon!	The BBQ vendors brought mobile kitchens to the event
Lots of sponsors for the event	Food vendors	And T-shirts on sale
Orlando has more advertising Beetles than anywhere in the world!	Music and dancing at the second stage
People seem to be having a great time, and there were big crowds for the first day of the festival despite the cooler temperatures and breeze		SeaWorld's own BBQ stand
Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que		Sonny's
Wesley's B-B-Q	There's a Beer Garden setup in Ports of Call with lots of choices
There are Harley's on display, and you can even get your picture on one!		Conversion of the park's soda machines to Coke products is in full swing, with many locations now featuring the full line
February 8, 2012
Demolition of the Penguin Encounter building is in full-swing
Friends of the Wild is gutted but you can see where the 70's zigzag windows used to be		The Puffin wing coming down
There's just tons of debris all over, and dumpsters loaded up to go out
It looks like they're being methodical about the demolition...possibly saving components for the new buildings
At this rate the site should be cleared in a few weeks	Having the Sky Tower open to all guests is great, and they've got it open to Quick Queue as well	Over at Shamu Stadium they're still working on Dining with Shamu
They're working on the floor and from what I hear they are still figuring out how it will all work and there is no set re-opening date yet		The orcas were all lined up
This weekend Bands, Brew & BBQ starts!	The festival area is all set for the event
February 1, 2012
Workers appear to be disconnecting all the cooling/refrigeration systems on the old Penguin Encounter building in preparation for demolition.		Work is still continuing on the new facade for Turtle Trek. From all we've heard about it, it sounds amazing!
January 31, 2012
The entire Penguin Plaza area has been stripped of vegetation and all of the shade structures, leaving the funky 70's fountain as one of the only things still in place aside from the buildings. The area beside the penguin building has also been cleared showing just how big the area for the new attraction will be.
The Friends of the Wild store has been completely gutted, but it is our understanding that the building will be staying and getting re-themed as part of the new area, while Antarctic market and Penguin building are being completely demolished.		All the debris is being chopped up and packed into dumpsters to be hauled away.
You can see right through Antarctic Market now.		The little drink stand is coming down now.
The workers are being very deliberate about tearing things down and packing up the debris.		The overhangs on the buildings were the first things stripped away.
January 26, 2012
Demolition on the Antarctic Market has begun
The trees alongside the Penguin building have been removed and are sitting in a big pile to be hauled away
By late afternoon the whole overhang was gone.  Hard to say if the whole building will be demolished or if it's just going to be remodeled once it's down to a simple box.
	The concrete pad along the pathway has become a temporary store
Nice discount for the Just For Kids event	Journey To Atlantis has reopened after rehab
With unseasonably warm temperatures in the 80's all week, a lot of people were riding to cool off!
January 16, 2012
	The Just for Kids festival is underway with special performances each Saturday in January.
The construction walls around the Antarctica area have been expanded and graphics have been added.
It's a great teaser for the new area coming in 2013.
The game that was on the edge of the Atlantis area is now under Manta's drop, and a new pad has been poured up the walkway for another stand or game.
The construction walls extend all the way back to Pacific Point and the gates at the back of Kraken.
Turtle Trek is coming along, with a new decorative facade being applied to the entrance area.
January 7, 2012
The Christmas merchandise has been packed away and 2012 merchandise is now out	Wild Arctic has reopened	Sea of Trees are still in place waiting to get packed up until next year
Working on the lift hill as part of the annual rehab	The water is being pumped out of the retention ponds	The boats are up out of the water
The penguins are down from the wall and the building is all closed up.	The games have been removed	The fountain is turned off and it looks like the shop has been cleared out.
January 4, 2012
The new map with the construction area closed off.	Rehab time for Journey To Atlantis
The handout map showing the area open but without the penguin building.	The ride just closed today and the crew is already hard at work.
Walled off entrance	Lights for night work	With the freeze, plants all around the park were wrapped up.
All the pathways to Penguin Plaza have been walled off and workers are busy removing merchandise and other materials from the shop and restaurant.
	Turtle Trek is coming along, with the scaffolding now down from around the rotunda where the dome will be. The new painted sides look more modern than the old wooden slats. The entrance area is getting a new soffit as part of the transition.
The Christmas tree is down!	The cold and wind delayed opening the coasters. Once testing began the line started to form.	Aquatica was closed for weather.
December 2011
Work is happening all over the Manatee exhibit as the Turtle Trek show is being added

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