THE PLAZA
The grand archway from the Grand Expo has received its finishing touches which include the name plate and little golden knobs on the corners
Unfortunately there's not an arch coming from the Fire District going into The Plaza. You can see the new booths and some of the nice new landscaping that's been added
Speaking of booths, let's talk about the major win coming to the area - a drink refill station. Something that has always been a complaint about the parties held back here.
The stage will go in this area, probably close that fence. The black poles will be themed pieces for the area to help break up the negative open space.
The area is still very very open like it was in its previous form. That does make some sense because it is a flex area. But hopefully in the end it will feel less like a former parking lot.
Riding the train you can get some different views into the area. For instance here you can see the other side of the entrance arch has "Grand Exposition" on it. You can also see more of the hardscape walls that have been added to the area
Festival booths have been added on this side as well, which will probably house souvenirs
Where the blue lift truck is located will be where the stage is added. You can see that there's a large area between it and where those black poles we mentioned earlier are located
Something that I find interesting is that unlike in its previous forms, the train will be very noticeable / viewable from the Plaza with only these lower fences separating the guest areas from the train tracks