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Entertainment Industry Projects
MET-CON, Inc. |
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| Project:
Elephant Barn, Busch Gardens,
Tampa, Florida
Contractor: Met-Con, Inc.
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| Project:
Disney’s Beach Club Villas
Owner:
Disney Vacation Development, Inc.
Architect: KBJ
Architects, Inc., Robert A. M. Stern Architects
Contractor:
PCL Construction Services, Inc.
Contract Amount:
$1,217,740
Completion Date:
February 2002
Description:
Structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication and
erection of Disney’s Beach Club Villas project.
The Beach Club Villas is a 208-unit time share resort at Walt
Disney World, Florida. |
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| Project:
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Dino-Rama
Owner:
Walt Disney World Hospitality and
Recreation Corporation
Architect:
Walt Disney Imagineering Architects
and Engineers
Contractor:
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Contract Amount:
$1,885,026
Completion Date:
Description:
Structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication and
erection of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Dino-Rama!
Project.
Dino-Rama! Is a family-friendly “mini-land” adjacent to Dino Land
USA. It
is comprised of approximately 215 tons of structural
steel to support the Cementasaurus, TriceraTop-Spin,
and the Primeval-Whirl attractions. |
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| Project:
Lost Continent, Universal Studios' Islands of
Adventure, Orlando, FL |
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Contractor: Met-Con, Inc.
Description: One of six islands located
at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure theme park, this project required
approximately 3,500 tons of structural steel to support twelve separate
buildings. Sinbad's Arena, a large open-air theater is supported by two
25-ton, 150-foot long wide-flange steel trusses. Poseidon's Fury, a
walk-through attraction, is housed in an 850-ton multi-level steel
structure, and Mytho's Restaurant is a 600-ton steel frame building that
supports a carved rockwork structure. The Enchanted Oak Tavern is a
single-level structure with structural steel framing formed to simulate a
tree trunk that houses a tented glass skylight. |
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| Project:
Suess Landing, Universal Studios' Islands of
Adventure, Orlando, FL |
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| Contractor:
Met-Con, Inc.
Description: One of six islands located
at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure theme park, Suess Landing
features eight independent buildings supporting various rides, attractions,
and restaurants. Sylvester McMonkey McBean, the centerpiece of the island,
houses an elevated ride. This is a 700 ton structure with a multi rolled
pipe roof system and many unique steel framed elements clad with fiber
reinforced plastic (FRP). The Big Top Buffeteria is a dine-in restaurant
with a structural steel frame in the shape of a large circus tent. The Cat
In The Hat is a single-level structure featuring unique façade curvatures
and a structural steel frame in the shape of a top hat. |
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| Project:
Tree of Life, Walt Disney's Animal Kingdom,
Orlando, FL
Contractor: Met-Con, Inc.
Engineer: Disney Imagineering
Description: The project consisted of
some of the most highly visible structures in Disney's Animal Kingdom. The
Tree of Life is a theater structure constructed to look like a tree, with
the main structure being 36-inch-diameter pipes.
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