{"id":339224,"date":"2026-07-14T02:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/339224\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T02:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:56:14","slug":"more-construction-walls-added-to-the-lost-continent-following-additional-closures-inside-universal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/339224\/","title":{"rendered":"More construction walls added to The Lost Continent following additional closures \u2013 Inside Universal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Universal Orlando has expanded construction walls in The Lost Continent at Islands of Adventure after the closure of additional locations, indicating that more demolition and redevelopment within the area are upcoming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">New construction walls now surround several areas, including some of the space in front of Mythos Restaurant and a snack stand. Additionally, the Lost Continent restrooms are now officially closed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.insideuniversal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Jul-13-2026-10-40-55-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-featured wp-image-68839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Jul-13-2026-10-40-55-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.insideuniversal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Jul-13-2026-10-42-00-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-featured wp-image-68842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Jul-13-2026-10-42-00-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">With today\u2019s closures, only four Lost Continent locations remain in operation: Fire Eaters Grill, Mythos Restaurant, the How to Train Your Dragon Store, and Health Services.<\/p>\n<p>Additional details regarding the future of Lost Continent, including the new themed area that will replace it and the exact closure timelines for the remaining venues, are expected to be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Opening in 1999, The Lost Continent was one of the six original lands that debuted with Islands of Adventure. In 2010, much of the Merlinwood section of the land was transformed into part of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter \u2013 Hogsmeade. During that transition, Dueling Dragons was rebranded as Dragon Challenge before eventually closing in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to Inside Universal for all the latest news on Universal Parks &amp; Resorts. Want to join the conversation? Head over to our\u00a0Forums\u00a0where fans are discussing the latest Universal news, rumors, and park updates.\u00a0<a class=\"forum-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insideuniversal.net\/forums\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Join the Discussion!<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Planning a Universal trip?\u00a0Get a free, no-obligation quote from our trusted travel partner,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideuniversal.net\/mei-travel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MEI Travel<\/a>. Their team can help with hotels, tickets, and planning at no extra cost to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando has expanded construction walls in The Lost Continent at Islands of Adventure after the closure of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-339224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}