{"id":370172,"date":"2026-08-13T08:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/370172\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T08:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:48:15","slug":"poseidons-fury-building-continues-to-come-down-at-universal-islands-of-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/370172\/","title":{"rendered":"Poseidon&#8217;s Fury Building Continues to Come Down at Universal Islands of Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Universal Orlando Resort guest caught the last of the Poseidon\u2019s Fury building being torn down on Sunday night, August 9.<\/p>\n<p>Poseidon\u2019s Fury Demolition<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poseidons-fury-demo-08.09.26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2026\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poseidons-fury-demo-08.09.26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1471087\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">User @OrlandoWxm2023 shared two videos on X of a high reach demolition vehicle tearing the building apart, writing, \u201cWe were leaving Islands tonight at closing and heard the bulldozer running so waited for a bit and watched some of the remaining building start to come down. It will probably be all the way down by morning\u201d.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AliciaStella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@AliciaStella<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bioreconstruct?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@bioreconstruct<\/a> We were leaving Islands tonight at closing and heard the bulldozer running so waited for a bit and watched some of the remaining building start to come down. It will probably be all the way down by morning\ud83d\ude1e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQnoIiuofd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">pic.twitter.com\/AQnoIiuofd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WrexhamFC\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f-ORLANDO (@OrlandoWxm2023) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OrlandoWxm2023\/status\/2086649154642514407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aerial photographer Bioreconstruct took some photos of the demolition process after the video was posted.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"Source: @bioreconstruct\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-1.webp\" alt=\"Poseidon's Fury Demolition\" class=\"wp-image-1471648\"\/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bioreconstruct\/status\/2086990023086178404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@bioreconstruct<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the left side of the above image is the decorative Poseidon statue holding a scroll sign for <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2022\/07\/sunken-garden-and-dragon-duel-candles-are-being-sold-at-treasures-of-poseidon-in-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Treasures of Poseidon<\/a>, one of the gift shops at Lost Continent. <\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"1471649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-2.webp\" alt=\"Poseidon's Fury Demolition\" class=\"wp-image-1471649\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-3.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"1471650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-3.webp\" alt=\"Poseidon's Fury Demolition\" class=\"wp-image-1471650\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bioreconstruct\/status\/2086988722118308332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@bioreconstruct<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the chambers of the show building itself still has part of its upper white structure hanging over the newly exposed interior.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"Source: @bioreconstruct\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-4.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-4.webp\" alt=\"Poseidon's Fury Demolition\" class=\"wp-image-1471651\"\/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bioreconstruct\/status\/2086988722118308332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@bioreconstruct<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pipes, insulation, rebar, wires, beams, and more can be seen in the tangled mess of materials.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"Source: @bioreconstruct\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-5.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-5.webp\" alt=\"Poseidon's Fury Demolition\" class=\"wp-image-1471652\"\/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bioreconstruct\/status\/2086985550406520957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@bioreconstruct<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teal-green top of a themed column in the main show chamber can be seen lower left of this photo amidst the wreckage and construction vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"Source: @bioreconstruct\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-7.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"1471653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-7.webp\" alt=\"Poseidon's Fury Demolition\" class=\"wp-image-1471653\"\/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bioreconstruct\/status\/2086982468624658830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@bioreconstruct<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"Source: @bioreconstruct\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-6.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"1471654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uor-uia-bioreconstruct-poseidons-fury-demolition-close-ups-6.webp\" alt=\"Poseidon's Fury Demolition\" class=\"wp-image-1471654\"\/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bioreconstruct\/status\/2086982468624658830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@bioreconstruct<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The demolition of Poseidon\u2019s Fury can also be seen behind Seuss Landing. The photo on the left is from August 10, while the photo on the right is from July 30. Much of the show building has been demolished since the end of July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/07\/poseidons-fury-show-building-demolition-begins-at-universal-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Demolition of Poseidon\u2019s Fury began<\/a> in late July and we could <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/07\/demolition-exposes-one-last-look-at-the-final-chambers-of-poseidons-fury-at-universal-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">see some of its interior chambers<\/a>. The building\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/08\/poseidons-fury-facade-completely-demolished-as-demolition-continues-at-universal-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">temple facade was demolished<\/a> a week ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The walkthrough attraction <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2023\/05\/photos-video-final-tour-of-poseidons-fury-at-universals-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">permanently closed<\/a> in May 2023. It is finally being demolished as Universal prepares for something new to take over The Lost Continent space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theater for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/06\/sinbad-theater-totally-demolished-as-lost-continent-disappears-at-universal-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad was also destroyed<\/a>, eight years after the show closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you hope replaces The Lost Continent? 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