Disney Brings In a Steel Contractor From TRON and Everest for Work at the Indiana Jones Stunt Show Theater, Permit Runs to 2027

A steel contractor that worked on TRON Lightcycle / Run and Expedition Everest has a new job site: the open-air theater where Indy has been dodging explosions at Disney's Hollywood Studios since 1989.

A Notice of Commencement for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular theater was recorded on Wednesday, October 14, WDWMagic reports. The contractor is Coastal Steel, the scope is listed only as general construction, and the permit runs a long time: its expiration date is October 5, 2027.

The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular entrance at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Image: Disney

What the paperwork says

• Where: 225 Cypress Dr, an address Blog Mickey says resolves to the stunt show building.
• Who filed it: Disney's Facility Asset Management (FAM) division, not Walt Disney Imagineering.
• Contractor: Coastal Steel.
• Scope: "general construction," with no detail on what will be built, repaired or changed.
• Expires: October 5, 2027.

Disney has not announced any planned closure of the show.

Why the contractor's name matters

Coastal Steel's name tends to turn up on big structural jobs. Blog Mickey lists its past Disney work as the Chinese Theater at Hollywood Studios, TRON Lightcycle / Run, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Expedition Everest, and calls it "a longtime Disney contractor known for heavy-duty structural work." WDWMagic says the firm "is generally brought in for larger, more substantial structural projects."

The theater gives a steel contractor plenty to do. WDWMagic notes the venue holds "a significant amount of structural steel," both in the covered theater and in the show's sets.

The covered seating area of the Indiana Jones theater, photographed in 2021 while it was used as a COVID-era relaxation station, with its steel roof trusses overhead. Image: BlogMickey.com

Both outlets lean toward maintenance

Both outlets read the filing as upkeep rather than something new. "FAM permits typically relate to maintenance rather than new development," WDWMagic says, and Blog Mickey points out that a FAM filing, rather than an Imagineering one, "suggests more routine work instead of a new creative element."

FAM and Coastal Steel have been paired before at the same park: both were named on a February permit for steel work at Rock 'n' Roller Coaster ahead of its Muppets retheme, Blog Mickey reports.

Is it connected to Project Fedora?

The obvious question is the construction site next door. Project Fedora sits at 253 Cypress Dr, right by the stunt show, and FAM filed both of its permits on May 15, according to Blog Mickey. When we last checked in on October 4, crews had poured a concrete pad with anchor bolts there. WDWMagic captions the newer aerial below as steel framework rising from the site.

Project Fedora from the air in October, beside the stunt show's exit. Image: @bioreconstruct via WDWMAGIC

WDWMagic, which describes Project Fedora as a playground, raises the possibility of a link but adds that Coastal Steel's involvement "would be unusual for playground construction." Blog Mickey says it "remains unclear" whether the filings are related. Disney has not said what Project Fedora is, and it is not the park's only possible playground clue this week: a playground maker turned up on a Monstropolis permit on October 13.

Blog Mickey: not about the boulder

Some reports tied the work to December 30, 2025, when the show's 400lb prop boulder came off its track and cast member Robert Herrick put himself between the prop and guests seated up front. Blog Mickey says flatly: "We have confirmed the permit is unrelated to the December 2025 boulder incident, despite some reports."

The rolling boulder in the show's opening scene. Since the December 2025 incident, a stunt flip has taken its place. Image: Disney

Herrick returned to the show in May, nearly five months after he was hurt, Blog Mickey reports. The morning after the incident, Disney reworked the opening so that the stunt performer does a flip in place of the boulder. Blog Mickey says there is no word on when, or if, the boulder will return.

What to watch

A permit is not a closure notice, and Disney has not announced any change to the show's schedule. The next thing to watch for is whether Disney adds the stunt show to its refurbishment calendar. The permit window runs to October 2027, and neither outlet has said whether the work would happen around showtimes or require a closure.

So what do you hope Coastal Steel is building: a fresh roof over those benches, new set pieces, or something else entirely?

Sources

• WDWMagic, "Indiana Jones Theater Gets New Construction Permit Through 2027 at Hollywood Studios" (October 14, 2026)
• Blog Mickey, "Indiana Jones Stunt Show Permit Filed, Unrelated to Boulder Incident" (October 15, 2026)
• Blog Mickey, "Cast Member Injured by Runaway Boulder Returns to Indiana Jones Stunt Show at Hollywood Studios" (May 23, 2026)
• Blog Mickey, "Disney Files Permit for Steel Work at Rock 'n' Roller Coaster" (February 18, 2026)

Image credits: Disney (marquee and boulder scene); BlogMickey.com (theater seating); @bioreconstruct via WDWMAGIC (Project Fedora aerial).