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Universal Has Walled Off the Treasures of Poseidon Gift Shop at Islands of Adventure Ahead of Demolition
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Universal Has Walled Off the Treasures of Poseidon Gift Shop at Islands of Adventure Ahead of Demolition

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Poseidon's Fury came down in August. Its gift shop is next.

Construction walls at Universal Islands of Adventure have been pushed forward to seal off Treasures of Poseidon, the shop that sat at the exit of Poseidon's Fury in The Lost Continent. WDW News Today reported the change Friday evening.

When we wrote about Poseidon's Fury being completely demolished in August, the shop was expected to come down but had no walls around it. That gap has closed.

A long rust orange construction wall runs across the frame, decorated with gold and blue medallions and several Pardon Our Dust plaques. Rising behind it is a weathered stone building with a domed roof in faded teal and rust, and a carved sign on its frieze reading Treasures of Poseidon. A yellow excavator is parked behind the wall at the right. Guests walk along the path in front of the wall under a blue sky

The shop still has its name on the frieze. The excavator is already parked behind the wall. Image: WDW News Today

What actually changed

Per WDW News Today, the walls were pushed out far enough to put the gift shop behind them, claiming a little more of the walkway in the process. The shop shut for good earlier this year, but it had stayed out in the open until now.

The outlet is direct about where this goes next: Treasures of Poseidon will be demolished, the same as Poseidon's Fury before it.

That is the whole story, and it is a small one, but it closes a loop. The attraction came down first and the shop at its exit stayed standing for weeks afterward, in plain view and behind no walls at all.

The other wall moved the other way

The more interesting wrinkle is on the opposite side of the path. WDW News Today reports that across from Treasures of Poseidon, "the walls next to Mythos have moved back a bit, giving guests as much space as possible."

A rust orange construction wall stretching along a wide empty walkway, topped by a tan rock wall. Gold medallions and a decorative Pardon Our Dust plaque are spaced along it, and a yellow wayfinding sign at the right points to Seuss Landing, Marvel Super Hero Island and Jurassic Park. Red rock formations rise at the left and a steel coaster loop is visible in the distance. A couple walk past in the foreground

The wall beside Mythos, pulled back to leave guests more room. Image: WDW News Today

So one wall came forward and one went back on the same walkway. Crews also took out a snack stand and some trees on the Mythos side.

The result is a corridor that stays walkable while the demolition zone grows behind it.

A wide walkway with matching rust orange construction walls running down both sides, each carrying gold medallions and yellow wayfinding signs. Guests walk toward the camera between them. Ahead the path opens onto tall red rock formations and a weathered green and gold dome. A coaster track is visible above the trees at the far left

Walls down both sides of the walkway, with the Mythos dome ahead. Image: WDW News Today

Mythos is on the clock as well

The restaurant getting the extra breathing room is not staying either. Mythos Restaurant will close permanently in 2027, with Thunder Falls Terrace over in Jurassic Park converting to full service to take its place.

Universal still has not said what replaces The Lost Continent. That is the part guests want to know, and for now the only visible answer is more construction wall.

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Image credits: Photography by WDW News Today.

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