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Here are some recent pictures of WDW taken by staff photographer Jose Eber: The Earful Tower at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is still awaiting it’s new logo. Here are some pictures of the completed lobby for Disney’s Contemporary Resort:

Jason Garcia : January 14, 2008 : Orlando Sentinel  Walt Disney World is in the midst of building a $110 million, 15-story tower next to its iconic Contemporary Resort that likely will feature time shares — bringing the units closer to the Magic Kingdom than ever before. Disney will say little publicly about the fast-rising Contemporary addition. The new tower already stands five stories on 14 acres just to the north of the resort’s signature A-frame main building, which was just the second hotel at Disney World when it opened a few months after the park itself first welcomed guests Oct. 1, 1971. But there is ample evidence Disney plans to use the tower for time shares. Building-permit applications filed [...]

If you visit Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, you are sure to notice some major renovations going on. In the resort’s main building, a giant tarp spanning two floors has engulfed all of the hotel lobby. On the upper level, most of the floor tiles have been ripped up for the installation of new flooring. This refurbishment is only the first step in a lengthy refrbishment that will see every building of the resort upgraded. All of the resort’s changes should be complete by early 2009. I will have pictures available after I return from WDW this weekend.

Site photographer Jose Eber has provided us with some fantastic pictures on the new stylish Rix Lounge and Cafe at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort: