Disney hosts Meet & Greet to provide an Update to the Community

At a Meet and Greet event hosted by Disney Cruise Lines on Thursday afternoon, February 9th, 2023 at the Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s I-Hub in Rock Sound, Disney executives, as well as representatives from contractor American Bridge were on hand to take questions from community members on the current status of the project and discuss open opportunities with the development.

Joey Gaskins, Regional Public Affairs Director with Disney Cruise Line, in an interview during the event, shared, “We are in the thick of our construction stage right now. It was delayed by the pandemic, so we are moving very quickly to operation sometime next year (2024). What is really important for the public to know from my perspective is that there are job and subcontracting oppor- tunities still available through our design/build firm American Bridge who is leading the work at Lighthouse Point right now.

“We want to encourage local vendors, those who are looking for employment in the construction field, and subcontractors in the areas where we are still looking, to please feel free to reach out to us, or to me personally to ask any questions. We want to ensure that opportunity is spread far and wide throughout the community.

He continued, “We are making good progress now, and clearing of the property is pretty much completed. When I say clearing out, a lot of people imagine large swathes of land cleared, but we have been very surgical around the clearing of the property, and ensuring that we keep native plants and endangered plant species well protected - moved off site and put into a nursery, where they can be replaced to maintain the biodiversity of that site.

“We are making good progress on the

‘back of house’ construction right now, and like I said we are looking forward to an opening sometime next year. Our partners are working quite hard to get the site P38