Permit filed for set changes at alien swirling saucers

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Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a permit to install new set elements at the Alien Swirling Saucers ride in Toy Story Land. The work will be carried out by Icarus Exhibits, Inc. No specific details on the updates have been released yet.

The permit covers modifications to the spinning attraction in Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. It was submitted to the State of Florida and authorizes the installation of set elements by the contracting firm Icarus Exhibits, Inc., which has previously contributed to projects such as TRON: Lightcycle Run and elements in Galaxy's Edge.

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