Land clearing is now underway for a stormwater retention pond related to the rumored Epcot entrance area hotel. A permit was recently filed with the state for the excavation of the site. Here’s a look at the work taking place along World Drive and the Epcot entrance road, near the solar fields that were installed last year.

Here’s a look at the permit related to the work. The land clearing is currently taking place in the area marked Pond A – Phase 1.

There is even some work taking place in the Phase 2 section of the permit as seen below.

The pond, when complete, will take up the entire space represented by the green color below, making room for the rumored Epcot entrance hotel somewhere in the yellow space. For a more detailed breakdown, check out our post where we first reported the news.