My understanding from various whispers around Branson and an assortment of pages and sites is that a bunch of stuff up and down that pathway has been leveled or is about to be. Basically starting at the area in front of the restrooms down to the Echo Hollow entrance.
I don't know if that is true or not, but I believe that at least everything around the new TT building has been torn down and opened up.
Someone mentioned something about potentially a new restaurant in the mix? Not sure if they can do that before March, but it could be planned for a Summer opening... My assumption is that there has to be some kind of new food setup to replace what has been taken out.
Seems pretty crazy that this is happening so fast with no warning, but I really think it had to do with the Christmas crowds. I wonder if they got a warning from the fire Marshall or something...
I'm sure it will be nice though. These were smaller buildings, and the new buildings they've been putting up lately follow similar architecture, so it's not like they are demolishing the square or the homestead area. This is an easier side of the park to open up so ride-focused people can get to the kids' areas.