A few details are starting to shake out about Disney’s Hyperion Wharf announcement yesterday.

Lou Mongello of WDW Radio appeared on My Fox Orlando this morning to talk Hyperion Wharf, and did a typically great job boiling it all down.

Evidently some academic contacted by My Fox said he was “underwhelmed” by the announcement and wanted to see an increased DisneyQuest-type of presence. Dude could not have been more wrong. Maybe he hasn’t actually been inside DisneyQuest lately, but it’s rather dated and not exactly up to Disney standards. I used to consider it a decent rainy day option, until the last rainy day. I’m not super enchanted by it.

I can see my house from here.

But Lou, again, was dead-on. It’ll be a great outdoor option for families, and it won’t necessitate buying a park pass to enjoy it. Lou also reminds people that Hyperion is the street Walt Disney built his first major animation studio on.

Is that guy in the white shirt carrying a man-purse?

- A.J. over at Disney Food Blog reports that Steve Schussler, developer of Yak & Yeti, the Rainforest Cafe and T-Rex, has been tabbed to create a restaurant called Mahogany Bay. (The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has a list of Schussler’s other projects-in-development, which could give us a preview of what to expect at Hyperion Wharf. Thanks again to A.J.)

As for naming other potential restaurants/bars/retail outlets (and the always shockingly-popular “retail vignettes”) – it’s still very much up in the air. According to the Daily Disney:

First to go will be the former Motion and Rock ‘n’ Roll Beach Club, said Keith Bradford, vice president of Downtown Disney. The styles and operators of the restaurants were not disclosed. “We’re in great negotiations on all the restaurants,” he said.

But the Daily Disney also has a few interesting details about the AMC Theatre upgrades that are coming.

FTA:

The AMC theater will open a “concession stand of the future” next week that will feature gourmet popcorn, self-serve ice cream, specialty coffees and 106 flavors of Coca Cola.

- Orlando Attractions Magazine reports the changes will add 1,500 new restaurant seats.

- Florida Today makes note of the planned “enhanced walkways.”

- The Miami Herald says the project will create 1,200 jobs.

- WESH tells us work will begin in a matter of days.