Official Fantasyland Expansion Q & A (Mickey gets evicted) PART II

[DanBoris]

Originally Posted by DisneyBabies

Those pictures definitely show that spire as a part of Eric's Castle. I just don't get why it is blue. Why paint it blue only to have to repaint it? The other spire is painted burnt orange already, so why not this one as well? Maybe this is why I'm not in construction , cause I would have just painted it the one time and been done with it.

On another note, it looks like Eric's Castle is really moving along and I can't wait for all the scaffolding to come down.

Here is a more close up picture of it:
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Fantasyland/News/09Feb2012-PHOTOS---More-of-Prince-Eric's-Castle-takes-shape-in-the-new-Fantasyland.htm

You can see in that photo that the blue roof tiles have shading to them which would lead me to believe that this is the final color. Maybe they felt the red was blending in to much with the red rock work and took artistic license to change it.

[DisneyBabies]

Originally Posted by DanBoris

Here is a more close up picture of it:
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Fantasyland/News/09Feb2012-PHOTOS---More-of-Prince-Eric's-Castle-takes-shape-in-the-new-Fantasyland.htm

You can see in that photo that the blue roof tiles have shading to them which would lead me to believe that this is the final color. Maybe they felt the red was blending in to much with the red rock work and took artistic license to change it.

That's what I thought as well. That looks like a final product, not primer waiting to be painted. I'm just not sure how that is going to look if they keep it that color. But again, that is probably why I am not in construction .

[DanBoris]

A ton of new aerial pictures of the expansion here:

http://www.wdwfanboys.com/blog/disne...ls-02-09-2012/

[DizzyErin]

Hi
We're going in July/August .. any ideas on what will be open, i know none of the major new things will be but i was hoping Dumbo and Goofini will be?? Also just a quick question, where have they moved the fairies to whilst this goes on??

TIA

[Berlioz70]

Info on openings are on the first post... it's best to keep it there as it changes frequently and I can update one place so there is not bad information throughout the rest of the thread.

As for fairies... they are meeting in their permenant location at Tinker Bell's Magical Nook in Adventureland (formerly known as the Veranda).

Tink meets all day, her fairy friend alternates between Rosetta, Vidia, and Terrence.

Here are some pics of TINKER BELL and her friends.

[DizzyErin]

Originally Posted by Berlioz70

Info on openings are on the first post... it's best to keep it there as it changes frequently and I can update one place so there is not bad information throughout the rest of the thread.

As for fairies... they are meeting in their permenant location at Tinker Bell's Magical Nook in Adventureland (formerly known as the Veranda).

Tink meets all day, her fairy friend alternates between Rosetta, Vidia, and Terrence.

Here are some pics of TINKER BELL and her friends.

Thankyou very much, appreciate it

[TheMaxRebo]

Originally Posted by DanBoris

It's definitely part of Eric's castle, you can see it more clearly in this picture:

http://twitpic.com/8gzdbj/full

The color is a little baffling. I would have to assume it's going to get re-painted.

if you look at the other two roofs in that picture the red "tiles" come out right to the edge of the window dormers, where as in the new blue roof, there are sill visible edges to the window dormers, so my guess is that the blue part is the base of the roof and red "tiles" will be added and it will wind up matching the other roofs

just a guess though (and hope I worded that in a way that made sense)


edit: nevermind, just saw a more recent picture at the top of this page and there is definite shading, etc. on the blue roof so that does look to be final.

[DanBoris]

Originally Posted by TheMaxRebo

if you look at the other two roofs in that picture the red "tiles" come out right to the edge of the window dormers, where as in the new blue roof, there are sill visible edges to the window dormers, so my guess is that the blue part is the base of the roof and red "tiles" will be added and it will wind up matching the other roofs

just a guess though (and hope I worded that in a way that made sense)


edit: nevermind, just saw a more recent picture at the top of this page and there is definite shading, etc. on the blue roof so that does look to be final.

Someone on another message board suggested that this is the castle after Ariel moved in and she started changing things!

[jkpmac]

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Originally Posted by DanBoris

Someone on another message board suggested that this is the castle after Ariel moved in and she started changing things!

:rotfl2

[Berlioz70]

PHOTOS - Latest Fantasyland construction site aerial imagery

[PrincessKara22]

So the Dumbo ride itself may be ready to go on March 12th but the circus area is not even CLOSE to being "guest ready". It's just a dirt pile all around it. I'd rather they wait to open until everything is themed.

[chicagoshannon]

Although it does look like they're starting to put pavement in. They still have a month.

[nytimez]

It's a shame they've built some kind of structure around the Barnstormer's lift hill. That was a fairly nice view from up there.

[yankeesmom21]

We will be there in November and I can't wait to see the expansion! So excited!

[Berlioz70]

Some new Photos:

PHOTOS - Dumbo gets color, Prince Eric's Castle gets more turrets - see our latest Fantasyland construction update

PHOTOS - Scaffolding down at Dumbo