Confused about Dumbo

[jenstang25]

Ok so the new Storybook Circus Dumbo is up and running. Is the old Dumbo still up and running as well with them being in two different locations?

 

[Senator Tressel]

No, there is no old Dumbo anymore.

Well....one of them is the old one I guess, but it's completely redone.

 

[minnie mum]

The Old Dumbo was removed from its old location, refurbished and installed next to the new Dumbo. Hence the references to the twin spinners. And yes, they're both up and running now.

 

[LittleMissMagic]

The original Dumbo behind the castle was temporarily closed in transition to open the new Dumbo in Storybook Circus because there couldn't be two Dumbos at once. Construction walls remain around the original location of Dumbo, but the first side of the new Dumbo opened at the beginning of March, and the other side is currently in "soft" opening. There is a new playground queue, and they have now incorporated FP.

The attraction has been rethemed to fit Storybook Circus - the pastel colors have been replaced with reds, royal blues, and bright yellows. The attraction is now twice as large with two "Dumbos," but they are both located in Storybook Circus (where Toontown was).

 

[Senator Tressel]

The walls are still up where the old Dumbo was? Are they doing anything in that space or is it just extra pavement? Or is that where the castle walls are going?

 

[thedonduck]

The walls are still up where the old Dumbo was? Are they doing anything in that space or is it just extra pavement? Or is that where the castle walls are going?

Castle walls and extra pavement actually! I'm sure Robo can pull up a fancy map to illustrate!

 

[ttintagel]

I've never actually ridden Dumbo, but the new setup is just so darn pretty, I may have to give it a try next time.

 

[Pirate Me]

Have they finished the new restaurant or the Snow White ride yet?

 

[mesaboy2]

Have they finished the new restaurant or the Snow White ride yet?

Be Our Guest will supposedly open around the holidays, and Seven Dwarves Mine Coaster not until early 2014.

 

[Robo]

The original Dumbo behind the castle was temporarily closed in transition to open the new Dumbo in Storybook Circus

because there couldn't be two Dumbos at once.

There's no real reason that there couldn't be two Dumbos at once.
(After all, they had 16 Dumbos on the spinner at the old location, alone.)

But, it would certainly have been possible to open the new ride
with just one of the spinners operational (which they did do)
on the same day that they closed
the original version of the ride (which they did not do.)

It was likely just poor planning (or construction delays)
that caused them to close the original Dumbo
weeks before the first spinner of the new location was opened.

That left the park without the ride being available at all for those weeks.

 

[Robo]

Castle walls and extra pavement actually! I'm sure Robo can pull up a fancy map to illustrate!

You rang?

The image below is several months old, so MUCH more construction has actually been completed than is shown, but you can see the layout and relative position of the attractions below.

The #4 is the "Castle Wall" area and it's where the original Dumbo ride used to be located (you can see its outline if you look closely.)

 

[thedonduck]

Haha, see I Robo always pulls through! Thanks.

 

[cm8]

Haha, see I Robo always pulls through! Thanks.

 

[Reddog1134]

Have they finished the new restaurant or the Snow White ride yet?

The Disney Parks Blog said they would be making an announcement today about the Be Our Guest restaurant.

 

[Cherinva]

I can't wait to see all this in September

 

[serene56]

When I get to Disney will they have new maps out yet?

 

[Robo]

When I get to Disney will they have new maps out yet?

Yes.

 

[Raenstoirm]

I can't wait to see all this in September

You wont see much in September sadly. Only Dumbo, barnstormer (same ride- different props) and the splash area will be open.

 

[Robo]

the splash area will be open.

Oh no!

Another confusing MK "abbreviation."

Now instead of just the confounding "SM" confusion,
now we can start answering questions in regard to
what "splash" means.

 

[chartle]

Oh no!

Another confusing MK "abbreviation."

Now instead of just the confounding "SM" confusion,
now we can start answering questions in regard to
what "splash" means.

How are new abbreviations decided on?

I'm thinking there is some secret meeting called with robes and secret handshakes and the like. One of those if you told you about it I would have to kill you kind of things.

Last official one was for the Magic Memories and You show.