Agree - totally disappointing if this is the announcement. Some of the posters in the threads about the NYE announcement have posted reasons to believe it's related to the leap day and a special promo, so I think we can count out any new Fantasyland expansion news.
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2012/...-to-open-this-holiday-season-in-disney-world/
While we knew before that the restaurants would be opening in late 2012, we now know that Be Our Guest Restaurant and Gaston’s Tavern will be open for those of you hitting the parks during Christmas break! Yep — according to the Disney Parks Blog, “we’ll have plenty to celebrate this holiday season, including the openings of…Be Our Guest Restaurant [and] Gaston’s Tavern….”
For Disney World, the “holiday season” means anywhere between mid-November to the end of December, but my fingers are crossed that the openings will be a bit earlier!