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

[DCTooTall]

As far as I'm concerned Minion Mayhem got an extra room.

Throwing up an extra room inside a structure like the Sound Stage buildings at Universal isn't that complicated or time consuming (in construction terms.). Throw up some wall studs and put some sheetrock on it. either way, it was obvious the update wasn't just a "throw a new film in the building" type update.


The point I was getting at is that with Snow White into Fantasyland Hall is that because the interior of the building has remained virtually untouched since the early 1970's, There is going to be a lot more involved than simply gutting the existing ride layout and putting in some rooms for the princesses to meet within.

 

[Disco]

Man I really hope they update all the exterior facades on all the rides with the castle wall and Fantasy Faire projects. They could use the TLC.

 

[DCTooTall]

Man I really hope they update all the exterior facades on all the rides with the castle wall and Fantasy Faire projects. They could use the TLC.

From my understanding the Medieval Faire theme of the "classic Fantasyland" is supposed to remain the same inside the castle walls, with the "forest" getting the new theming. Since Pooh is located outside the walls, that was why it's facade received such a major update.

 

[nessz79]

Does anyone know if the new Little Mermaid ride will have FP available? I wasn't sure if this has been discussed, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Thanks!

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

IMHO, ESPECIALLY since SW was an opening day attraction, and this will be the first time the show building/space has received any sort of extensive remodel/refurb in 40 years. I wouldn't be surprised if as part of the transformation work into the new M&G space if there was included a need to bring elements of the building up to current codes requirements, or even possibly some environmental concerns such as potential asbestos use in the original construction that would need to be addressed.

And Lord only knows what other knick-knacks and lost "treasures" they'll unveil.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Does anyone know if the new Little Mermaid ride will have FP available? I wasn't sure if this has been discussed, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Thanks!

It's looking like most rides will have FP, even ones that haven't had them in the past thanks to the impending RFID technology.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

It's looking like most rides will have FP, even ones that haven't had them in the past thanks to the impending RFID technology.

I may have missed it in my DIS-absence, BUT...

Have we been speculating about which girls will be in the Royal Hall and what Disney will do with the princess side of the meet and greet at Town Hall?

 

[hollygolitely93]

I was wondering about little mermaid FP, too?

Outside of Dumbo, Barnstormer, and Ariel's ride what all will there be to do in the new Fantasy land areas (this christmas). I am wondering how much time to budget for it???

Like is Belle's cottage an actual meet and greet? Will Arial have one too by Eric's castle?

 

[CentralFloridian99]

I was wondering about little mermaid FP, too?

Outside of Dumbo, Barnstormer, and Ariel's ride what all will there be to do in the new Fantasy land areas (this christmas). I am wondering how much time to budget for it???

Like is Belle's cottage an actual meet and greet? Will Arial have one too by Eric's castle?

Yes, Maurice's Cottage will be Belle's meet and greet.

Yes.

 

[Berlioz70]

Get EXCITED!!!!!

 

[mesaboy2]

Get EXCITED!!!!!

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

OMG!!! I saw this and squealed a bit!! It's on the map!! I'm so excited! We're going to miss the majority of it this year but just confirmed that my whole family is going to WDW next year for a long overdue family trip and most of Fantasyland will be open then!! I'm so excited!! Thanks Berlioz70, you just made my night so much better!!

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Get EXCITED!!!!!

Sweet!!!!

 

[CentralFloridian99]

Get EXCITED!!!!!

OMG OMG OMG HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP I'm still adoring the image

 

[rosedolph]

Any hopes of the Be our Guest restaurant being open in early Oct? That's kind of close to the holidays.

If they're taking reservations in late Aug, I wonder when we'll know about an opening date?

 

[Lillian Gracey]

It has been months since I've posted in this thread, but I am so excited to see the new Fantasyland on the map and not just the word, "FANTASYLAND". I hope we will know the opening date for BoG. I won't be going 'til January, but I want to know! Can't wait to make an ADR for BoG!

 

[kswm30b]

This link has the costumes for New Fantasyland
http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/9669

 

[disneyphilip]

Belle and Ariel will be solo - no princes. Beast and Gaston may or may not pop up in the area, but not likely to be with Belle.

I wouldn't count on Eric.

All signs point to Tiana going into FTH, no word on Naveen, but he will not likely be in FTH.

I disagree. I think Tiana & Naveen will be staying at their Liberty Square location. If Tiana does move there, I think Naveen will join her anyway.

Personally, I think that the princes will become regulars in the new Fantasyland and the princesses will be accompanied by their respective princes and sidekicks in the Fairytale Hall as well.

Besides, with the over 1,500 new job positions being created for the new Fantasyland, I can easily see the rumors coming true of them bringing out more secondary characters (Gaston, etc.) for sets on a recurring basis in addition to the more popular ones.


P.S.: Lines or lack thereof do not indicate a character's popularity.

 

[disneyphilip]

I think we talked it earlier in this thread - sounds like the theme is set to Tangled, but NO meet and greet is currently in the works.

I disagree. I think there is.

 

[disneyphilip]

I may have missed it in my DIS-absence, BUT...

Have we been speculating about which girls will be in the Royal Hall and what Disney will do with the princess side of the meet and greet at Town Square Theater?

I heard that once the princesses finish departing from the Town Square Theater and moving into their new Fantasyland homes, their room at TST will become the new home for the VIP characters (Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale). It would make sense to do so since TST is the new permanent home for Mickey & Minnie at MK. It would provide MK with a one-stop shop for meeting the "core 8" (Epcot has Character Spot, DHS has the Sorcerers Hat, DAK has Camp Minnie-Mickey--TST would fill that void for MK).

The plans to put those VIP characters, dressed in circus-themed outfits, in Pete's Silly Sideshow (Donald as "The Great Donaldo", etc.), which were mentioned by Scott Mallwitz as the 2011 D23 Expo, have been scrapped (after all, plans always change--look what happened with the originally-announced Cinderella and Aurora meet-and-greets and Pixie Hollow).

The Silly Sideshow, in keeping with the meaning of the word "sideshow", will instead live up to its name by having secondary/"unusual" characters from the classic cartoons (such as Pete, Clarabelle, Horace, the 3 Little Pigs, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, etc.) and some of the villains. As with other similarly-structured meet-and-greeets, one queue line would be for the obscure toons, the other would be for the villains.