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

Based on another thread - quoting a mailer from Disney - Storybook is opening Fall 2012 (which we already knew), and Ariel and Belle will be opening AFTERWARDS. Now what we do not know is... if after means late fall, or 2013.

I will update the first post.

I could see/understand it. Even though it looks like the 2 existing areas are well on their way to completion and could theoretically be completed and ready for opening by 2012, It would make sense to keep the area unopened to allow them easy access to the as yet unstarted Dwarf Coaster.

Otherwise, they'd end up severely hampering their ability to work on the coaster during the day because of an inability to move construction machinery and supplies into the coaster area while the park is open.


It also would make sense to open the fantasyland forest section all at the same time vs. in stages. (or at least, until primary construction of the coaster is done, even if it's entrance is still closed off while they do the finishing work inside it)
 
Can anyone please explain the Frontierland refurb? My family and I will be going in May and I really hope that the only walls and scrim that is up is for the Fantasyland expansion. Do you think or know if this will be done by then?

Fantasyland will not be finished by may
 
As for Frontierland; unfortunatly, I do not think anyone has any idea about that area of the park. It's not being monitored as closely as Fantasyland and Disney does not typically make announcements regarding scrims, just closures.
 

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I wondering too, except for Sept. I wish there was a timeline somewhere. Like this will be done this date, this will be done this date, etc.

I agree! At least a general idea. Not just this general "by 2013" junk...

We've been doing WDW every year for the past few years, because we love it and it's awesome, but also because our kids are young and the vacations have been cheaper. :) So we'd like to go again in Jan/Feb 2012, but if NOTHING is new and all we see is walls up with stuff we know is coming, that's kinda frustrating. But, after that, we'll have two kids we have to pay full price for, so our trips will probably lessen. :eek: So if we wait and do a trip in early 2013, we'd pay a bunch more, but will anything new then for sure be open? Who really knows! Frustrating.
 
Is anything expected to be open in the Fantasy Land expansion in Aug of 2012?

I wondering too, except for Sept. I wish there was a timeline somewhere. Like this will be done this date, this will be done this date, etc.

I agree! At least a general idea. Not just this general "by 2013" junk...

We've been doing WDW every year for the past few years, because we love it and it's awesome, but also because our kids are young and the vacations have been cheaper. :) So we'd like to go again in Jan/Feb 2012, but if NOTHING is new and all we see is walls up with stuff we know is coming, that's kinda frustrating. But, after that, we'll have two kids we have to pay full price for, so our trips will probably lessen. :eek: So if we wait and do a trip in early 2013, we'd pay a bunch more, but will anything new then for sure be open? Who really knows! Frustrating.

Imagine the outcry from those who scheduled their trip around a scheduled date if and when that date was missed. I completely understand why it is kept vague. We'll get opening dates, but not until Disney is very confident they can meet them without schedule slips.
 
Imagine the outcry from those who scheduled their trip around a scheduled date if and when that date was missed. I completely understand why it is kept vague. We'll get opening dates, but not until Disney is very confident they can meet them without schedule slips.

Yeah, I know that... it's just too logical for me. ;)
 
Imagine the outcry from those who scheduled their trip around a scheduled date if and when that date was missed. I completely understand why it is kept vague. We'll get opening dates, but not until Disney is very confident they can meet them without schedule slips.

I can totally understand that! We are planning a trip for Nov. 2012....with hopes and prayers that at least part of it will be open by than! Otherwise, we might have to put it off for another couple months!
 
We were originally planning for Nov 2012 but our school here doesn't excuse Family Vacations so we have to go in Aug before school starts back up again (unless we PCS to TX then we should be able to pull it off!). When we were there in July we saw so much headway going on behind the walls (when we were on Dumbo) and I was getting so excited about all the new stuff to come!
 

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