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

[AliceinMaryland]

keeping the name Barnstormer doesnt make sense.

I agree! What does a barnstormer have to do with a circus

 

[lionking13]

http://www.youtube.com/user/JeffLangeDVD#p/u/2/uqSU7iYhzCg

http://www.youtube.com/user/JeffLangeDVD#p/u/1/HzCObmQHNhs

Some new videos of fantasyland

 

[jkpmac]

I agree! What does a barnstormer have to do with a circus

Barnstormers used to be a big part of the circus in the 1920, 30's, 40's and maybe even 50's. These were pilots who cropped dusted most of the time...hence the Barnstormer name, but at slow times would follow the circus circuit and offer rides to patrons. I think you can find examples of them in the movies Pearl harbour, and the Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood.

 

[robinbutterfly]

Here is the current projected openings:

I don't get why it takes so long for things to be completed and open.

 

[1tufgt]

I don't get why it takes so long for things to be completed and open.

It's usually the testing process that takes the longest of any build. Also Disney likes perfection in the details.

 

[DanBoris]

I don't get why it takes so long for things to be completed and open.

Buidling attractions like this is not like building a house or other "normal" construction. When a contractor builds a house, they have likely already built hundrends or thousands of houses just like it, so they have the process down to a science. Attractions like this are unique so each one presents a unique set of challenges that might not have been encountered before.

Dan

 

[DanBoris]

I am not keeping up well either.

So late Jan, the old Dumbo will shut down.....but it looks like the new one will be operational as they dismantle the old one for the move?

The calendar on the offical Disney World web site says that Dumbo will be closed from Monday, January 09 - Friday, February 17. It is preseumed that the old one will close on the 9th, and the new one will be open by the 17th.

Dan

 

[DCTooTall]

I don't get why it takes so long for things to be completed and open.

Besides the reasons mentioned by others, another thing to consider in the delay in opening the Little Mermaid area and the Beauty and the Beast area is the construction access to the new Snow White Coaster.

Even if the Beauty and the Beast Building and Little Mermaid building are "Guest Ready", They may choose to keep them closed a bit longer to allow them to park a crane between them and the Snow White Coaster while they do the steel work needed for that attraction. In the completed plans, there is not a ton of empty space which could accommodate the needed construction vehicles and/or supplies for the initial coaster structure.

Besides leading to a potential "bad show", there is also a safety factor if you figure they'd need some clearance when swinging steel girders and pre-forms into place for the new building. So ultimately, it makes perfect sense to delay the opening for the 2 new areas if it would mean you aren't adding additional delays the the 3rd new one, or causing some bad show which could put a black spot on the completed area's initial unveiling.

 

[Mermaid02]

Planning a trip for 2013... Can't wait!!

 

[Berlioz70]

Couple new Photos.

 

[Calle&Jakesmom]

Couple new Photos.

Nice.... thanks for the update!
We were there in April 2011 and it looks like there's been lots of progress since then. We'll be there in Feb. 2012 and hoping that something will be open by then.

 

[jmkjr72]

I don't get why it takes so long for things to be completed and open.

well i work construction and even a fast track small comercial job can take a full year before its ready to open

heck just wait till they remodel your local walmart that can take close to a year

just becuase you see what apears to be an competed outside of a building there are still many things to go on inside and then you throw in the fact that this is being built ontop of an existing structure and you ahve to get all the hiden stuff to work right and all the technology that is going on

this is actauly being done realy fast

 

[JoshuaShaw]

I don't get why it takes so long for things to be completed and open.

Because Disney hates its guests.

Or because, and I know this is crazy, it's a complicated process that has to pass various stages of completion and safety tests before being ready for mass consumption. OSHA is such a buzzkill.

 

[jkpmac]

Well kids, if the squabbling is done (for now), Damouse has posted some really excellent pictures. Here is the link

http://damouse.com/2011/10/20/da-mouses-latest-new-fantasyland-construction-update/

 

[DanBoris]

Well kids, if the squabbling is done (for now), Damouse has posted some really excellent pictures. Here is the link

http://damouse.com/2011/10/20/da-mouses-latest-new-fantasyland-construction-update/

Also some slightly newer pictures over at WDWMagic,

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Fantasyland/News/20Oct2011-PHOTOS---Latest-look-at-the-Fantasyland-construction-site.htm

Big news in these pictures is that the old skins are finally being removed from the tents. It has always been suspected that the tents would be re-skinned but it's nice to finally see confirmation.

Dan

 

[Berlioz70]

I agree on the tents - a nice surprise!

 

[jkpmac]

I was taking a look at the October 3, 2011 Scott Keating Aerial Photos. I assume the big hole in the ground with the steel retaining wall is for the Mine ride. So just to get my head around it. How are people going to access the Dumbo rides when they open. It doesn't appear like there is a path around the construction save for going by the Beast and Little Mermaid areas. But aren't those areas closed off while the construction of the Mine ride needs heavey equiptment?

Also in the area right in front of Belle's house and the Scrim wall is that roughly square black area. What is that for?

Please excuse my ignorance, I have been spending way tooo much time doing this.....

 

[jkpmac]

I guess I should have looked at it at a different angle. I suppose if they remove the trees by the MadHatter ride, there would be a path. Also the black area I am refering too is the area inside the construction zone, not the small area by the restaurant.

 

[photoscott]

You might be over-thinking the dumbo ride bit. I think the area will be more or less open in front of the dumbo rides and people will just enter the two lines on each wing of the long tent areas. There was a pathway there before with toontown, it's probably going to be similar if not wider with the new area.

Here are two views of the area

 

[pickles]

when is this scheduled to open?