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

[pmdeve]

We will be ther the end of February. Can't wait to see what is completed then.

 

[miprender]

There have been more and more questions about opening dates for Fantasyland recently and these tend to be hard to answer since there are so many pieces opening at different times, and a lot of uncertainty in the dates. To help give people a better understanding of the schedule I put this diagram together based on all the information that has been released by various sources. For each attraction the darker the box is, the greater chance of it opening in that month. Hope this helps and I will try to keep it up to date when more information surfaces.

Awesome job.

An Aerial View of New Fantasyland, The Grand Floridian DVC, and Big Thunder Mountain, 1/12/12

Great pictures.

 

[Crazybusy1]

We will be there in July and were looking hoping more would be finished by then--especially the Castles!
Oh well, I guess this just means we will HAVE to go back Again next year

 

[bjakmom]

DGrD(8) and I just saw Beauty and the Beast 3D. It's been a few years since I had seen the movie and as I was watching, I couldn't help but think about what rooms/details from the movie will be incorporated into the new B&B area. Can't wait to see some 'inside' details.

 

[atisikitabasket]

Do you think Goofin and the train station will also open with Dumbo in Feb? We will be there the 12-17 of Feb do you think there is anyway they will open on Friday since it is Presidents weekend? Son really wants to ride it and daughter wants to ride Dumbo!

 

[jackirkh]

I've passed the construction in FL several times and admired the artwork, but have never researched exactly what will be included. What I am saying is that I am impressed with this thread!

Excited that there is a good chance a few attractions will be open in May when we visit! Less excited that Dwarves ride is not due til late 2012

Also glad to see a TS restaurant being constructed. MK really needed another TS option not to mention the theme will be awesome.

 

[MouseEarsForAll]

I've passed the construction in FL several times and admired the artwork, but have never researched exactly what will be included. What I am saying is that I am impressed with this thread!

Excited that there is a good chance a few attractions will be open in May when we visit! Less excited that Dwarves ride is not due til late 2012

Also glad to see a TS restaurant being constructed. MK really needed another TS option not to mention the theme will be awesome.

I thought the Mine Train wasn't until early or late 2013?

 

[jackirkh]

Yup a typo. Obvious from the figure above that its late 2013.

 

[MouseEarsForAll]

I just saw that chart too. Typo on my part saying early 2013.

 

[*sarah*]

We changed our trip from July 2012 to December 2012.....I REALLY hope the Little Mermaid area will be open then.

 

[Berlioz70]

Updated the first post with the new dates for Dumbo:

Stitch Kingdom - WDW Refurbs: Dumbo Re-Opening Delayed Until Mid-March

 

[Calle&Jakesmom]

Updated the first post with the new dates for Dumbo:

Stitch Kingdom - WDW Refurbs: Dumbo Re-Opening Delayed Until Mid-March

Uh oh... Any thoughts on what this will mean for the train station & Great Gofini?

 

[MouseEarsForAll]

Berlioz70 speculated that Great Goofini will be delayed as well.

 

[Royal Consort]

There have been more and more questions about opening dates for Fantasyland recently and these tend to be hard to answer since there are so many pieces opening at different times, and a lot of uncertainty in the dates. To help give people a better understanding of the schedule I put this diagram together based on all the information that has been released by various sources. For each attraction the darker the box is, the greater chance of it opening in that month. Hope this helps and I will try to keep it up to date when more information surfaces.

Hrmmm. We were planning to travel to the States to visit Disney World from the 1st -8th Dec 2012 and were hoping the majority of new Fantasyland to be open, particularly LM and BATB. Now I'm wondering if we should hold off booking this year and maybe go in 2013 some time. Would rather not have to wait more than one year for our holiday however. Argh, I don't know now.

Suggestions?

 

[DanBoris]

Hrmmm. We were planning to travel to the States to visit Disney World from the 1st -8th Dec 2012 and were hoping the majority of new Fantasyland to be open, particularly LM and BATB. Now I'm wondering if we should hold off booking this year and maybe go in 2013 some time. Would rather not have to wait more than one year for our holiday however. Argh, I don't know now.

Suggestions?

It's likely that LM and BatB will be open by then, but you just never know what could delay construction. If it's a once in a lifetime trip, then maybe wait a few more months just to be sure, otherwise go, have a great time, and know that if it's not open you will see it next time.

 

[ginadv]

I'm not surprised that they're pushing the openings back to March. Looking at the pics from 1/12 on the wdwnews blog last night I was wondering how they would ever get everything ready in 5 weeks.

I'm actually glad to hear that the new attractions are delayed--only because we have a short visit this time and I couldn't figure out how to fit the new FL stuff into our MK plans! We'll miss Dumbo, but will look forward to seeing more, if not all, of the new FL up and running on a future (longer!) visit.

Thanks, everyone, for the updates!

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

My family and I are going to be in Disney World the week of September 15th! My sister in law would absolutely love to be able to take my niece to the new Belle restaurant. I saw on the first page of this thread that reservations may be taken soon? Is there anyway to keep up to date with this so I can get those reservations for her if it will be open then? Thanks for any advice!

 

[mom2rtk]

My family and I are going to be in Disney World the week of September 15th! My sister in law would absolutely love to be able to take my niece to the new Belle restaurant. I saw on the first page of this thread that reservations may be taken soon? Is there anyway to keep up to date with this so I can get those reservations for her if it will be open then? Thanks for any advice!

I really have to think they are going to be VERY careful with the opening and take NO chance on taking ADR's, then running late, and disappointing a bunch of guests. I would expect them to err on the side of caution and be absolutely sure of their dates before opening ADR's.

I have no doubt they will fill them in a heartbeat with very little notice so there's nothing to be gained by doing it too early.

 

[Berlioz70]

I saw on the first page of this thread that reservations may be taken soon?

I certainly hope not... I didn't mean to make that impression.

Recent history, Via Napoli and La Hacienda, have shown us that reservations do not open up until the restaurant is in soft openings. I can only assume Be Our Guest will be the same. I personally do not expect to hear anything about reservations until Sept/Oct.

The good news is, both of those restaurants opened with the DDP, so I'm also assuming the same for Be Our Guest.

 

[Berlioz70]

Just added this to the first post, FAQ section:

When will reservations be available for Be Our Guest?

Unfortunately, there is no set answer for this. But we can look at history for WDW's 2 newest restaurants:

Via Napoli: started taking reservations on Aug 6th for Sept 10th opening, soft opening on August 5th.
La Hacienda: started taking reservations on Sept 16th for Oct. 15th opening, soft opening on September 15th.

Both restaurants opened with the Disney Dining Plan.