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

[Berlioz70]

Updated Tinker Bell quote was updated on the first post, based on info from another thread:

The Fairies will be at Epcot until the end of Flower & Garden (May 15). After that, they are scheduled to move over to the Verandah in Adventureland for an undisclosed period of time.

They'll have, I think, a week or so where they won't be anywhere and while the moves take place, so if you're here during that week, you may be out of luck, fairy-wise. Not sure how the transition is going to work.

But Tink is very excited about getting to spend some time in Adventureland instead of being sent back to Fantasyland, as she very much prefers adventures to fantasies!

 

[DCTooTall]

So, what are our thoughts on the new HM queue?

Honest thoughts? Quite Annoyed that the Soft opening began the day I had to leave the World to return to reality.

i've watched the video on the blog and looks pretty cool. if nothing else, it will help with the line ending up way out in liberty square on busy days. apparently it has misters/water shooting out too for hot days, gotta love that. I think it is a great addition and they do give you the option of bypassing it if you want from what I have read/seen.

I thought the Pooh queue was cute too- my DS (3yo) loved it.

Honestly it almost looks like the ability to bypass it may be temporary thing while they do the soft opening. Since it's not actually open at all times, it will occasionally be closed and the "bypass" is the only way to go.

I wouldn't be surprised to see that once the queue is officially opened if the wall allowing the bypass is either removed or changed.

 

[Berlioz70]

I wouldn't be surprised to see that once the queue is officially opened if the wall allowing the bypass is either removed or changed.

I thought that I had heard that too... it's hard to split and then remerge the queue, so once everything is set and ready, the bypass may be going away?

Only time will tell.

 

[jgates]

Confused idiot here.........

In one part here I am reading that the two huge building shells are Beasts Castle & Erics Castle - however in the link on the previous page (not Scott's) from attractionsmagazine, they are saying that the building adjacent to the tents is Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Which is it? Or is VOLM INSIDE of Eric's Castle?

Scott - gorgeous photos. I just love them.

And to clear up the other part of my confusion - WHAT will be in the tent area? I was rather hoping the tents would disappear - just never really liked them.

 

[DCTooTall]

I thought that I had heard that too... it's hard to split and then remerge the queue, so once everything is set and ready, the bypass may be going away?

Only time will tell.

Just wanted to state for the record... I haven't heard anything, either official or "official rumor", my comment was based more of my own personal feelings on the matter.

Confused idiot here.........

In one part here I am reading that the two huge building shells are Beasts Castle & Erics Castle - however in the link on the previous page (not Scott's) from attractionsmagazine, they are saying that the building adjacent to the tents is Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Which is it? Or is VOLM INSIDE of Eric's Castle?

Scott - gorgeous photos. I just love them.

And to clear up the other part of my confusion - WHAT will be in the tent area? I was rather hoping the tents would disappear - just never really liked them.

I hadn't heard anything about Eric's castle. You can actually see the artwork in some of the pics I posted last week of the wall of the VOLM ride building. It's not really a castle, but more of a rocky coast. I think I remember seeing a tower on there which COULD...maybe.... be considered part of his castle, but it's not really a castle in the traditional sense.

Even Beasts castle, if you look at the artwork and compare it to the building we can see being build, obviously isn't a castle in the same scale of Cinderella's castle, or other Disney Park castles. It appears they are going to use forced perspective again on us in classic Disney style. From what I'm seeing in the artwork of the expansion, and then comparing it to the building itself, It appears the building will be dressed as a hillside/mountainside and the castle will be sitting on top of the mountain. Be Our Guest however will be housed within the mountain.

 

[hollisterluva92]

So maybe it's just me, but i'm a little confused....I keep hearing people say that Mickey and Minnie's houses were torn down, but then what are those buildings next to the arrows?

 

[WDWTraveler1990]

So maybe it's just me, but i'm a little confused....I keep hearing people say that Mickey and Minnie's houses were torn down, but then what are those buildings next to the arrows?

Barnstormer I think.

 

[Berlioz70]

Confused idiot here.........

In one part here I am reading that the two huge building shells are Beasts Castle & Erics Castle - however in the link on the previous page (not Scott's) from attractionsmagazine, they are saying that the building adjacent to the tents is Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Which is it? Or is VOLM INSIDE of Eric's Castle?

Hopefully it doesn't say VOLM, as that's a show over at Studios.

You are correct, Ariel's Undersea Adventure will be inside the facade of Eric's castle.

This is Eric's Castle as shown in the movie:

This is the facade of Ariel's Undersea Adventure:

So maybe it's just me, but i'm a little confused....I keep hearing people say that Mickey and Minnie's houses were torn down, but then what are those buildings next to the arrows?

That is the Barnstormer, which is being transformed into the Great Goofini. The arrow on the left is the Barn. The arrow on the right is the loading dock.

 

[Kurby]

So maybe it's just me, but i'm a little confused....I keep hearing people say that Mickey and Minnie's houses were torn down, but then what are those buildings next to the arrows?

the buildings you put the arrows on are across the street from where the houses used to be.

here's an image from Google Earth after construstion started but before they removed the houses. you can see them right in front of the round tents

 

[jmkjr72]

So maybe it's just me, but i'm a little confused....I keep hearing people say that Mickey and Minnie's houses were torn down, but then what are those buildings next to the arrows?

that is barnstormer or now the great goofine

the roof lines arent right for the houses and the buildings are too small

 

[hollisterluva92]

Thanks for the responses! I realized it was the barnstormer literally 30 seconds after I posted that LOL!

 

[Berlioz70]

It sounds like Town Square Theatre (with Mickey/Minnie and the Princess M&Gs) will be opening on Wednesday, March 30th. Still awaiting official word from Disney.

Additionally, I read rumors somewhere that they would be testing the new talking Mickey (that appeared at DL earlier this month), but I do not believe this is true. I can't imagine Mickey would talk when Minnie does not.

 

[LoriABil]

Whew! Catching up on the second thread, and I was really concerned about the whole "Fantasyland Circus" thing. It just doesn't seem to fit with all of the castles, M&Gs and theming of the expansion.

Am I alone in this? DId anyone else feel this way? I am asking because I might be a little biased against circuses. (It's a clown thing.)

Now that I see the photos, I guess the circus was the best way to have a Fantasyland stop for the WDW railroad. A train depot wouldn't really fit in with the "Princess land" theming. Fantasyland Circus looks like it would be the best "transition" for the depot and train. Now, time to continue working through this awesome thread!

 

[sandym718]

It sounds like Town Square Theatre (with Mickey/Minnie and the Princess M&Gs) will be opening on Wednesday, March 30th. Still awaiting official word from Disney.

Thanks for this info. We'll be at Disney during this time and actually in the MK on the 30th. DD was just talking today about what she wanted to wear when she saw the Princesses in the parks (we're also doing CRT on 4/1), and I mentioned to her that they wouldn't be in the same spot and not sure where they'd be.

 

[Berlioz70]

Thanks for this info. We'll be at Disney during this time and actually in the MK on the 30th. DD was just talking today about what she wanted to wear when she saw the Princesses in the parks (we're also doing CRT on 4/1), and I mentioned to her that they wouldn't be in the same spot and not sure where they'd be.

I think the 30th is a pretty sure thing now. Hopefully the times guide will say for sure!

 

[iwish81792]

Even Beasts castle, if you look at the artwork and compare it to the building we can see being build, obviously isn't a castle in the same scale of Cinderella's castle, or other Disney Park castles. It appears they are going to use forced perspective again on us in classic Disney style. From what I'm seeing in the artwork of the expansion, and then comparing it to the building itself, It appears the building will be dressed as a hillside/mountainside and the castle will be sitting on top of the mountain. Be Our Guest however will be housed within the mountain.

Be Our Guest is inside the castle.

 

[ocalla]

Not sure if this has been addressed or not,

will the old Dumbo stay open after the 2 new ones are working?
Or will something replace the old one?

 

[BebopBaloo]

Not sure if this has been addressed or not,

will the old Dumbo stay open after the 2 new ones are working?
Or will something replace the old one?

I believe that the 7 Dwarves Mine Coaster will go were the current Dumbo resides.

 

[DCTooTall]

Be Our Guest is inside the castle.

That's the official line.... however because of the building size and the concept artwork of the new expansion, I'm guessing that Be our Guest will actually physically be located inside the mountain the castle sits atop of. It will however be themed and look like you are inside the castle.

The Artwork and physical building shape don't really allow for Be Our Guest to be "inside the castle" in the same way that CRT is inside Cinderella's Castle. That being said, We all know that Disney is quite capable of themeing the interior of a building to place you someplace totally different than what the exterior looks to be, and even provide you with a believable transition.

Not sure if this has been addressed or not,

will the old Dumbo stay open after the 2 new ones are working?
Or will something replace the old one?

I believe that the 7 Dwarves Mine Coaster will go were the current Dumbo resides.

Based off the old blueprints and every version of the concept artwork.... Dumbo's current location will actually be occupied by part of the new exterior castle wall. The new wall will/should come from around the location of the existing Fantasyland Bathrooms and come down I'm guessing to the location of the existing Snow White "Seven Dwarfs Mine" shop... or maybe that little food stand nextdoor to it. (I forget the name off the top of my head.)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Not sure if this has been addressed or not,

will the old Dumbo stay open after the 2 new ones are working?
Or will something replace the old one?

I believe that the plan is to move the current Dumbo ride to the new location and then build a second Dumbo ... so it isn't really 2 new Dumbos