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

[BebopBaloo]

Great to see the castle w/out the tarps!

 

[Invisable89]

Great pictures! Good to see work is coming along on Beast's Castle!

 

[safetymom]

http://www.disunplugged.com/2011/05/13/magic-kingdom-construction-update-may-2011-2/

Pictures from this week.

 

[chicagoshannon]

Good to see that the construction is almost done on Main street. It has been going on since 2009!

 

[Monorail Fan:)]

Great pictures!

It's good to see some rockwork in the BatB area.

 

[Berlioz70]

It's good to see the castle tarps are down!! They sure are moving fast.

 

[PrincessKara22]

Has there been any information on Pete's Silly Sideshow other than the poster thats up on the construction wall? I like Pete I'm glad to see him getting some recognition finally!

 

[Beth921]

Dumbo will still be open at the end of August, right?

We've never been, but the kiddos were really looking forward to riding that from watching the video.

 

[DCTooTall]

Dumbo will still be open at the end of August, right?

We've never been, but the kiddos were really looking forward to riding that from watching the video.

Considering no dates have been given yet saying it will be closed, It will likely still be open in it's existing location this August.



There is still debate on if it will be closed before the new one is open, but I think it's pretty safe to say that if they are planning on closing it before it's moved we will get a rehab announcement at least a few months prior.

 

[Beth921]

Considering no dates have been given yet saying it will be closed, It will likely still be open in it's existing location this August.



There is still debate on if it will be closed before the new one is open, but I think it's pretty safe to say that if they are planning on closing it before it's moved we will get a rehab announcement at least a few months prior.

Okay, good. I was getting a little worried there. Thanks for responding

 

[njm]

I'm sure it will close before the new one is open because it is being used for half of it!

 

[DCTooTall]

I'm sure it will close before the new one is open because it is being used for half of it!

That's actually what the debate is about. From what i've seen, we have 3 schools of thought.


1. They will keep the existing Dumbo open until the new one is completed, which will include 2 brand new Dumbos.

2. The existing Dumbo will close before the new one is open to allow them to move the existing Dumbo attraction onto one of the newly constructed pads at the new location.

3. They will wait until 1 of the "new Dumbo"'s are operational before the close the existing Dumbo. They will then open the 1 new dumbo, close the existing, and move the existing into 2nd pad at the new location to bring them to "full capacity".


Then there are some people who question if the Existing Dumbo may close earlier just to allow them to start construction within it's space (for the wall or Snow White Ride) before the new Dumbo's are ready.


I don't know which one of the theories I believe will happen. Considering the basic ride mechanism (spinny uppy downy kiddy ride[y]) isn't that advanced, unique, or expensive when compared to many of the other Disney Attractions, I do think the possibility of purchasing 2 new off-the-shelf ride systems for the New Dumbo instead of reusing the existing one in Florida is something that would get some consideration. It would, in the grand scheme of the expansion, be a slight additional cost that would decrease the time with an attraction down. It could also make more sense from a beancounter perspective when you factor in the depreciation on the existing Dumbo ride system since it was overhauled several years ago and the costs to move it.

 

[Joyce_Belle]

I suppose someone already asked this I think, but when will the expensions be fully done?

 

[DCTooTall]

I suppose someone already asked this I think, but when will the expensions be fully done?

The only dates we've heard were 2013 for phase 2's completion.... however I don't know if that's still the case since that date was given before they redid the phase 2 plans.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

DC - do you remember/recall if they said HOW MANY Dumbos would be on each spindle?

The current one holds what, 16? So if it's merely doubled, then we could assume that they are using the existing Dumbo. If it's more than 16 per spindle, well, they must be making new ones...

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

BTW... anyone near onsite that has heard/seen if the Fairies left EP last night/this morning?

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Somebody help me count (and yes, I know this is just a CONCEPT sketch...) Am I correct in seeing 12 and 16??

 

[mesaboy2]

Somebody help me count (and yes, I know this is just a CONCEPT sketch...) Am I correct in seeing 12 and 16??

You are correct: 12, 16, and concept.

 

[tpettie]

Somebody help me count (and yes, I know this is just a CONCEPT sketch...) Am I correct in seeing 12 and 16??

Hey just noticed this as I was attempting to count Dumbos Does it look like it might have the water under them like at Disneyland???

I hear/read somewhere that the current one didn't have water because of the underground walk ways?? Maybe this new location can allow for it??

 

[mesaboy2]

Hey just noticed this as I was attempting to count Dumbos Does it look like it might have the water under them like at Disneyland???

I hear/read somewhere that the current one didn't have water because of the underground walk ways?? Maybe this new location can allow for it??

Well, it's blue--could be blue paint. Don't know what the significance of water under Dumbo is.