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

[Dalpal]

Great videos. Thanks!

 

[miprender]

Love reading all the updates. We will be there in 16 days to see it for ourselves.

We were there in April,2010 when some of those walls starting popping up and can't wait for when they compete the project as it should be amazing.


Question: Beast's castle looks so huge in the pictures. Does it peek out behind Cinderella's castle when you are looking at it from the front?

 

[TeaForTulips]

Love reading all the updates. We will be there in 16 days to see it for ourselves.

We were there in April,2010 when some of those walls starting popping up and can't wait for when they compete the project as it should be amazing.


Question: Beast's castle looks so huge in the pictures. Does it peek out behind Cinderella's castle when you are looking at it from the front?

When walking down main street I didn't notice Beast's castle. I wasn't looking for it, but I don't believe they let it interupt the famous Cinderella castle view.

 

[DanBoris]

Love reading all the updates. We will be there in 16 days to see it for ourselves.

We were there in April,2010 when some of those walls starting popping up and can't wait for when they compete the project as it should be amazing.


Question: Beast's castle looks so huge in the pictures. Does it peek out behind Cinderella's castle when you are looking at it from the front?

The Beast's castle really isn't that big, so I highly doubt you will see it from Main Street. Based on the construction picture where you see the workers near the castle it only appears to be about 15' high. Adding in the structure it's sitting on I don't think the top of the castle will be more the 50' high. Cinderella's castle by comparison is 189' high.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Yeah, Beast's castle is actually quite small. If you scroll back through here you'll find links to arial shots. It's small!

I'm still working on it, but eventually in my TR I'm going to do a post comparing what we saw construction wise September 25-30, 2010 (the week before the trees went up) and May 29 - June 4, 2011.

 

[Finally08]

Beasts castle is seriously the size of a glorified doghouse. It isn't big at all.

 

[Minnie Mommy Mouse]

So sad to read Flynn Rider has left! I really wish the powers that be would keep some of the fellas w/our beloved leading ladies! My family LOVED meeting Flynn & Naveen! I'm sure many will miss him & not just the boys! Flynn was WONDERFUL with kids when we went in March, as was Rapunzel, and there was a lot of boys and girls there it seemed to meet both. Hopefully, he'll be back soon!

 

[miprender]

When walking down main street I didn't notice Beast's castle. I wasn't looking for it, but I don't believe they let it interupt the famous Cinderella castle view.

The Beast's castle really isn't that big, so I highly doubt you will see it from Main Street. Based on the construction picture where you see the workers near the castle it only appears to be about 15' high. Adding in the structure it's sitting on I don't think the top of the castle will be more the 50' high. Cinderella's castle by comparison is 189' high.

Yeah, Beast's castle is actually quite small. If you scroll back through here you'll find links to arial shots. It's small!

I'm still working on it, but eventually in my TR I'm going to do a post comparing what we saw construction wise September 25-30, 2010 (the week before the trees went up) and May 29 - June 4, 2011.

Beasts castle is seriously the size of a glorified doghouse. It isn't big at all.

Thanks everyone.

So sad to read Flynn Rider has left! I really wish the powers that be would keep some of the fellas w/our beloved leading ladies! My family LOVED meeting Flynn & Naveen! I'm sure many will miss him & not just the boys! Flynn was WONDERFUL with kids when we went in March, as was Rapunzel, and there was a lot of boys and girls there it seemed to meet both. Hopefully, he'll be back soon!

I know we loved meeting with Flynn back in December. He was really funny and the kids had a blast. I am sad that he is leaving

 

[DCTooTall]

Cool video but I'm more surprised that you can fly an airplane over MK. I had assumed that the airspace would be restricted somehow due to safety/terrorism concerns.

I think from what i've read before that there is a airspace restriction above WDW, but rather than a blanket ban it is a restriction on the minimum altitude you are allowed to fly. Most of the aerial pictures you see involve high power zoom lenses taken from above the minimum altitude.

i believe there may also be a way for exceptions to be granted occasionally... but I don't know for certain.

A new construction video - with the new cloth wall.

It looks like above the higher section of the cloth wall a structure has been constructed. I wouldn't be too surprised if they were maybe starting on the new Castle wall directly behind the fabric. From what you can see, it appears the fabric is suspended from normal scaffolding, so besides being "bad show" to have some ugly scaffolds right next to the construction wall in plain view of guests (who aren't trying to look over the wall), it would also make allow workers to work on the castle wall construction without having to worry about construction debris/dust from coming off the scaffold into the guest areas.

since we've seen them doing planter removals in prep for the wall, It wouldn't be too far of a stretch to assume they are starting construction behind the current construction wall so that when they start to expand it into/across the guest area they have the previous section of the wall to attach it too.

 

[Monorail Fan:)]

Especially with the castle wall that they're building...I'm very confused about the location! Oh well, I guess they have it figured out.

The Castle Wall will be located next to the Pinocchio Village Haus, cuts through the current location of Dumbo, and extends to Storybook Treats.

The Mine ride is in the middle of everything. The area between Mermaid and Pooh is huge enough for this large scale of a ride.

 

[DanBoris]

It looks like above the higher section of the cloth wall a structure has been constructed. I wouldn't be too surprised if they were maybe starting on the new Castle wall directly behind the fabric. From what you can see, it appears the fabric is suspended from normal scaffolding, so besides being "bad show" to have some ugly scaffolds right next to the construction wall in plain view of guests (who aren't trying to look over the wall), it would also make allow workers to work on the castle wall construction without having to worry about construction debris/dust from coming off the scaffold into the guest areas.

since we've seen them doing planter removals in prep for the wall, It wouldn't be too far of a stretch to assume they are starting construction behind the current construction wall so that when they start to expand it into/across the guest area they have the previous section of the wall to attach it too.

After seeing this new video it now clearly looks like the new "wall" is scaffolding setup to build the castle wall. It also looks like the wall is going to follow a slightly different path then has been shown in the concept art and model.

 

[Invisable89]

New construction progress pictures: http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/2011/07/fantasyland-update-new-castle-walls.html

 

[chicagoshannon]

I think I'm really going to miss those planters. They were a nice place to sit and people watch. I hope they add in some benches or other seating at some point.

 

[BebopBaloo]

Rabbit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My dd and I just did a happy dance. She's been wanting to meet Rabbit for a long time. Yay!

 

[wvulion]

I think I'm really going to miss those planters. They were a nice place to sit and people watch. I hope they add in some benches or other seating at some point.

I agree-it was a lovely oasis in the middle of all that concrete. It was also the perfect place to have a check in when you took a big group of students--even if you had never been there before the "planter next to Dumbo" was easily found. Fingers crossed we get a shady consolation prize to partake in the Olympics of people watching

 

[Berlioz70]

Rabbit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My dd and I just did a happy dance. She's been wanting to meet Rabbit for a long time. Yay!

So sorry - but don't get to excited. You may notice there was no Tigger in that photo... Tigger was unavailable for that moment so Rabbit filled in. Rabbit is not a regular, he is still considered a hit or miss character.

Rabbit has been known to step in at MK, DAK, and EC (no recent reports at DHS), but they are random appearances and difficult to plan for.


In other news - those new photos are FANTASTIC!

 

[BebopBaloo]

So sorry - but don't get to excited. You may notice there was no Tigger in that photo... Tigger was unavailable for that moment so Rabbit filled in. Rabbit is not a regular, he is still considered a hit or miss character.

Rabbit has been known to step in at MK, DAK, and EC (no recent reports at DHS), but they are random appearances and difficult to plan for.


In other news - those new photos are FANTASTIC!

boo... now I get to go break the news to my 4yr old... blarg. I was hoping Tigger had been replaced w/ Rabbit, as you can meet Tigger other places.

 

[Berlioz70]

Fairies are going back to MK on July 28th!

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Recognizing that there is interest in WHO those fairies are... rumors indicate that Tink, Vidia, Terrence, Rosetta and Fawn will be the regulars (only 3 at a time though), Iridessa will be hit and miss and Silvermist will be rare. This is how it was during their final days at ToonTown as well. Disney has not made an official announcement regarding the "who", I do not expect to hear one either.

 

[DisneyBabies]

Now, I am not sure if this has been asked and answered in other places, but I have not seen it, so: The tent that used to hold the princess and fairies meet and greet and the store in Toontown; is that being torn down and rebuilt as a permanent structure or are they leaving it up and reusing it in the new fantasyland?

Thanks for your help and I love this thread. Berlioz70, you are really great at keeping us updated.

 

[jcarwash]

Now, I am not sure if this has been asked and answered in other places, but I have not seen it, so: The tent that used to hold the princess and fairies meet and greet and the store in Toontown; is that being torn down and rebuilt as a permanent structure or are they leaving it up and reusing it in the new fantasyland?

Thanks for your help and I love this thread. Berlioz70, you are really great at keeping us updated.

I think the new long-term plan for princess greetings is that Snow White's Scary Adventures will be closed and turned into a multiple princess greeting spot. I am not sure what the long-term plan for fairies is going to be.