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

[DCTooTall]

Based on another thread - quoting a mailer from Disney - Storybook is opening Fall 2012 (which we already knew), and Ariel and Belle will be opening AFTERWARDS. Now what we do not know is... if after means late fall, or 2013.

I will update the first post.

I could see/understand it. Even though it looks like the 2 existing areas are well on their way to completion and could theoretically be completed and ready for opening by 2012, It would make sense to keep the area unopened to allow them easy access to the as yet unstarted Dwarf Coaster.

Otherwise, they'd end up severely hampering their ability to work on the coaster during the day because of an inability to move construction machinery and supplies into the coaster area while the park is open.


It also would make sense to open the fantasyland forest section all at the same time vs. in stages. (or at least, until primary construction of the coaster is done, even if it's entrance is still closed off while they do the finishing work inside it)

 

[jenseib]

Can anyone please explain the Frontierland refurb? My family and I will be going in May and I really hope that the only walls and scrim that is up is for the Fantasyland expansion. Do you think or know if this will be done by then?

Fantasyland will not be finished by may

 

[Berlioz70]

As for Frontierland; unfortunatly, I do not think anyone has any idea about that area of the park. It's not being monitored as closely as Fantasyland and Disney does not typically make announcements regarding scrims, just closures.

 

[DisneyBabies]

Here's a great video with some behind the scenes video of the expansion!

Disney Parks Blog

How's that for a fabulous video to tide me over for a couple of days untill I need another disney fix. I loved seeing the construction from the other side of the wall.

 

[squirrel]

I found some photos on another website with some views I haven't seen before so I thought everyone might like them. http://www.mousesteps.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=643&Itemid=65

 

[MouseEarsForAll]

Here's a great video with some behind the scenes video of the expansion!

Disney Parks Blog

Fantasyland is going to be awesome!

 

[Berlioz70]

Here are photos from WDWMagic - which always seems to get great angles!

Even more photos. Nothing really new to see, but the clouds in these images are pretty!

 

[chicagoshannon]

So are the bathrooms next to Pinocchio closed?

 

[StitchSpawn]

So are the bathrooms next to Pinocchio closed?

no, they're open...well, they were last time I checked...I think everything "in" fantasyland is open...

 

[andylcq]

still think good thread, thank any some

 

[disneywatcher]

Is anything expected to be open in the Fantasy Land expansion in Aug of 2012?

 

[lnh'smom]

Is anything expected to be open in the Fantasy Land expansion in Aug of 2012?

I wondering too, except for Sept. I wish there was a timeline somewhere. Like this will be done this date, this will be done this date, etc.

 

[chicagoshannon]

no, they're open...well, they were last time I checked...I think everything "in" fantasyland is open...

Thanks, I couldn't tell if there was an opening in the wall for the bathrooms or not.

 

[MommytoaSweetie]

I wondering too, except for Sept. I wish there was a timeline somewhere. Like this will be done this date, this will be done this date, etc.

I agree! At least a general idea. Not just this general "by 2013" junk...

We've been doing WDW every year for the past few years, because we love it and it's awesome, but also because our kids are young and the vacations have been cheaper. So we'd like to go again in Jan/Feb 2012, but if NOTHING is new and all we see is walls up with stuff we know is coming, that's kinda frustrating. But, after that, we'll have two kids we have to pay full price for, so our trips will probably lessen. So if we wait and do a trip in early 2013, we'd pay a bunch more, but will anything new then for sure be open? Who really knows! Frustrating.

 

[mesaboy2]

Is anything expected to be open in the Fantasy Land expansion in Aug of 2012?

I wondering too, except for Sept. I wish there was a timeline somewhere. Like this will be done this date, this will be done this date, etc.

I agree! At least a general idea. Not just this general "by 2013" junk...

We've been doing WDW every year for the past few years, because we love it and it's awesome, but also because our kids are young and the vacations have been cheaper. So we'd like to go again in Jan/Feb 2012, but if NOTHING is new and all we see is walls up with stuff we know is coming, that's kinda frustrating. But, after that, we'll have two kids we have to pay full price for, so our trips will probably lessen. So if we wait and do a trip in early 2013, we'd pay a bunch more, but will anything new then for sure be open? Who really knows! Frustrating.

Imagine the outcry from those who scheduled their trip around a scheduled date if and when that date was missed. I completely understand why it is kept vague. We'll get opening dates, but not until Disney is very confident they can meet them without schedule slips.

 

[MommytoaSweetie]

Imagine the outcry from those who scheduled their trip around a scheduled date if and when that date was missed. I completely understand why it is kept vague. We'll get opening dates, but not until Disney is very confident they can meet them without schedule slips.

Yeah, I know that... it's just too logical for me.

 

[Photobee]

Imagine the outcry from those who scheduled their trip around a scheduled date if and when that date was missed. I completely understand why it is kept vague. We'll get opening dates, but not until Disney is very confident they can meet them without schedule slips.

I can totally understand that! We are planning a trip for Nov. 2012....with hopes and prayers that at least part of it will be open by than! Otherwise, we might have to put it off for another couple months!

 

[disneywatcher]

We were originally planning for Nov 2012 but our school here doesn't excuse Family Vacations so we have to go in Aug before school starts back up again (unless we PCS to TX then we should be able to pull it off!). When we were there in July we saw so much headway going on behind the walls (when we were on Dumbo) and I was getting so excited about all the new stuff to come!

 

[chicagoshannon]

Robo just posted this in another thread but I thought everyone here would like to see it too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTyOITQmpsg

 

[02AggieGirl]

Robo just posted this in another thread but I thought everyone here would like to see it too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTyOITQmpsg

Thank you so much for reposting this! I love it!!