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

[DisneyBabies]

Love it! I can't wait for next year.

 

[Berlioz70]

Fantastic evening photos of Storybook Circus!

PHOTOS and VIDEO - Storybook Circus nighttime lighting

 

[mari360]

Video and photos look great. Can't wait.......

 

[mom2rtk]

I'm getting VERY excited about seeing ALL of FL this December.... or November..... October????

 

[Berlioz70]

I was looking through several of the new photos posted and found this one from WDWMagic of particular interest:

So obviously we have images to represent:
Barnstomer Attraction, Casey Jr. Water Play Area, Dumbo Attraction, Pete's Silly Sideshow M&G.... and then there's Humphrey?!?!

Since he's eating a candy apple I have a couple theories...

Food cart (similar to the one that used to sit outside the Train station), Bakery section (similar to the one that used to sit inside County Bounty), or perhaps it's something completely different. I just found it interesting as there was no previous talk of Humphrey until this poster popped up.

For those who do not know Humphrey - he is a bear (created in the early 1950s) that lives in a national park and whom tries to steal food from the campers. The shorts were directed by Jack Hannah... who later went on to start Hannah-Barbara... which created Yogi Bear...

Anyway, outside of the shorts from over half a century ago, Humphrey has popped up here and there over time, but does not hold the leading role he used to have... except that he is the official mascot of the Wilderness Lodge Resort.

 

[Adri]

i love Humphrey the Bear! It's great to see him getting some attention at Storybook Circus!

 

[mouselovenfamily]

I'm getting VERY excited about seeing ALL of FL this December.... or November..... October????

I'll try to take a lot of photos for you next week, even if it is with a Nikon

 

[mom2rtk]

I'll try to take a lot of photos for you next week, even if it is with a Nikon

Can't wait to see. Have an awesome time. And don't break your camera this time, ok?

 

[Berlioz70]

Disney Parks Blog posted some images from yesterday as well:

PHOTOS: Storybook Circus ‘soft-opens’ at Magic Kingdom Park

 

[SRUAlmn]

You know what struck me (and I have no idea why this stood out to me...) The cast members having bare legs. It looked so odd because normally any costume that has leg showing requires them to wear nylons, right? I mean, I know there are some where they wear shorts and no nylons, but it just looks strange to me... Maybe it's the black capris and pasty white legs

 

[Berlioz70]

You know what struck me (and I have no idea why this stood out to me...) The cast members having bare legs. It looked so odd because normally any costume that has leg showing requires them to wear nylons, right? I mean, I know there are some where they wear shorts and no nylons, but it just looks strange to me... Maybe it's the black capris and pasty white legs

The nylon rule went away in Summer of 2010. The only roles that require nylons are typically if the look of the costume calls for it (Concierge is a great example).

 

[chicagoshannon]

You know what struck me (and I have no idea why this stood out to me...) The cast members having bare legs. It looked so odd because normally any costume that has leg showing requires them to wear nylons, right? I mean, I know there are some where they wear shorts and no nylons, but it just looks strange to me... Maybe it's the black capris and pasty white legs

The costumes stuck out to me too. Although for me, I think it just seems odd to have shorts with those tops. Just feels like part of the costume is missing.

 

[SRUAlmn]

The nylon rule went away in Summer of 2010. The only roles that require nylons are typically if the look of the costume calls for it (Concierge is a great example).

I guess I didn't realize that. Thanks for the update.

 

[SRUAlmn]

The costumes stuck out to me too. Although for me, I think it just seems odd to have shorts with those tops. Just feels like part of the costume is missing.

Maybe that's it? It seems like the shirts are really short and then the capris being a strange length just doesn't seem to match Something looks "off" about them.

 

[crazycatlady]

Maybe that's it? It seems like the shirts are really short and then the capris being a strange length just doesn't seem to match Something looks "off" about them.

I thought the same thing when I saw the pictures. Like they are only half dressed or something.

 

[popsynic]

I'm getting VERY excited about seeing ALL of FL this December.... or November..... October????

Do you really think it may all be open in October.? That would be great.

 

[Berlioz70]

DISser buzzCMlightyear posted this image on a different thread:

I think the design looks great on these tall and skinny (and not real) CMs... I'm not sure it transferred as well to real bodies. I too agree that it looks like they need full pants, but during winter they have the option to wear long socks, so pants are not available.

 

[SRUAlmn]

DISser buzzCMlightyear posted this image on a different thread:

I think the design looks great on these tall and skinny (and not real) CMs... I'm not sure it transferred as well to real bodies. I too agree that it looks like they need full pants, but during winter they have the option to wear long socks, so pants are not available.

Yes, those images make the costume look much nicer. I think (in the real life pictures) the clunky tennis shoes, white socks, and lack of 'cut' to the jacket & capris just make them look frumpy.

 

[mom2rtk]

Do you really think it may all be open in October.? That would be great.

Oh,I have no way of knowing. All I have seen posted is "late 2012". But if they ARE doing a grand opening of Be Our Guest (still rumor) the first week of November, I think they'd have to soft open it in October.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

I was looking through several of the new photos posted and found this one from WDWMagic of particular interest:

So obviously we have images to represent:
Barnstomer Attraction, Casey Jr. Water Play Area, Dumbo Attraction, Pete's Silly Sideshow M&G.... and then there's Humphrey?!?!

Since he's eating a candy apple I have a couple theories...

Food cart (similar to the one that used to sit outside the Train station), Bakery section (similar to the one that used to sit inside County Bounty), or perhaps it's something completely different. I just found it interesting as there was no previous talk of Humphrey until this poster popped up.

For those who do not know Humphrey - he is a bear (created in the early 1950s) that lives in a national park and whom tries to steal food from the campers. The shorts were directed by Jack Hannah... who later went on to start Hannah-Barbara... which created Yogi Bear...

Anyway, outside of the shorts from over half a century ago, Humphrey has popped up here and there over time, but does not hold the leading role he used to have... except that he is the official mascot of the Wilderness Lodge Resort.

Maybe they'll have a Humphrey Bear Junior Ranger station where they hand kids litter bags and tell them to collect trash on the ground. Free labor!