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

Add me to the people who also thought that Berloiz was a man, and agreeing that you are an adorable woman. And you have on heels! In the Magic Kingdom! Impressive.

I have to ask, Berlioz...a few weeks ago I was asking where to find Belle in her yellow gown and you very cryptically told me that she probably wouldn't be in TST for our trip (arriving tomorrow). How did you know that? Inquiring minds want to know! PM me if you don't want to reveal publicly, but I'm fascinated by this whole process.
 
Inside the Little Mermaid queue from @Exprcoofto
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Finally a look at menu items for Gatson's Tavern (From @Exprcoofto)

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....I can't see any of these pix...:confused3 .....all I see are redX's....
 
Add me to the people who also thought that Berloiz was a man, and agreeing that you are an adorable woman. And you have on heels! In the Magic Kingdom! Impressive.

I have to ask, Berlioz...a few weeks ago I was asking where to find Belle in her yellow gown and you very cryptically told me that she probably wouldn't be in TST for our trip (arriving tomorrow). How did you know that? Inquiring minds want to know! PM me if you don't want to reveal publicly, but I'm fascinated by this whole process.

I'm with you totally though guy just goes to show you really don't know who is on the other computer :scratchin
 

Difficult to say. I would think that the soft open would continue over the next few days, but once Cast Member/D23/AP/DVC previews start, it will probably be closed to the public until they are completed.

You think closed to the public on the days where there are previews and open the other days?
 
Is there any cast member previews or any other previews on the 1st? I am contemplating switching my days up to MK on the first.
 
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That's only right. ;)

Of course you were first to meet him - and that is perfectly fitting! Hot red heels as well - you must have been on a hunt for him first, LOL :lovestruc

That is the way it should be, Brenna, with all your help, insider knowledge and input over the many months. :thumbsup2

Yay for you! And thank you so much for getting the pictures right up on FB, I love seeing a post from you there :goodvibes I cannot wait to be there in 7 weeks!!

And Thanks Berlioz et al for all the pics and updates - keep them coming everyone!!! We are soooo excited!!:banana::banana::banana:

And fingers, toes and eyes all crossed that the new area will be open for MVMCP!!

Thanks for the photos! They're awesome!

I'm glad to hear you got to be the very first person to meet Gaston! You deserve it for being so helpful to everyone here...and you are adorable! :cutie:

+1

Berlioz... thanks for the pictures!!! Looks like you were enjoying yourself! :thumbsup2

Thanks everyone!!! I was in such a rush this morning I didn't get to write a recap of what happened...

I got to the wall at 9:00 and I was probably about 15-20 people back, the line continued to grow and we heard through the grapevine that it would be opened at 10:00.

Once the area opened they escorted the line to the Ariel attraction and both sides were manned with Cast Members.

As we walked Gaston came out in the distance and people saw him, but continued to follow the line. To be honest, I was visiting for Characters, not the attraction, so I left the line and just went to Gaston.

The Merch CMs made a big deal about me being the first to meet him and I had the great photo op with the fountain (after me he moved to a different location as the fountain became a photopass spot).

I then cut through the line to head to the back area to find the Grotto - I was the ONLY one there. Another 2 people eventually came over, but everyone else was just piling straight onto the attraction.

I had to be out of there by 10:30 to have enough time to get home, post photos, and go to work so I was beyond excited to get both characters done in such a short period of time and had time to take some photos of the area.

Then I was out of there by 10:20 to go on my way.

VERY exciting morning!


the most surprising thing about all this new information to me is that Berlioz is a 'she'. Why did I always think you were a guy? :laughing:

I am so glad I am not the only one who was surprised by that! I always thought she was a he also! Just goes to show you how much message board can anonymize people.

I did too, until I started following her on FB and saw her in all of the pictures. I think it is the screenname and picture, since Berlioz is a boy kitty in the movie. :rotfl:

Add me to the people who also thought that Berloiz was a man, and agreeing that you are an adorable woman. And you have on heels! In the Magic Kingdom! Impressive.

I thought Berlioz was an ugly man.

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

I can't even explain how loud I was laughing, DH got a huge kick out of these too!!!!

Aristocats was my favorite movie growing up and Berlioz was my favorite (I played the Piano). 70 is a reference to the year the movie came out.

I have to ask, Berlioz...a few weeks ago I was asking where to find Belle in her yellow gown and you very cryptically told me that she probably wouldn't be in TST for our trip (arriving tomorrow). How did you know that? Inquiring minds want to know! PM me if you don't want to reveal publicly, but I'm fascinated by this whole process.

It's not really a secret - I'm a Cast Member (of the well informed variety) ;)

You can always assume I know more than I'm saying, but only announce things after Disney makes them public. At the same time, I hate to see people planning their vacations around things I know will change so I tend to drop cryptic hints without revealing real dates.

For others who may be interested - Belle's last day at TST was yesterday. She may appear randomly, but she has been replaced by Aurora.
 
Berlioz, as a CM, do you know if the CM previews will last all day on the 22nd to the 2nd, or will they be letting in guests before or after the previews during the day? These are the exact days of my trip and hoping to sneak into a soft opening.
 
Berlioz, as a CM, do you know if the CM previews will last all day on the 22nd to the 2nd, or will they be letting in guests before or after the previews during the day? These are the exact days of my trip and hoping to sneak into a soft opening.

Previews are nearly scheduled all day (something like 9am - 7pm) But I actually have no idea how the previews are going to work. This has been discussed among many CMs... some think they'll close it off completely... others think they're going to give CMs Fastpasses to test those out.

I signed up myself, but not until mid way through as I'll be on a cruise when they start. Sorry - the thread will be temporarily neglected when previews are starting so hopefully others will post their experiences.
 
It's not really a secret - I'm a Cast Member (of the well informed variety) ;)

You can always assume I know more than I'm saying, but only announce things after Disney makes them public. At the same time, I hate to see people planning their vacations around things I know will change so I tend to drop cryptic hints without revealing real dates.

For others who may be interested - Belle's last day at TST was yesterday. She may appear randomly, but she has been replaced by Aurora.

Ahh, I didn't realize you were a CM. I knew you somehow magically seemed to know more than most people, but I didn't know why.

So, I take it that Ariel is doing M&Gs, too? If you say yes, I might cry, seriously. We have have a pretty crappy year and my kids have had to tolerate a lot, and have weathered it well. If my son gets to meet Ariel with fins he might lose his mind. Thinking of how excited he's going to be is making me misty. **fanning eyes**

Sunday cannot come soon enough.
 
My fiancee and I got in for the soft opening today and had a blast! Very few people seemed to know it was going on as we didn't wait more than a few minutes for anything, except Belle. We walked up to the gates at BoG, which was closed, then went to Gaston's Tavern, where he was doing a M&G out front with a short line. Went in to the tavern and got a LeFou's Brew (similar idea to butterbeer at WWoHP, except it tastes better, but the cups are not as good). Then walked over to Little Mermaid and had about a 15 minute wait. We actually wished it was longer because there was fun stuff to do in the line that we missed because the CM's were rushing us along. Ride was incredible! Ariel's M&G queues up right outside the ride and had a 30 minute wait when we exited so we moved back over to Belle's show and thought it was adorable. The tech they use for the Wardrobe's face is astonishing. The whole preshow was a lot cooler than the actual show and featured some really neat special effects. The show itself was great for kids, but adult travelers can probably see it once and skip it.
 
Went to soft opening today. CM told me it should be open every day now until official opening on Dec. 6th. Be Our Guest dining hall not open. Dwarfs diamond mine ride will not be open until 2014.
 
Previews are nearly scheduled all day (something like 9am - 7pm) But I actually have no idea how the previews are going to work. This has been discussed among many CMs... some think they'll close it off completely... others think they're going to give CMs Fastpasses to test those out.

I signed up myself, but not until mid way through as I'll be on a cruise when they start. Sorry - the thread will be temporarily neglected when previews are starting so hopefully others will post their experiences.

Thank you for answering! :)

By the way, your picture with Gaston is awesome! :goodvibes
 
So, I take it that Ariel is doing M&Gs, too? If you say yes, I might cry, seriously. We have have a pretty crappy year and my kids have had to tolerate a lot, and have weathered it well. If my son gets to meet Ariel with fins he might lose his mind. Thinking of how excited he's going to be is making me misty. **fanning eyes**

Sunday cannot come soon enough.

Yes, Ariel is out too... if you visit the Facebook link in my signature I have an album dedicated to Ariel's Grotto. Here's the main picture:

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Thank you for answering! :)

By the way, your picture with Gaston is awesome! :goodvibes

Thanks! :goodvibes
 





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