Fantasyland Is Expanding

Tim · 09-12-2009, 03:48 PM

Maybe this is old news to some, but Disney has officially announced an expansion of Fantasyland as well as a new attraction: Ariel's Undersea Adventure. It's about time!

DopeyDancer87 · 09-12-2009, 04:33 PM

Any word on if they are taking rides out?

clion · 09-12-2009, 05:25 PM

Complete coverage about Fantasyland expansion:
DisneyDaddy!

DVC Mike · 09-12-2009, 05:33 PM

New Fantasyland: Walt Disney World announces plans to overhaul Magic Kingdom -- OrlandoSentinel.com

Disney announces major expansions in Anaheim and Orlando -- latimes.com

princessariel · 09-12-2009, 07:20 PM

I'm so excited!!

DisneyGuy87 · 09-12-2009, 08:00 PM

Dopey, it looks like ToonTown is a going to be gone from what I am hearing, aside from Barnstormer

bellaDisneydncr · 09-12-2009, 08:03 PM

This is going to be so AMAZING!!!

mercurywaxing · 09-12-2009, 10:41 PM

Toon Town isn't much of a loss. Mickey will be on Main Street, which in my mind where he belongs because he. It doesn't appear that any old rides will go away. Much like the "real" times in which the Fantasyland stories take place the prince and princesses will be behind the castle walls while non-royalty will be outside the walls. Pooh, Peter Pan, and yes Snow White even fitsbecause the ride is mostly about her adventures outside a castle.

Not much for me there other than a new sit down restaurant (Thank Jeebus!) but I'm glad to see the place get a freshening up.

Disney2000 · 09-12-2009, 11:49 PM

I am really excited about this!! However... I really hope they do this Expansion Right. The mermaid ride sounds great and the restaurant sounds like it's goin to be amazing! Fantasyland is allowed and supposed to have characters.

I'm just worried about...
1. I hope they don't even get close to dwarfing the castle.
2. I hope the Dumbo area is really great and good for EVERYONE... and maybe they expand it so that young and old boys and girls will both be drawn back to that corner of the park.
3. Keep the character meet and greets there for a few years... but don't spend too much money that it takes away from the other rides and projects. Hopefully these meet and greets will be changed to rides someday.
4. DO NOT focus this expansion on the disney princess franchise. The original movies are fine to be focused on, but there are other characters in the movies besides the princess.
5. I hope they realize that this fantasyland expansion is great, but the other lands shouldn't be neglected because they need some work too... (ah hem tomorrowland!!)
6. Don't let monitary restraints stop this expansion at all. Do it all out no matter how much it costs, because it will probably cost less than ripping it down and rebuilding it the way it should have been in the first place.

Anyway. Even after all my negativity, i'm still VERY excited to see this happening!!

eyeinthesky · 09-12-2009, 11:49 PM

can't wait! Maybe they'll to hire more Imagineers to complete the project (fingers crossed)

lizseesghosts · 09-12-2009, 11:52 PM

Magic Kingdom is my favorite park, so I am incredibly excited about this. I just hope they keep boys in mind when planning. So much emphasis is placed on princesses, and while that is great for girls, it is often at the expense of the boys. As a mom with 2 young boys, I am hoping there will be enough there for all of us to enjoy!

Disney05 · 09-13-2009, 08:17 AM

Magic Kingdom also is our favorite park. Really looking forward to the completion of this.

NC_WDW_Daddy · 09-13-2009, 08:56 AM

I'm looking forward to it and seeing something new.

wdwtristan · 09-13-2009, 07:14 PM

Im scared that these plans will end up like AK's Phase 3. I am really hoping that Im wrong though.

disneyfun55 · 09-13-2009, 07:42 PM

While I am excited about the expansion of FantasyLand, it saddens me to see Mickey's Judges Tent going away. This was such a special place to have a very personable interaction with Mickey and have good quality photos taken either with or without the Disney Photographer (i.e. no squinting due to sun or being terribly rushed due to the line of 50 million people behind you). I really hope that they replace this experience somewhere else in the park...perhaps Exposition Hall???

I also agree that they need to be careful on focusing too much on the princesses. If it is all about them, then they will lose out on 50% of the kids that enjoy FantasyLand. Don't get me wrong, I love what they have done for the little girls with BBB, but if they simply incorporate things like the Lost Boys or Peter Pan in the Enchanted Grove area, I think it will go a long way!

Think about it...another interactive experience where kids get to be taught how to be a Lost Boy similar to the Pirate Experience in Adventureland or the Jedi Tutorial over at HS. That would be AWESOME!!!

09-12-2009, 03:48 PM	#1
Tim D-Ticket Holder Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 227	Fantasyland Is Expanding Maybe this is old news to some, but Disney has officially announced an expansion of Fantasyland as well as a new attraction: Ariel's Undersea Adventure. It's about time! __________________ Tim

09-12-2009, 04:33 PM	#2
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09-12-2009, 05:25 PM	#3
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09-12-2009, 05:33 PM	#4
DVC Mike C-Ticket Holder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 550 miles from WDW Posts: 116	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding New Fantasyland: Walt Disney World announces plans to overhaul Magic Kingdom -- OrlandoSentinel.com Disney announces major expansions in Anaheim and Orlando -- latimes.com __________________ DVC Member - My home resorts: BLT, VGC, VWL, BWV and BCV! My Facebook page

09-12-2009, 07:20 PM	#5
princessariel Fastpass Holder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Suburbia Houston Posts: 1,094	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding I'm so excited!! __________________ Summer '83-Off Site Dec '95- Shades Of Green March '03-All Star Movies March '06-All Star Movies October '07-POFQ March '10-POFQ Oct/Nov '11 ??? F&W ???

09-12-2009, 08:00 PM	#6
DisneyGuy87 Annual Passholder Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,179	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding Dopey, it looks like ToonTown is a going to be gone from what I am hearing, aside from Barnstormer

09-12-2009, 08:03 PM	#7
bellaDisneydncr B-Ticket Holder Join Date: May 2009 Location: The City of Champions, PA Posts: 70	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding This is going to be so AMAZING!!! __________________ Are You 23? I am! Future WDW Entertainment CM Look.Read.Watch. Tweet.Ask.Creep.

09-12-2009, 10:41 PM	#8
mercurywaxing B-Ticket Holder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT Posts: 84	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding Toon Town isn't much of a loss. Mickey will be on Main Street, which in my mind where he belongs because he. It doesn't appear that any old rides will go away. Much like the "real" times in which the Fantasyland stories take place the prince and princesses will be behind the castle walls while non-royalty will be outside the walls. Pooh, Peter Pan, and yes Snow White even fitsbecause the ride is mostly about her adventures outside a castle. Not much for me there other than a new sit down restaurant (Thank Jeebus!) but I'm glad to see the place get a freshening up.

09-12-2009, 11:49 PM	#9
Disney2000 Fastpass Holder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: PA Posts: 445	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding I am really excited about this!! However... I really hope they do this Expansion Right. The mermaid ride sounds great and the restaurant sounds like it's goin to be amazing! Fantasyland is allowed and supposed to have characters. I'm just worried about... 1. I hope they don't even get close to dwarfing the castle. 2. I hope the Dumbo area is really great and good for EVERYONE... and maybe they expand it so that young and old boys and girls will both be drawn back to that corner of the park. 3. Keep the character meet and greets there for a few years... but don't spend too much money that it takes away from the other rides and projects. Hopefully these meet and greets will be changed to rides someday. 4. DO NOT focus this expansion on the disney princess franchise. The original movies are fine to be focused on, but there are other characters in the movies besides the princess. 5. I hope they realize that this fantasyland expansion is great, but the other lands shouldn't be neglected because they need some work too... (ah hem tomorrowland!!) 6. Don't let monitary restraints stop this expansion at all. Do it all out no matter how much it costs, because it will probably cost less than ripping it down and rebuilding it the way it should have been in the first place. Anyway. Even after all my negativity, i'm still VERY excited to see this happening!! __________________ The Golden age never was the present age… but with human liberty we can fulfill the promise and meaning of America. To everyone a chance. To all people, regardless of their birth the right to live, to work, to be themselves, and to become whatever their visions can combine to make them. This is the promise of America...And I foresee the American adventure to continue for a long, long time! ~The American Adventure, EPCOT Center Are you 23? I am!

09-12-2009, 11:49 PM	#10
eyeinthesky C-Ticket Holder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 169	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding can't wait! Maybe they'll to hire more Imagineers to complete the project (fingers crossed) __________________ Creator, The Best of Walt Disney World www.bestwdw.com

09-12-2009, 11:52 PM	#11
lizseesghosts A-Ticket holder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding Magic Kingdom is my favorite park, so I am incredibly excited about this. I just hope they keep boys in mind when planning. So much emphasis is placed on princesses, and while that is great for girls, it is often at the expense of the boys. As a mom with 2 young boys, I am hoping there will be enough there for all of us to enjoy!

09-13-2009, 08:17 AM	#12
Disney05 Off to Neverland! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,447	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding Magic Kingdom also is our favorite park. Really looking forward to the completion of this. __________________ When you wish upon a star..... LAUGHTER IS TIMELESS, IMAGINATION HAS NO AGE AND DREAMS ARE FOREVER. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway. WD ...That's the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up. WD "For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation will do." http://wdwhomesick.wordpress.com/

09-13-2009, 08:56 AM	#13
NC_WDW_Daddy Annual Passholder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Richlands, NC Posts: 3,158	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding I'm looking forward to it and seeing something new.

09-13-2009, 07:14 PM	#14
wdwtristan Annual Passholder Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,979	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding Im scared that these plans will end up like AK's Phase 3. I am really hoping that Im wrong though. __________________

09-13-2009, 07:42 PM	#15
disneyfun55 B-Ticket Holder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 99	Re: Fantasyland Is Expanding While I am excited about the expansion of FantasyLand, it saddens me to see Mickey's Judges Tent going away. This was such a special place to have a very personable interaction with Mickey and have good quality photos taken either with or without the Disney Photographer (i.e. no squinting due to sun or being terribly rushed due to the line of 50 million people behind you). I really hope that they replace this experience somewhere else in the park...perhaps Exposition Hall??? I also agree that they need to be careful on focusing too much on the princesses. If it is all about them, then they will lose out on 50% of the kids that enjoy FantasyLand. Don't get me wrong, I love what they have done for the little girls with BBB, but if they simply incorporate things like the Lost Boys or Peter Pan in the Enchanted Grove area, I think it will go a long way! Think about it...another interactive experience where kids get to be taught how to be a Lost Boy similar to the Pirate Experience in Adventureland or the Jedi Tutorial over at HS. That would be AWESOME!!!

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