Fantasyland Expansion

[mindflipper]

There's been a lot of changes since Oct 2004; if you didn't want to wait until after the Fantasyland Expansion (which could now be 2013), there's still a lot new there (well, new to you) for you to see and experience...

[boilerbabe]

So sorry about your sister Sharonofwindham. I hope you are able to make it back to Disney soon!

[MadEye]

There's been a lot of changes since Oct 2004; if you didn't want to wait until after the Fantasyland Expansion (which could now be 2013), there's still a lot new there (well, new to you) for you to see and experience...

Dumbo's Storybook Circus area is slated to open Spring next year followed by the Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid areas sometime that year (late Summer or sometime in the fall from what I'm hearing) and the Dwarfs Mine Train is looking like an opening in 2013.

[Sharonofwindham]

There's been a lot of changes since Oct 2004; if you didn't want to wait until after the Fantasyland Expansion (which could now be 2013), there's still a lot new there (well, new to you) for you to see and experience...

I'm REALLY looking forward to Soarin'! And of course Expedition Everest!! I know there must be more, but those are the ones that I'm going to be running to first

[mindflipper]

What about Toy Story Midway Mania? The updated Haunted Mansion (which went through 2 upgrades since 2004)?

[MadEye]

What about Toy Story Midway Mania? The updated Haunted Mansion (which went through 2 upgrades since 2004)?

Don't forget the new Star Tours.

[mindflipper]

What about Toy Story Midway Mania? The updated Haunted Mansion (which went through 2 upgrades since 2004)?

Don't forget the new Star Tours.

Good point! And there are other "2.0"'s since 2004 as well: the new China 360 film and the new Canada 360 film at EPCOT. Both films 2.0 started after 2004.

And the Mexican boat ride had it's 2.0 version as the Gran Fiesta Tour. That also started after 2004.

[MadEye]

UPDATE: The current Dumbo is scheduled to close on January 9th 2012 and reopen in its new spot in Storybook Circus area on February 18th 2012. No word on if this means The Great Goofini (formerly Barnstormer) or the new train station will be open then as well.

[Amy]

UPDATE: The current Dumbo is scheduled to close on January 9th 2012 and reopen in its new spot in Storybook Circus area on February 18th 2012. No word on if this means The Great Goofini (formerly Barnstormer) or the new train station will be open then as well.

Wow ~ that is a long downtime for a popular ride such as Dumbo...

[MadEye]

UPDATE: The current Dumbo is scheduled to close on January 9th 2012 and reopen in its new spot in Storybook Circus area on February 18th 2012. No word on if this means The Great Goofini (formerly Barnstormer) or the new train station will be open then as well.

Wow ~ that is a long downtime for a popular ride such as Dumbo...

It is during one of the best times (if not the best) for less crowds. True it is a popular ride but it is the best time to do it, IMHO.

[Amy]

UPDATE: The current Dumbo is scheduled to close on January 9th 2012 and reopen in its new spot in Storybook Circus area on February 18th 2012. No word on if this means The Great Goofini (formerly Barnstormer) or the new train station will be open then as well.

Wow ~ that is a long downtime for a popular ride such as Dumbo...

It is during one of the best times (if not the best) for less crowds. True it is a popular ride but it is the best time to do it, IMHO.

True, they are moving it during a fairly slow time.

[boilerbabe]

Oh no! Thanks for the heads up, my mom has wanted to ride this attraction for some time, but every time she has been there, the line has been crazy! We'll have to make sure she gets on that before it closes down!!! I think she wants to ride it b/c it reminds her of when I was a child and they took me to WDW, for nostalgic purposes.

[mindflipper]

UPDATE: The current Dumbo is scheduled to close on January 9th 2012 and reopen in its new spot in Storybook Circus area on February 18th 2012. No word on if this means The Great Goofini (formerly Barnstormer) or the new train station will be open then as well.

At least they're making progress! Slowly everything is starting to take shape...

[agingerbugg]

Found some images on [url="http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/20 ... ks+News%29"]OTPN{/url]. Check 'em out to see more.

Beast's Castle:


Eric's Castle:


Things are starting to take shape, too bad we won't be able to enjoy this until 2013.

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In the photo with the Beast's Castle at least there's that guy to the far right in the picture because he helps give some referential scale to the size. It looks small, but when compared to the size of the nearby man, it's actually larger than I thought...