Fantasyland Expansion

[mindflipper]

From what I have judged based off of previous aerial views is that the tents HAVE NOT moved.

They can't move. If they were to be moved, they would have to be demolished to get rid of the foundations to make way for whatever would take the spot. Those are stationary buildings just with tent facades.

I wonder if in the original plans these tents were to be destroyed but when they decided to change things (take out meet & greets and add the mine coaster) if they didn't decide to revamp the plans to keep the tents for the dueling Dumbos in order to save some $$$.

[Len90]

From what I have judged based off of previous aerial views is that the tents HAVE NOT moved.

They can't move. If they were to be moved, they would have to be demolished to get rid of the foundations to make way for whatever would take the spot. Those are stationary buildings just with tent facades.

I wonder if in the original plans these tents were to be destroyed but when they decided to change things (take out meet & greets and add the mine coaster) if they didn't decide to revamp the plans to keep the tents for the dueling Dumbos in order to save some $$$.

Those tents got saved and are now going to be refurbished from what I have been reading.

Also it seems like the Mine Coaster will be getting pushed back a bit. It is now on for 2014. If you think about it, they really can't start doing anything on it until Dumbo is removed.

[theBIGyowski]

So this Expansion is going to end up taking close to 5 years???

I applaud them being able to get this done during a tough recession...but dang that is a long time to have major construction going on. That's almost as slow as the government workers doing construction on our interstates and highways.

[mindflipper]

I believe it's the mine train coaster that will take until 2014. It's spot is currently inhabited by Dumbo, which has to be moved to its new location before construction can begin on the other. Fantasyland will open in different segments starting in 2012 last I heard.

[MadEye]

From what I have judged based off of previous aerial views is that the tents HAVE NOT moved.

They can't move. If they were to be moved, they would have to be demolished to get rid of the foundations to make way for whatever would take the spot. Those are stationary buildings just with tent facades.

I wonder if in the original plans these tents were to be destroyed but when they decided to change things (take out meet & greets and add the mine coaster) if they didn't decide to revamp the plans to keep the tents for the dueling Dumbos in order to save some $$$.

The original plans were for MTTF to become Pixie Hollow. Dumbo would have been in the back away from where the current tent buildings are.

[MadEye]

If you think about it, they really can't start doing anything on it until Dumbo is removed.

From what I've seen, Dumbo has no bearing on the Mine Train. All Dumbo is in the way of is the Castle Walls.

[mindflipper]

The original plans were for MTTF to become Pixie Hollow. Dumbo would have been in the back away from where the current tent buildings are.

But as Pixie Hollow has been dumped, as well as some of the meet & greets, I presume the layout of the original plans are now out the window. I'm guessing there's been a shuffle of where things were to be located to make room for the mine car train coaster.

[MadEye]

The original plans were for MTTF to become Pixie Hollow. Dumbo would have been in the back away from where the current tent buildings are.

But as Pixie Hollow has been dumped, as well as some of the meet & greets, I presume the layout of the original plans are now out the window. I'm guessing there's been a shuffle of where things were to be located to make room for the mine car train coaster.

Technically no. Disney released blueprints and a model for the expansion showing Dumbo in two different spots. With the dumping of Pixie, they went with the version of blueprint/model that has Dumbo in the spot it is being constructed in with just keeping the "tent" buildings and adding more like them for the circus theme.

[MadEye]

Update: A planter by Dumbo was removed. This is the second planter in the vicinity of Dumbo to be removed in the past 9 or so months.

Rumor is that the Storybook Circus (Dumbo) area will open sometime in Spring 2012.

[Len90]

Update: A planter by Dumbo was removed. This is the second planter in the vicinity of Dumbo to be removed in the past 9 or so months.

Rumor is that the Storybook Circus (Dumbo) area will open sometime in Spring 2012.

Interesting that the planters are starting to disappear. I guess Disney wants to buy as much time as possible before they have to close down Dumbo? Are they trying to make it where they have it ready for immediate dismantling once the walls go up?

[MadEye]

Update: A planter by Dumbo was removed. This is the second planter in the vicinity of Dumbo to be removed in the past 9 or so months.

Rumor is that the Storybook Circus (Dumbo) area will open sometime in Spring 2012.

Interesting that the planters are starting to disappear. I guess Disney wants to buy as much time as possible before they have to close down Dumbo? Are they trying to make it where they have it ready for immediate dismantling once the walls go up?

That's the best bet as to why.

[MadEye]

Update: Rockwork is coming along nicely for both TLM facade and the BatB area. And the castle wall has started just behind the construction wall near Pinocchio's Village Haus.

[Len90]

Update: Rockwork is coming along nicely for both TLM facade and th BatB area. And the castle wall has started just behind the construction wall near Pinocchio's Village Haus.

Thanks for the information. Seems like things are progressing ver nicely then...

[MadEye]

Update: Rockwork is coming along nicely for both TLM facade and the BatB area. And the castle wall has started just behind the construction wall near Pinocchio's Village Haus.

Thanks for the information. Seems like things are progressing ver nicely then...

Everything except the Snow White mine train ride. No construction for it at all, yet.

[mindflipper]

Update: Rockwork is coming along nicely for both TLM facade and the BatB area. And the castle wall has started just behind the construction wall near Pinocchio's Village Haus.

Thanks for the information. Seems like things are progressing ver nicely then...

Everything except the Snow White mine train ride. No construction for it at all, yet.

True, but as it was a last minute change, It's further behind on the development track than the rest of Fantasyland Expansion. I thought it was announced it would open later than the rest of the expansion?