WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Friday and has a number of newsworthy photos from around the park to share with us:
The temporary Winnie the Pooh meet and greet in Fantasyland, no word on where this is going after the expansion is complete
No bouncing today…
The Tomorrowland Speedway continues to be ripped up to make room for the dueling Dumbos…
Some props have already been removed from Pete’s Garage in Toontown
More Speedway work
This picture spot will soon be history
Say goodbye to the character houses, but the rest is staying
The Magic Kingdom merchandise for 2011 is being sold in Fantasyland
The artwork is very nice
Grumpy seems to be the only one upset about this Mine Train…
New garbage cans for the forrest section of Fantasyland? or temporary?
Work continues on Under The Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid
Belle’s Village is taking shape
The first towers of Prince Eric’s castle rise
View of the construction is blocked at the Royal Table
The sloped roof of the cottage is quite obvious
Mermaid just looks like a concrete block right now
This structure appears to be “Bonjour! Village Gifts”
There is some work going on here as well…
Both sides of the castle are walled off
The Adventureland bridge is being replaced with a flat bridge to make it more wheelchair accessible
The roof of the old bridge is gone
Guests are being routed onto a temporary bridge
Why not keep the side bridge for guests in wheelchairs and not touch the old bridge?
As you can see, it is very temporary
We’re still not sure if the giant projectors for “The Magic, The Memories, and You” go down…
The Confectionary facade will be under tarps until June
Work continues to get the Exposition Hall ready for Mickey, Minnie and the Princesses in the Spring
They are really ripping the place apart
Tony’s is using a separate entrance at this time
A lone hallway of what was a giant room now holds all the Photopass desks
Guests are sent in the side entrance of Exposition Hall to queue for the Photopass desks
The garden to the left of City Hall is also behind tarps
This is the location in Tomorrowland chosen for the temporary Mickey and Minnie meet and greet while Exposition Hall is prepared
This area used to be a smoking section before the Space Mountain refurbishment in 2009