WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited The Magic Kingdom and Epcot on Saturday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us (including Fantasyland Expansion progress), so let’s take a look:
A good portion of Epcot was being rented out for a party
Bad day to visit this park…
Unless you’re going to the party of course…
An interesting look inside The Land
Rainforest?
Even all of the railings were decorated
Snakes… Why did it have to be snakes…
This must be one expensive party…
Dollar Tree? Maybe…
I hate to say it, but the pavilion looks better
Soarin’ Under Foliage…
Ah, it is a rainforest
They even rented that…
If I had to guess, Donald was probably rented out for the party…
Looks like the party has started!
Plenty of THOR merchandise at the Norway pavilion…
Hammer time!
At least Bill and Sherry weren’t rented out…
“When your brakes lock up…”
Don’t try this at home
Trippy…
Trippy again…
Awww, we just missed the crash
Never really noticed how cartoony the wall artwork actually is, looks like a scene from Roger Rabbit
A beautiful day for a test drive
I guess GM doesn’t have many cars to showcase because now Disney has used some space for a Richard Petty Driving Experience ad
They simply placed a brochure under the glass
At least there is something to look at
More party screens
“Hello Figment, we need you to stay open, they didn’t rent you out”
The new screens and projectors still look great
The giant Simon game is now just being used as a lighting feature
Adam was very bored…
No comment
These shirts have been out for a while now
Moving to the Magic Kingdom, it’s time to check on Fantasyland! First stop: Storybook Circus
Not much progress on the Dumbo queue as of late
Meanwhile, much of the Barnstormer building is being rebuilt
Construction towards the back of the Circus
The top layer of rock-work on Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid looks complete
Notice the painted grassy patches
Eric’s castle is progressing nicely as well
Beast’s Castle sits in the distance
The rock-work wire mesh continues to form around the Be Our Guest restaurtant
The roof is now on Bonjour! Village Gifts
More rock-work forming
Enchanted Tales with Belle has looked like this for a while now
Looks like some grassy patches are coming in over here as well
No visible progress on the castle wall
Walls have come out by Pinocchio’s Village Haus
Fantasyland is now California Adventure… at least Electrical Parade doesn’t squeeze through here…
Guests are intrigued
The roof on Village Haus is being replaced again
I feel like this has been done at least twice already in the last 2 years
Over at the Haunted Mansion, these busts still don’t do anything
Master Gracey’s plot has grown in nicely
BUBBLES!
If we look close enough, we might get a look at the elusive…
Wait, I think it’s him! (Kind of blurry)
It is, Captain Mumblebears… I mean Blackbeard!
In the merchandise department, something strange is going on…
Is there really a need to sell Nightmare Before Christmas stuff in Caribbean Plaza?
Especially under the Pirates movie logo…
This store was this large in 1973 before you had a movie franchise, now with the franchise you can’t fill the store with just Pirates merchandise?
The dog with the key disapproves
More of this please…
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel was closed after a boy who was jumping up and down managed to knock a horse off of the ride. The ride has since re-opened
WISHES!
The queue room at Space Ranger Spin has finally been restored! It looks brand new!
Adam got a perfect score for the first time
He was very excited to be a Galactic Hero… afterwards, he celebrated with ice cream
999,999 to bad u are in the wrong ride! LOL!
wow…The Land looks great with those plants!
That was a great report. I especially loved the Test Track photos!
Do you know what parts of the new Fantasyland are opening when or is it all pretty much when ever at the moment?
I hope the Land stays like that. It'd tie everything (but Soarin') in together, and it would make it seem more 'landy' like how the Sea with Nemo is 'sea-ey'.
Poor Village Haus. It doesn't need that much plastic surgery.