WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel returns to the job with a HUGE Magic Kingdom photo report, covering the Fantasyland Expansion, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, Tinker Bell’s Magical Nook, and more, so let’s take a look:
Good morning Magic Kingdom
The Fire Station still closed to become the central hub for the Magic Kingdom interactive quests
Main Street slowly fills with guests
The small signs on the Omnibus were replaced with signs for Main Street locations rather than Magic Kingdom lands
The Main Street Trolley show now has a stop on the Railroad Station
Some filming going on
Magic Kingdom VP Phil Holmes on hand
On to Fantasyland!
Still no visible progress on Enchanted Tales with Belle
Bonjour! Village Gifts and the castle wall towards the back of the Beauty and the Beast realm are coming along nicely
We can catch a glimpse of Gaston’s Tavern in the back
Another building has risen, we’re not sure which Village establishment this is
Beast’s Castle
Work continues on Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid
Prince Eric’s castle is looking good
The rock-work on the facade looks nearly complete
Back to Beauty and the Beast
The mountain grows taller
The Enchanted Grove is open while the facade is worked on
These construction walls and scrims just get better and better
Back to Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid, the edge of the cliff is being built
The Casey Jr. Roundhouse and the Fantasyland Train Station are coming along nicely
Storybook Circus construction
You can see the awning of the actual queue leading to one of the Dumbo rides
Some dirt moving near the entrance to Storybook Circus
The Balzac vendor in Tomorrowland has been repurposed
It now sells light-up toys
Let’s take a ride on the Peoplemover and look into Fantasyland
The Dumbo building
Big Top Souvenirs across the way
Little Mermaid construction
More Dumbo
The back path from Tomorrowland is still there
Let’s head into Adventureland
Seems someone forgot to hide the wires on the new bridge
Ariel and Eric greeting guests outside the Adventureland Veranda
The Veranda has now become Tinkerbell’s Magical Nook
The walls were decorated with some pictures
Inside the new meet and greet area
At least there is some use for this space now
The meet and greet is very nicely themed as well
The Tiki Room exit blocked off
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opens August 15th
The original 1971 sign was replaced with this new one
The Under New Management sign is gone, and this new sign is in it’s place
Walls still up in the pre-show area
Tortuga Tavern closed sign
The Adventureland/Frontierland passage is still behind tarps
Pecos Bill’s remains behind walls
Apparently, the Mississippi is next to Liberty Tree Tavern…
The Shootin’ Arcade is still closed
The Skyway station hasn’t changed much
Back to Fantasyland, no progress on the Castle Walls
All of the planters have been removed, the area looks very different
A huge crane out in Storybook Circus
Walls continue to close-in on Dumbo
Goodbye Magic Kingdom!
The cables on the adventureland bridge are actually tubes to water plants that probably will be hanging on the bridge eventually
Nice pictures. I am surprised and a little disappointed that there will now be more than one castle.
Nice pictures. I am surprised and a little disappointed that there will now be more than one castle.
Great pictures. I probably would never have noticed the different signs on the Omnibus – I like the change though. I can't wait to see what will come of the reconstruction or widening of the pathway between Fantasyland and New Orleans Square.