WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Thursday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom was testing
There is a window at the head of the queue area to give guests more info
It is still a fire station, just with three added Sorcerers stations
WDWFD used instead of the customary MKFD
Package Pick-up/Chamber of Commerce behind tarps
Pooh and Tigger now greeting guests in the garden
New flowers planted for the season
Roy and Minnie await the move back to Town Square
Some of the Confectionary and The Chapeau facades behind tarps
Sign pointing guests to character FASTPASS
Waits are short
This will soon be a Sorcerers window
A well hidden window
I can’t wait for someone to ask a price on it…
Another window
Yet another… they probably should move that bench…
The WDW/DLR trains merchandise in the window
Center Street behind tarps
The Bakery as well
This will complete the multi-year Main Street facade clean-up
I want ice cream… sniff…
I want soft serve ice cream… sniff…
The Main Street bridge is being repaired
Way too many in the treehouse for a not-so-busy day…
The Sunshine Tree Terrace is still behind tarps
The restaurant is closed, but the Sorcerers window inside is still available
Pecos Bill’s behind tarps
I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am about the Golden Oak Outpost menu returning
Big Thunder Mountain is closed for refurbishment through late-May
Cool pin trading idea
Looks like they are already rebuilding this lift hill
Frontierland Trading Post behind tarps as well
Madame Leota’s cart is now close to the Liberty Belle dock
LOVE this shirt!
From far away, we can see the roof of a tunnel being replaced
Workers out on the track as well
all of the railroad ties were removed to be replaced as well
Work continues on the new Fantasyland/Liberty Square path
The pet cemetery is being moved, it should return later
Walls in Fantasyland
Some trees being removed
Peter Pan’s Flight is being painted before the interactive queue installation begins this week
This will soon be a restroom
Dumbo removal
The beginning of the new Castle Wall
This should begin to grow shortly
A look over the walls
The old gives way to the new
The circus tent top is starting to appear
Another look at the new Dumbo queue, now set to open in March
Less and less scaffolding visible on the Be Our Guest Restaurant
Some final touches of snow being added to the Beast’s Castle
Belle’s Village
Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid
Storybook Circus tents
Fantasyland Station
Back to Dumbo
You can see some of the Storybook Circus pavement already
The brick facade is starting to appear and it looks spectacular!
Back to Mermaid
Back to Belle’s Village
Enchanted Tales with Belle
Wide shot
Circus tent covering should go up on these queues soon
Timothy is expected to return as an audio-animatronic living character since he won’t be on the spinner anymore
All of the racks in the Seven Dwarfs Mine store are gone
The store will either be removed or replaced during the Castle Wall construction
Say goodbye to the diamond mine theme
This stroller parking is getting out of hand
The Sorcerers window in Frotnierland has a lighted element
It’s pretty cool
Have they put the new Fantasyland map back up on the construction wall near Dumbo? It was gone on Wednesday.
Picture of Mainstreet looking toward castle.. dark cloud in upper left… Hidden Mickey!! (my DH found it)
Wow. There is a lot going on in MK right now. I love your peeks over the wall into the new construction. We have a visit planned at the end of February. I'm very interested to see the progress in person. Thank you so much for the update!
All this construction looks impressive. It is starting to look better than what was shown in the drawing. My wife and I will be making plans to stay in April to take in the improvements plus another super meal at the Liberty Tree Tavern. I just wish they would really update Peter Pan with an entirely new attractiion built behind the new Fantasyland addition with a Soarin' style ride to simulate Pan's flight over Neverland from London. Maybe…..