WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom again on Monday and has some photos of New Fantasyland and other assorted newsworthy items to share:
The castle walls have been completely revealed
No bushes now
Scuttle is a living character in the Under the Sea queue, so he can interact with guests
He also talks to the crabs
Sleepy…
We think these crabs are going to become beloved
We have to stop here…
PORK SHANK!
and some LeFou’s Brew
Souvenir mug
Still awesome
Yep…
There are books titled for the land in the Magic Kingdom next to the Donald service statue
Some Haunted Mansion wallpaper in the background as well
I don’t think Phil Holmes asked for the tribute, I’m pretty sure it was just a gesture from the Imagineers
This is the souvenir goblet that will also be available at Be Our Guest Restaurant
A lot of decorations in this store
Some work took place of the roof of the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train
Gaston greeting guests in the town
Some filming going on
No more walls over here
Work continues on Princess Fairytale Hall
A look at progress on the old Skyway site
Ummm…
Castle Dreamlights installed
Orange Bird ear hats available in Adventureland
Work continues outside of Magic Carpets of Aladdin
It’s worth mentioning that this attraction goes down for refurbishment in a few days, at which point we expect FastPass Plus to be installed
Some work has been done to the Pirates of the Caribbean queue over the last few months
Some staircases were refurbished
New lighting all around
The new merge point in place
Some work still being done
It is well-themed. It looks like toe fort was damaged in battle
The Crow’s Nest is still behind walls
Shrunken Ned’s Junior Jungle Boats is gone
Now just stroller parking
Some work still being done
It is believed this all ties into a Jungle Cruise refurbishment happening in 2013
So, we’ve been staring at this thing a lot…
So, here’s what reader Chris Currie believes it is…
My guess is it is more for people counting than security. The white rectangular box on the left side is whats called a precision stereo camera and is dedicated to people counting. The second device in from the left is an Axis Dome camera, third device in is an outdoor laser measurement device from SICK AG, another Axis Dome camera and then another box style camera.
The two dome cameras are likely used for verifying the data from the precision stereo camera and the laser management device. The box style camera could possibly be used to test people counting analytic’s in a Video Management System.
That sounds about right
But no, it has nothing to do with them using RFID for park entry, this is simply an exit test
We’re exiting… goodbye!
Great report.
Great report.
Thank you Jamie!
Thank you Jamie!