Fantasyland Expansion Archives

A Look at New Fantasyland From High Above Cinderella Castle

February 6, 2012

Some Walt Disney World cast members were sent pictures taken from the large crane that was over Cinderella Castle a few days back, and the look into New Fantasyland is exquisite: The Enchanted Tales with Belle and Be Our Guest Restaurant show building Belle’s Village including Gaston’s Tavern and Bonjour Village Gifts Work continues on … Read more

Adam Roth’s 2/2/12 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

February 4, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom on Thursday andf has plenty of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom was testing Inside the Fire Station The patches have returned And you were worried they wouldn’t come back… Guests are prepared for the adventure while … Read more

New Details on the Casey Jr. Roundhouse in Storybook Circus

January 19, 2012

While the new Disney Vacation Planning DVD didn’t offer much new information on New Fantasyland, there was one interesting piece of concept art and a new description for one of the smaller additions: “The Casey Jr. water play area will feature water squirting from playful monkeys, elephants, and camels as Casey lets off billows of … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 1/15/12 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

January 16, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Sunday to complete his Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom quest and he took some newsworthy photos from his trip to share with us: Pain and Panic disguised as happy woodland creatures DEFEATED! Merlin has statues of all of the villains Hades has another challenge for us… … Read more

1/13/12 WDW Photo Report

January 15, 2012

WDWNT Reporter visited the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Friday the 13th, so get ready for a not-so-spooky look at what’s new in the parks: A new Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom window has appeared under the Main Street train station Some new wall art was added to the Town Square Theater queue … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 1/12/12 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

January 14, 2012

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, … Read more

An Aerial View of New Fantasyland, The Grand Floridian DVC, and Big Thunder Mountain

January 12, 2012

Thanks to Scott Keating of www.scottkeating.net, we have an “over-the-walls” aerial view of the consturctiuon going on in New Fantasyland, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and the new DVC wing at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: The tents from Toontown are basically being rebuilt, but the rest of the Storybook Circus looks like it will … Read more

Zach Larson’s 1/6/12 WDW Photo Report

January 8, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson visited the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot on Friday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: Land clearing continues for the Grand Floridian DVC wing More Main Street U.S.A. facades are going behind tarps, this should be the last batch A temporary … Read more

Adam Roth’s 1/6/12 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

January 7, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday and has a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us (including a lot of New Fantasyland), so let’s take a look: Work has begun on the new path into Liberty Square from Fantasyland The path will cut around the Yankee Trader Walls still up at … Read more

Exclusive WDW Fantasyland Construction Aerial Photos

December 29, 2011

by Nick LoCicero Why hop on Dumbo and peak over the WDW Fantasyland expansion construction fence when I can hop aboard a chopper and see it from up a little higher I hope you enjoy these exclusive pictures just as much as I enjoyed taking them on Wednesday. I posted these at OrlandoSkyRadio.com and have … Read more

Adam Roth’s 12/26/11 WDW Photo Report

December 28, 2011

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth recently visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the Magic Kingdom and took a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us, so strap in for a lengthy look around Walt Disney World: Adam caught the Comedy Warehouse Holiday Special inside the ABC Sound Studio, former home of Sounds Dangerous In case you … Read more

Fantasyland Shrinks Before It Expands

December 18, 2011

Guests visiting the Magic Kingdom are being given a special warning beginning today… The problem is not so much the waits as much as it is the space. The construction walls for New Fantasyland are moving out again so some work on the pathways can be done to prepare for the opening of Storybook Circus … Read more

The Storybook Circus Comes to Town February 2012!

December 7, 2011

We had already figured out that the new Dumbo spinner would be delighting guests by mid-February 2012, but now it sounds like the Barnstormer and the new Fantasyland train station will be ready as well for that date: New Fantasyland (early 2012) – The largest expansion project in Magic Kingdom history will open in phases beginning … Read more

Massive Beauty and the Beast Statue Going to New Fantasyland?

December 2, 2011

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios yesterday and (for some reason) decided to take a trip on the Backlot Studio Tour. Boy, are we glad he did, because he came across this “beauty” in the prop shop: Taking a wild guess, I would imagine this still unfinished statue is going to New Fantasyland … Read more

A Quick New Fantasyland Update

November 27, 2011

It has been a while since we checked in with the progress on the New Fantasyland project, so let’s take a look courtesy of WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson: Storybook Circus is coming along quickly The tents are still bare The Dumbo queue building Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid The castle has been … Read more

Adam Roth’s 11/11/11 WDW Photo Report

November 12, 2011

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Epcot, the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Downtown Disney on Friday and has a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

Some of the turnstiles at Epcot are behind walls