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Two pics from Fantasyland this morning. The first is on the bridge leading to the new restaurant (not yet open but you can peak inside) and the second is from the Arielle clamshell ride.

The next batch of attractions is scheduled to open by the end of the year. They are the princess laden "Enchanted Forest", which will include the "Under the Sea, Voyage of the Little Mermaid" ride

And that's the way it should stay!!!

From WDW Magic...

New Dumbo queue building gets color

Jan 09, 2012

The all new Dumbo queue building is getting its final color scheme, matching the yellows seen in the concept art. Now that the original Dumbo is closed to begin the move to its new home in Storybook Circus, the race is on to complete this area to restore a working Dumbo for park guests. This part of Storybook Circus will be the first phase of the new Fantasyland to open to guests. Photos by WDWMAGIC

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http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Fantasyland/News/09Jan2012-PHOTOS---New-Dumbo-queue-building-gets-color.htm

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From Orlando Park News...

Progress on the new Fantasyland walls:

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The big posters on the walls have all disappeared. We are really approaching the opening date:

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Maurice's Cottage:

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The Beast's Castle:

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A close look at the fantastic rock-work:

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Gaston's Village (also known as Belle's Village):

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The loooong Fantasyland wall:

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http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/2012/01/fantasyland-update-skyway-work_09.html#more

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Part 2...

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Take a look at the beautiful crown that has been installed on the column (near the big entry arches):

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The attention to details is great:

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The rock-work of the attraction's exterior is almost complete:

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Now, let's move on to Storybook Circus:

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Dumbo's Circus has now been partially painted yellow:

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From the Tomorrowland Speedway:

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One of the two queues:

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The new Dumbo ride lurks in the corner:

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It is really much nicer than the current one:

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Beautiful (the ride, not the picture itself... sorry for the blurry photo):

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The Great Goofini Coaster:

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The older tents now have the complete new interior cover:

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Over the walls:

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What are all those papers? Projects? Maybe (for a larger picture, <a href="http://imageshack.us/f/515/dsc09983i.jpg/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE):

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http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/2012/01/fantasyland-update-skyway-work.html

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

Jan 12, 2012 by wdwntadmin ico_post_comments.pngNo Comments ico_post_date.png Posted under: Photo Reports, Resorts, The Magic Kingdom

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:

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The tents from Toontown are basically being rebuilt, but the rest of the Storybook Circus looks like it will make it for Mid-Februaury

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Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid and the Beauty and the Beast realm are coming along nicely. Foundations for the Seven Dwarf Mine Train are starting to appear

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Dumbos are being carefully removed from the old spinner, getting ready for the move

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The new Dumbo spinner looks ready to go, and the queue isn’t far behind

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The Fantasyland Station is almost done, and the Casey Jr. Roundhouse should be installed soon

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The waterways are being carved out under bridges

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It looks like a path is appearing slowly in front of Enchanted Tales with Belle

http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8520

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Dumbo reopening date pushed back

Jan 14, 2012

The reopening of the relocated Dumbo attraction has been pushed back to March 12 from its original February 17 2012 reopening, as work is well underway with moving the original Dumbo to its new location in Storybook Circus. The reopening date of Dumbo is expected to coincide with the opening of the very first phase of the Fantasyland expansion.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Dumbo-the-Flying-Elephant/News/14Jan2012-Dumbo-reopening-date-pushed-back.htm

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I think it's someone that has access to THE HUB. Most of the stuff that WDWmagic reports is buried in the pages for the attractions. That's almost a full time job, to browse the hundreds of pages for all the attractions and check the operation dates. It's all there, you just have to find it.

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New Details on the Casey Jr. Roundhouse in Storybook Circus

Jan 19, 2012 by wdwntadmin ico_post_comments.pngNo Comments ico_post_date.png Posted under: The Magic Kingdom

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:

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“The Casey Jr. water play area will feature water squirting from playful monkeys, elephants, and camels as Casey lets off billows of nice, cool steam.”

From the look of the concept art provided, guests will get to pose for photos with Casey Jr. in the midst of a wild water play area. While it may not be an E-ticket, the attention to character detail shown in the concept art has us pretty excited for this little corner of Storybook Circus.

http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8576

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From Mouse Steps...

Written by Denise Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Hi everyone!

I'm sure everyone knows now that President Obama will be speaking at the Magic Kingdom tomorrow. I don't know if we'll even try to head there yet (it's not a public speech). We just put up an article today talking about when George Bush Sr. and Hilary Clinton paid separate visits to the parks.

The view with a zoom lens (my Canon camera has a 35x optical/140x digital zoom) is exceptional of the new Fantasyland from the Contemporary Resort. Beast's Castle, Gaston's Tavern, the Little Mermaid show building and more can be seen from here.

We have new videos that include the Master Sorcerer Level/Game Completion of Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom, as well as of Fantasyland from Disney's Contemporary Resort.

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http://www.mousesteps.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=745&Itemid=65

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When you look at the pictures just above of the Beast's castle, it is amazing how small it actually is. Look at the ladder propped up against it. They are doing a good job of using scale to make it look much larger and "in the distance" than it really is. We noticed that in person in November...there were men working on it on scaffolding and they were almost as big as the castle.

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Latest Fantasyland construction site update

Jan 23, 2012

Here is a latest look at the Fantasyland construction site at the Magic Kingdom. As always, click on the thumbnails to view the large versions.

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Photos by WDWMAGIC

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New Dumbo

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Fantasyland/News/23Jan2012-PHOTOS---Latest-Fantasyland-construction-site-update.htm

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WDW News Today tweeted this just a minute ago. Note: what was formerly referred to as Casey Jr. Roundhouse is now being called the "Casey Jr. Splash 'N' Soak Station"

The first map to include the Castle Walls and the Storybook Circus attractions in the new DVD planning guide

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https://twitter.com/#!/WDWNT

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From WDW Magic...

Signage going up at Journey of the Little Mermaid in the new Fantasyland

Feb 02, 2012

Today we have a latest look at the "Journey of the Little Mermaid" construction in the new Fantasyland. New this week is what appears to be signage over the entrance to "Scuttle's Scavenger Hunt", along with some blue areas on the rock-work, which may well be the areas that will see the much hoped-for waterfalls as seen on the concept art. On the far right of the building there is even more steel structure being put up, which seems to suggest the building will grow even larger than it currently is. As always, you can click on the thumbnails below to new the larger versions.

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More structure is being added to the right hand side

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Fantasyland/News/02Feb2012-PHOTOS---Signage-going-up-at-Journey-of-the-Little-Mermaid-in-the-new-Fantasyland.htm

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PHOTOS - Latest aerial views of the Fantasyland construction site

Feb 03, 2012

Today we have another fantastic series of aerial photos of the Fantasyland construction site. Notable progress since our last look includes the almost complete removal now of the old Dumbo area, more work on the walkways in Storybook Circus, and the continuing foundation build on the Snow White coaster area. Many thanks To Adrian Court (Courtman on our forums) for the photos (visit his Flickr here), and as always, click on the thumbnail images for the large versions.

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