Disney World Constuction May Add Truth to Rumors
Posted on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 @ 07:40 AM
Fantasyland Construction May Add Truth to Disney World Refurbishment Plans
For the past week, Walt Disney World fans across the Internet have been excited by the possibility of a major Fantasyland makeover coming to Disney's Magic Kingdom soon. It all started when an image reportedly depicting plans for the refurbishment surfaced online
Photo & article courtesy of Orlando Attraction Magazine
The plans call for the addition of several new areas to Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom including sections devoted to Disney's princesses Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, and Ariel. In addition, according to the plans, Dumbo would be moved and enhanced with two spinning sections instead of one and Tinker Bell and her fairy friends would take over the current entrance of Toontown, replacing it with Pixie Hollow.
But you've probably read all about that already. Whether these plans were really leaked or just something out of a Disney fan's imagination is still unknown. However, signs are beginning to point to their legitimacy.
Here's the new information...
Some Disney cast members who have backstage access to Fantasyland and Toontown are now reporting that some construction has begun in these areas - and the assumption is that it is part of the major overhaul. We've also been told that areas normally open for use by cast members are being blocked off and even some buses are being rerouted. Moreover, there are sources who claim to have spoken to Disney Imagineers who said that these plans are indeed final and in-progress.
This wouldn't be the first time Disney World has given one of their Fantasylands an overhaul. However, the last major Fantasyland upgrade was not at Walt Disney World but rather in California at Disneyland, back in the early 1980s, when its carnival-type atmosphere was replaced with the look of a more detailed European-style village.
Since Disney World has not officially announced any plans to renovate Fantasyland in Orlando yet, we're still skeptical of the plans - but keeping our eyes and ears open. It seems to become more truthful by the day.
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