Video: Dumbo’s Storybook Circus Testing

Dumbo Storybook Circus was ride testing today! This is part of the new Fantasyland expansion at Walt Disney World. Four Elephants were on the spinner, along with arms waiting for more. There will soon be double Dumbos in this area. Visit http://www.JeffLangeDVD.com or http://www.MouseSteps.com for more information. Related articles Magic

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Fantasy on Land and at Sea adds to the Fun for Disney Guests in Leap Year 2012

What leap year brings with it in 2012, besides an extra day, is nonstop fun for Disney guests.  At Walt Disney World Resort, they can spin with Dumbo as a new Fantasyland begins stirring to life, luxuriate in new royal guest rooms or family suites, chase down villains in a

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First Tree Planted in Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland Expansion

Check out this fun photo from our friends at Walt Disney Imagineering. The team recently brought a little life into the New Fantasyland area at Magic Kingdom Park by planting the first tree.

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Imagineer Chris Beatty Discusses New Fantasyland Expansion

Disney Parks Blog hosted the first ever live chat yesterday, for those of you who missed it, people were invited to ask questions to the Imagineer in an online chat and get an immediate response. I’m sure there were many more questions than answers but that’s to be expected…inquiring mines

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Time lapse video of Fantasyland Construction

Time-lapse of the beginning of construction of the expansion of Fantasyland in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida. Related articles Magic Kingdom Fantasyland Construction Update October 2011 (onlywdworld.com) Imagineers Use Innovative Technology in Fantasyland Expansion (chipandco.com)

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Disney Confidential: More Fantasyland Rumors.

Hey there guys and gals Anonymouse here. If you know me in real life, you know that I live and breathe Disney gossip and the one thing that gets me all a twitter is anything about the Fantasyland Expansion.  Recently, I’ve been hearing rumblings that the Great Goofini is set

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Top 5 Disney World Quick Service Restaurants

When it comes to dining at Walt Disney World, there are a plethora of choices available to suit any taste and budget.  One of the restaurant types that you can get a wide variety of choices is the quick service restaurant.  Located all over the Walt Disney World resort, there

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Disney Confidential: Dueling Dumbo Opening in February?

Hey there guys and gals Anonymouse here. The latest rumor flying around regarding the Fantasyland Expansion is that a small part of the Storybook Circus (on the site of the old–sniffle–Toon Town) will open up in February.  According to the official Disney website, the old Dumbo will close January 9,

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Magic Kingdom to Test Dream Come True Parade Fastpass

This news comes to us from Touring Plans. Beginning the week of October 23, 2011, Magic Kingdom will test offering FASTPASS tickets for a restricted-access viewing area for the afternoon Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade. The test will run for approximately one month. Due to the limited size of

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No More Toontown – What does that mean?

So now that Mickey’s Toontown Fair has been closed for a while, and the Fantasyland Expansion marches on, what does that mean?  Last October I wrote a series on My Dreams of Disney about the “Lands of the Magic Kingdom.”  In it, I included Mickey’s Toontown Fair as part of

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Cinderella’s Holiday Wish beginning November 4th

The spectacular castle lighting show, “Cinderella’s Holiday Wish“, is set to begin this year on November 4th.  The show will run nightly at the Magic Kingdom through to the end of 2011. Here is the schedule and show times for 2011. November 4th – December 30, 2011 – 6:15pm Nov 4th and

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Changes coming to Magic Kingdom in Spring of 2012

In spring 2012, Disney guests can fly like no elephant (or Disney guest) has ever flown, subdue villains with magic spells, sail the azure waters of the Caribbean aboard a brand-new luxury ship, and settle down for the night in rooms celebrating Disney royalty. January-May 2012 at Walt Disney World

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View of Fantasyland Construction from the Contemporary

Our friends at wdwmagic have posted some “birds eye view” photos of the Fantasyland construction from the top of the Contemporary Resort. Looks like things are coming along…look at all those rocks! Looks like Belle’s portion of the Fantasyland expansion is coming along nicely…but dear Imagineers and architects…PLEASE HURRY UP!

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Disney and Four Seasons Finalize Deal Construction begins on $360 Million Hotel

As if we weren’t already busy enough obsessing over the Fantasyland expansion…now news has come out that the $360 million luxury resort will begin construction in December. The process started in 2008, when Disney approached the Four Seasons about putting a resort on Disney property. Why would Disney do this?

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