We know New Fantasyland is stunning during the day, but just wait until you see the incredible lighting and ambiance at night. We take a video tour of New Fantasyland at night, including a look inside the stunning ballroom at the Be Our Guest Restaurant, in our latest video:
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom on Wednesday evening and has some great newsworthy photos to share with us, including New Fantasyland and our first look inside of the Be Our Guest Restaurant and how the counter service portion of the restaurant will operate. Let’s take a look:
Frankenweenie merchandise available in Caribbean Plaza
Still not selling…
A Halloween collectible cup is now available at Sunshine Tree Terrace along with that Orange Bird thing…
Lights on inside Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train
Let’s check out Storybook Circus at night
Still strange…
As they need this path to move consturction items into Mine Train, it may be a long time before you can travel from Circus to Mermaid
The calliope looks great
Look closely
HA
We’re already in Storybook Circus… so this can be confusing…
Another look at Mine Train
Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid looks great at night
A great new place to watch fireworks
Gaston’s chair has arrived at Gaston’s Tavern!
Be Our Guest restaurant was open for guests to tour
The lobby
Gorgeous interior
Lots of ordering kiosks for counter service
It’s a scroll
RFID technology like the new room keys will be used in the ordering system
Touch the magic rose thing… you will get a plastic rose “puck” with an RFID chip which you will scan at your table so they know where to bring your food
It will be interesting to see how this works
Menu
Different kiosks look like different items
The ballroom
I assume this is “Be Our Guest” in French
Hopefully we will see more soon
You can see a early carving of the music box from Be Our Guest restaurant in Maurice’s workshop at Enchanted Tales with Belle, since Maurice built it and all…
I love this animatronic so much…
Plenty of Imagineers and construction workers out at Mine Train
Our own Justin Heyman was lucky enough to take part in a play-test of the new Enchanted Tales with Belle attraction in New Fantasyland a few weeks ago. Lucky for us, he has a video of the entire experience to share with us:
It is important to note that what you see in the video is not the finished product and the attraction may change a lot before it officially opens on December 6th.
Courtesy of Scott Keating and scottkeating.net, we once again have some fantastic aerial photos of Fantasyland to share with you:
The base of the old Dumbo is still lingering, guess it isn’t that easy to completely remove…
A lot going on here: The bridge that will serve as the entrance to the Be Our Guest Restaurant is nearing completion, the Mermaid queue entrance is out from behind scaffolding and appears mostly complete with the exception of pavement, and we can now make out a distinguishable footprint for the Seven Dwarves Mine Train
Another angle shows that Gaston’s Tavern is far behind the other buildings in the village
We can now see where the Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak Station is going in Storybook Circus, but what lies beyond it in the tents is mostly a mystery…
Getting away from Fantasyland, the Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment rolls on with most of the queue being rebuilt, all track being replaced, and a visible fresh coat of paint being applied to the entire mountain
Work continues on the DVC wing of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Well, everyone enjoyed the photos we shared yesterday so much that WDWNT reader Jessica Walker decided to take another pass at Storybook Circus from the Walt Disney World Railroad, and there was plenty more to see:
Most of the Fantasyland Station is now visible
Plenty of construction going on inside the building though
Still a little more work to be done
But the workers are excited to near completion!
Cool vest!
Even cooler vest!
Oh Goofy!
If you like behind the props in the queue, you can see the red Barnstormer plane vehicle
This queue is much improved
They were fixing the smoking rocket
Some final touches being added
We can see the front of the train!
From the other side, the detail on Dumbo is slowly appearing
I love the lighting fixtures in Storybook Circus
Well, this is what we get for making fun of DCA…
Work continues on Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid
“Be Our Guest” Restaurant
Enchanted Tales with Belle
So, the Skyway is gone, clock-tower and all… Thanks again for the photos Jessica!
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, just with three added Sorcerers stations
WDWFD used instead of the customary MKFD
Package Pick-up/Chamber of Commerce behind tarps
Pooh and Tigger now greeting guests in the garden
New flowers planted for the season
Roy and Minnie await the move back to Town Square
Some of the Confectionary and The Chapeau facades behind tarps
Sign pointing guests to character FASTPASS
Waits are short
This will soon be a Sorcerers window
A well hidden window
I can’t wait for someone to ask a price on it…
Another window
Yet another… they probably should move that bench…
The WDW/DLR trains merchandise in the window
Center Street behind tarps
The Bakery as well
This will complete the multi-year Main Street facade clean-up
I want ice cream… sniff…
I want soft serve ice cream… sniff…
The Main Street bridge is being repaired
Way too many in the treehouse for a not-so-busy day…
The Sunshine Tree Terrace is still behind tarps
The restaurant is closed, but the Sorcerers window inside is still available
Pecos Bill’s behind tarps
I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am about the Golden Oak Outpost menu returning
Big Thunder Mountain is closed for refurbishment through late-May
Cool pin trading idea
Looks like they are already rebuilding this lift hill
Frontierland Trading Post behind tarps as well
Madame Leota’s cart is now close to the Liberty Belle dock
LOVE this shirt!
From far away, we can see the roof of a tunnel being replaced
Workers out on the track as well
all of the railroad ties were removed to be replaced as well
Work continues on the new Fantasyland/Liberty Square path
The pet cemetery is being moved, it should return later
Walls in Fantasyland
Some trees being removed
Peter Pan’s Flight is being painted before the interactive queue installation begins this week
This will soon be a restroom
Dumbo removal
The beginning of the new Castle Wall
This should begin to grow shortly
A look over the walls
The old gives way to the new
The circus tent top is starting to appear
Another look at the new Dumbo queue, now set to open in March
Less and less scaffolding visible on the Be Our Guest Restaurant
Some final touches of snow being added to the Beast’s Castle
Belle’s Village
Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid
Storybook Circus tents
Fantasyland Station
Back to Dumbo
You can see some of the Storybook Circus pavement already
The brick facade is starting to appear and it looks spectacular!
Back to Mermaid
Back to Belle’s Village
Enchanted Tales with Belle
Wide shot
Circus tent covering should go up on these queues soon
Timothy is expected to return as an audio-animatronic living character since he won’t be on the spinner anymore
All of the racks in the Seven Dwarfs Mine store are gone
The store will either be removed or replaced during the Castle Wall construction
Say goodbye to the diamond mine theme
This stroller parking is getting out of hand
The Sorcerers window in Frotnierland has a lighted element
It’s pretty cool
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 make it for Mid-Februaury
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
Dumbos are being carefully removed from the old spinner, getting ready for the move
The new Dumbo spinner looks ready to go, and the queue isn’t far behind
The Fantasyland Station is almost done, and the Casey Jr. Roundhouse should be installed soon
The waterways are being carved out under bridges
It looks like a path is appearing slowly in front of Enchanted Tales with Belle
Moving out of the park, land has been cleared for the Grand Floridian DVC addition
The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment has begun, but there isn’t anything to see yet
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom and Downtown Disney yesterday and took plenty of newsworthy photos, so let’s take a look at what’s new:
It appears some of the elements for the Adventureland interactive game have been installed
This icon should help guests locate the game area
Not sure what this will do
A different icon near this cannon
You can see the cannon aiming at something behind this tarp
Another game area
Looks like there is a skeleton under the water where the Junior Jungle Boats used to be
Another game area being set-up
The Crow’s Nest is still behind walls
We expect this is where the game will begin for guests
Golden Oak Outpost is closed again…
The tower from Tangled visible from Frontierland
Kind of strange…
Work is speeding along on the restrooms on the former Skyway site, rumors still indicate we will see guest charging stations for electronics in this area as well
The tower was installed recently
The Royal Majesty Makers out and about in Fantasyland
Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train construction continues
The construction walls were updated with the Dwarfs now mimicking the areas they are in
This scene is near Enchanted Tales with Belle
The small Lumiere on the signage now swings his arms back and forth
Looks like another device built by Maurice
More new Mine Train walls
Some new concept art shows off the interactive queue
Looks like fun
The finale scene
Everyone has clocked in, meaning they are working hard on the new attraction
Another look at Mine Train
Some more walls came down revealing a small section of the bridge
A look from the other side
100 minutes for Mermaid… yeah, Fantasyland is a total failure đŸ˜‰
All of the screen-based wait times signs in the park were themed recently, all of them now match the physical signage now
The back side of Mine Train
Triton’s Treasures is being built and is coming along quickly
Wait for Ariel’s Grotto
Some cool walls you can look through were put up as well
Let’s take a look inside
A lot of work still to be done
This wall is near Winnie-The-Pooh
Near the Mad Tea Party
Another look through the walls
Moving to Downtown Disney, the volcano at Rainforest Cafe is coming along nicely
Splitsville opens December 19th
Curl is also moving to some small space next door to Splitsville
Looks like there is space for another store as well
There’s an outside bar as well
Courtesy of Scott Keating and scottkeating.net, we once again have some fantastic aerial photos of Fantasyland to share with you:
The former site of Dumbo looks clear and more Castle Walls are rising. Also interesting is that the excess Mermaid rock-work will hide a cast access road.
Gaston’s Tavern is still far behind the rest of the buildings in the Village as some are already getting roof shingles
The old Fantasyland Skyway site has been flattened, so we should see some vertical construction soon
I’d wager that we’ll see waterways and pathways within the next 6 weeks
A special bonus: a look at the ongoing Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment. Looks like all the new track is in place and they are now re-painting the finale scene with the geysers.
WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
The Bakery is still behind tarps
A tarp came down in the bad weather
Some lighted effects added to another Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom window
A line building for some of the windows
A new poster inside the Fire Station
A decent amount of guests waiting
The Chapeau is still behind tarps
Some new, smaller trees planted in Town Square
Chamber of commerce (package pick-up) is also still behind tarps
A temporary wheelchair ramp installed while work is being done
Another look at the new trees everyone seems to hate
I don’t see what all of the commotion is about… they’re trees…
Another look at the Chapeau/Confectionary
They fixed the fallen tarp on Center Street
Some of the facades came out from behind the tarps and look great
The Bakery tarps in the daytime
Plaza Ice Cream is still closed
Work continues on the Main Street bridge
The Dumbo building is coming along nicely
Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid coming along nicely
One of the large tents has already been covered
Some kind of wall rising, possibly for the Seven Dwarves Mine Train
The new rock-work at the edge of the Mermaid facade taking shape
Belle’s Village
The crane! The crane!
The facade of Enchanted Tales with Belle is finally getting some detail
A better look at the new covered tent
Tigger’s Bounce Area is still closed…
This may be made into a Pooh meet and greet area in the not too distant future
Plenty of trees planted in Storybook Circus
A billboard for The Barnstormer is now up, you can spot it over the Dumbo queue
Another look at Enchanted Tales with Belle
Another look towards Dumbo and Barnstormer
The days are numbered for this store
And we all know this closes May 31st now
The unveiled portion of Castle Wall looks nice
Guests being prevented from going upstairs at Pinocchio’s Village Haus
A portion of walls near the restrooms remains
This piece of wall was already revealed
A new wheelchair ramp has been installed at Peter Pan’s Flight in preparation for the new interactive queue addition once the new restrooms open
I hope we can spare a few shields to decorate this…
Work continues on the former Skyway plot
The Haunted Mansion is clearly visible
What a mess
Work continues on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
One new roof looks pretty much finished
MAdame Leota’s cart out in Liberty Square
40th anniversary shirts
I haven’t seen this out in a while, but now it’s at the cart
Some new pavement along the parade route
Some new pavement that looks like wooden planks
Work continues by the Vacation Club booth
Work was completed on the Frontierland Trading Post facade
I assume that the missing part of the sign will return soon
This facade looks brand new
Some pieces still being worked on
Sunshine Tree Terrace still behind tarps
Some signage was recently installed at the Sorcerers station in Liberty Square
Good luck Sorcerers!
