Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10051110.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney Sets a December 6th Grand Opening Date for New Fantasyland; Previews Start Nov 19</b></a> <p> <p>Disney has set a December 6, 2012 grand opening for the Magic Kingdom's New Fantasyland with previews starting on November 19th.</p> </p>
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys Perfect for me. I've already planned a trip for next June and it looks like I will be planning another for 2014 so I can experience the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Based on this expansion and our great trip from last week, it looks like Disney is back!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm still not sure I understand how the BATB restaurant will work. For lunch, it's just counterservice, right? Seems like a weird concept, but I guess they do it at the Cantina in Mexico in Epcot so it must be a 'proven' approach. I'd like to eat there during our trip for Marathon Weekend in January, but I'm not sure we're going to be organized enough to make a reservation before they all fill up!
Originally Posted By jkayjs We took the train from the entrance to FL last month. The water/play area was in full use as was both Dumbo rides & The Barnstormer. It was lovely but I still can't quiet picture the final product with the construction walls up. We're taking the Grands the end of Sept so will miss the things listed but will take them again in a couple of yrs so will have something to look forward to!
Originally Posted By tonyanton except I've never seen Christmas decorations in the MK beyond Main Street and the Castle.
Originally Posted By magic0214 There was a Christmas preview video Disney Parks recently stating that they will wait for Christmas decorations for New Fantasyland until 2013
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That makes some sense. I'm sure they'd want to make sure that all the measurements for the decorations they make are right, and that can be tough to do when they're still building it. Carsland and Buena Vista Street are supposed to get Christmas decorations this year, but they will have been open for 4+ months by that point, so the dimensions and operational realities should be known in advance.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I can't see them waiting for Dec. 6th to put the Christmas decorations, with MVMCH already going on. Can you picture going to MVMCP w/o Christmas up?
Originally Posted By xrayvision Christmas decorations in WDW start going up right after the parks close on Halloween night. By the time the parks open on November 1st, most of the Halloween stuff is down and the Christmas tree for Disney Hollywood Studio park is already up with crews hanging decorations on the tree.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "Carsland and Buena Vista Street are supposed to get Christmas decorations this year" yay!
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Just so the world knows, Christmas season ought to start AFTER THANKSGIVING!!! NOT HALLOWEEN!!! (huff... puff...)
Originally Posted By standor Christmas in the shopping malls starts in late September. Disney is just going along with the flow.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Check out Maurice's Cottage on the Disney Parks Blog. Be sure to watch all the way to the end to see the magic mirror... <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/08/all-in-the-details-step-inside-the-world-of-belle-through-her-magic-mirror-at-magic-kingdom-park/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DisneyParks+%28Disney+Parks+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...dfetcher</a>
Originally Posted By tashajilek "Just so the world knows, Christmas season ought to start AFTER THANKSGIVING!!! NOT HALLOWEEN!!! (huff... puff...)" No way! you know there are some people out there who like Halloween more than Christmas.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hans, that mirror effect is pretty cool! It seems to combine several tricks they've used before, but none of them have been very high-profile. Plus, combining them all into one makes it that much cooler. I'm really not sure how they make the mirror expand, since the wall surrounding it looked very solid earlier in the video. I'll definitely need to swing by and check that out in January!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt A lot of folks here were very critical of the New Fantasyland, but everything I've seen so far looks top notch. I'm especially interested the new coaster.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<I'm especially interested the new coaster.>> It's about the only thing I'm interested in. Everything else is "meh" for me. Though don't expect too much with the coaster. It'll be...nice. And I'll leave it at that.
