Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View-1362.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Lotion: Magic Kingdom and New Fantasyland Update</b></a> Pictures taken this week at the Magic Kingdom including an extensive New Fantasyland construction update, more Halloween pictures and more.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Thanks for the pictures. Everything is looking nice. I had no idea that construction had begun on the 7 Dwarfs Mine train. Is it me or does the area in back of Cindy's castle look vast and empty now that Dumbo has been moved? Glad to see new bathrooms relocated to that area.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Thanks for the update! I just got a New Fantasyland ad at the bottom of one of the LP pages; it's coming sooner than I thought!
Originally Posted By frostysnowman My family and I were at Disney last week, and we agree that the area behind the castle looks a little empty now, while all of the construction walls are still up (although I think some in front of the new entry walls are actually gone now). But I think that will rememdy itself once all of the construction walls are down and the new area is completely open. I will say I was surprised at how far the new Dumbo is from its old location. We saw a lot of work being done on the Seven Dwarfs ride while we were there. And we are wondering if the red, cone shaped gerters at the front of the new bathroom construction might end up being some type of tower for Rapunzel? Any thoughts?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've heard that the construction on the far west side is for a Rapunzel area, but it doesn't look like it will be her tower. The framing that they have up so far looks pretty similar to the Snuggly Duckling, the tavern in the "I've Got a Dream" sequence. I'm not sure what they'll put in it; the obvious choice would be a restaurant, but with so many closed locations already in the park, and another brand new 'tavern' in the BATB area, that doesn't seem likely. It will also be interesting how they work it in with the whole concept of being inside/outside the castle walls, since it seems like it should be outside, but I doubt there's room for that.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The whole inside/outside the castle wall thing seems a little forced and contrived to me. It's best if they just leave it as a back story and stop trying to drive the point home. Sometimes things work better when Disney puts in the details and lets guests use their imaginations to fill in the details. The castle wall story works better as a footnote rather than some elaborate story about a "curse" explaining why the wall is there: <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/new-fantasyland/" target="_blank">http://disneyworld.disney.go.c...asyland/</a>
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 A curse?? Uh...why? They just look like walls...you know, with openings that you can walk through. Whoever placed that curse didn't do a great job. Maybe it was Mad Madame Mimm...she's not "all there", so I'll be she goofed. I agree with Hans, just let the guests figure it out themselves. They're walls, how much story do they need. Obviously they belong to the castle, they are the same design. It's logical you would think they were just there for design.
Originally Posted By disney pete Ive said it before and ill say it again im glad were not visiting whilst theres so many construction walls up,that said its coming on well,LOVING the pics of Main St at night with Halloween decs.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn This one seems a bit unDisnified.. <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Showpic.asp?filename=http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SS20120914-WDWMK/big/P17-0003.jpg&caption=" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/S...caption=</a>
Originally Posted By SuperDry I'm starting to see New Fantasyland banner ads on news sites around the web. So Disney is already turning up the promotional engine in preparation for the Dec 6 opening.
