Enchanted Forest

[danlb_2000]

Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere... I was looking at this site

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/pa...ntasyland/?CMP=AFC-DPFY10Q3DisneyInsider1651P

and noticed that Disney is referring to the forest area of the expansion as the "Enchanted Forest" instead of the "Fantasyland Forest"

 

[ChristianG]

I like it better than The Fantasy Forest.

Thanks for the info

 

[ExtinctJenn]

I caught that awhile back too... I think the idea is because Storybook Circus is now part of Fantasyland and not it's own land they are naming the "areas" of Fantasyland now.

 

[Scuttle]

Interesting. I was just looking at some Fantasyland prints and realized there's a popcorn cart called "Maurice's popping machine" that is going to be in gastons tavern area closer to Mermaid though. Sounds and looks kinda cool. I'll try and get more detail of it and report back.

 

[Scuttle]

Also just realized there's a water wheel going in at the river by belles courtyard wall. Great news to me as a water wheel will add some kinetic energy.

 

[afar28]

Enchanted Forest sounds better to me anyway

 

[Timothy_Q]

I think it works really well!

Now Fantasyland is divided into 3 sub-lands. Castle Courtyard, Enchanted Forest and Storybook Circus

 

[afar28]

Makes sense dividing them up since Fantasyland is going to be the biggest land after the FLE is all said and done

 

[danlb_2000]

Also just realized there's a water wheel going in at the river by belles courtyard wall. Great news to me as a water wheel will add some kinetic energy.

Just looked at the latest Scott Keating aerials and you can just make out the water wheel on the side of the cottage just like in the movie.

 

[Scuttle]

Just looked at the latest Scott Keating aerials and you can just make out the water wheel on the side of the cottage just like in the movie.

Really? It's already there? Wow

 

[danlb_2000]

Really? It's already there? Wow

I think that is what I am seeing here:

 

[Scuttle]

I think that is what I am seeing here:

I can't tell. That's the area though.

 

[RAXIP]

Interesting. I was just looking at some Fantasyland prints and realized there's a popcorn cart called "Maurice's popping machine" that is going to be in gastons tavern area closer to Mermaid though. Sounds and looks kinda cool. I'll try and get more detail of it and report back.

 

[Scuttle]

That makes sense now. It seemed familiar, but I wasnt sure.

 

[Scuttle]

I think that is what I am seeing here:

Dan we need to zoom in. It's hard to tell from the pic, but that's where it is going.

 

[danlb_2000]

Here is a zoomed in version, definitely a water wheel, you can see the trough that brings the water and the wheel below it.

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Here's the one from the movie for comparison.

and I still hope we are getting the windmill on the roof.

 

[Mike730]

The new name works well in my opinion, though it think Fantasyland Forest may be easier for guests to understand.

"Enchanted Forest? I thought we were in Fantasyland???" "oh, yes, that's part of Fantasyland along with the Castle Courtyard and Storybook Circus"

Seems like a lot of names to remember for a newbie. I dont think anyone would have trouble understanding that Fantasyland Forest was in Fantasyland though.

Also, that waterwheel is and awesome catch! It's great to see details like that. This is only something else to motivate Scuttle's next flight

 

[puntagordabob]

excellent choice for the name of the forest .....

 

[Patricia Melton]

The new name works well in my opinion, though it think Fantasyland Forest may be easier for guests to understand.

"Enchanted Forest? I thought we were in Fantasyland???" "oh, yes, that's part of Fantasyland along with the Castle Courtyard and Storybook Circus"

Seems like a lot of names to remember for a newbie. I dont think anyone would have trouble understanding that Fantasyland Forest was in Fantasyland though.

Also, that waterwheel is and awesome catch! It's great to see details like that. This is only something else to motivate Scuttle's next flight

I agree with this because the public has a lot of trouble with names of things.

My husband owned a restaurant franchise for years and people would never order the things off the menu the way that corporate named the dishes. They always insisted on weird and fancy Italian names for things but people would just say "I'll have that chicken thing with the green stuff on it" or whatever.

Best to not get too creative with the public when naming things as they don't invest a lot of time in reading or using new terms. Just the way people are and pretty much always have been.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

If this forest is enchanted...I want some twinkle lights in those trees.
I'd also like some "glowing eyes" in the forest around the base of the castle too.