-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Aerial view (June 13) of the Fantasyland expansion construction site
- Thread starter wdwmagic
- Start date
Studios Fan
Active Member
Thanks for the pic.
hpyhnt 1000
Well-Known Member
Excellent! Many thanks to Scott and you, Steve. :wave:
Atomicmickey
Well-Known Member
Thanks for this! Would be cool to get one every month or so . . . . (understood that it probably won't happen--expensive and time consuming!)
it really helps for visualization. No "over the fence" pic can really grab it like this.
It also makes me think about when it is done and we can see an aerial view that is not a painting, will probably look amazing!
Edited to add:
Wow, this must have been taken just before park opening--no strollers in Fantasyland! No people, either!
it really helps for visualization. No "over the fence" pic can really grab it like this.
It also makes me think about when it is done and we can see an aerial view that is not a painting, will probably look amazing!
Edited to add:
Wow, this must have been taken just before park opening--no strollers in Fantasyland! No people, either!
Wow! They're really moving! I was just there on Thursday and Ariel's Grotto was still there.
btw, the Manager at the Princess & Fairy Meet & Great said that latest word was that TTF would be there well into mid-2011. I think phase two might be blue sky at this point...
btw, the Manager at the Princess & Fairy Meet & Great said that latest word was that TTF would be there well into mid-2011. I think phase two might be blue sky at this point...
tirian
Well-Known Member
Plans change frequently; if TTF closes at a different time, don't assume he was lying to you. TTF was originally marked to close this June, and that obviously didn't happen.
Dumbo is definitely moving over there. PH is still up in the air.
juan
Well-Known Member
Judging from the pic and comparing it with the current LM construction at DCA, it looks like the building will be oriented much different than CA. Assuming both rides are copies, the ride load/unload is actually on the side facing TTF. The DCA structure from Golden Dreams would be located on the bottom corner at the intersection of the two service roads for comparison. If the ride entrance is on the FL side, that means there must be a big queue coming to get to the load at the back side of the attraction.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
According to the leaked blue prints the load/unload will on the the side opposite TTF facing the Beauty and the Beast area. I don't see anything the the aerial photo that contradicts this.
Dan
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
Hopefully they are rethinking Pixie Hollow into Wonderland instead. Would be so much more classic for MK and not just based on a direct to dvd franchise. Too much tink as it is.
Horizonsfan
Well-Known Member
Wonderland would definitely be far more "classic" fantasyland than PH. Plus Burton's remake/sequel wasn't exactly a failure either (In the top 6 grossing movies worldwide.)
MotherOfBirds
Well-Known Member
Will they try to retain most of the existing vegetation? They'll have to rip out some because a lot of it is tropical, but I would think that they would want to keep what they could to maximize the grown-in landscaping that is very important to the feel of a "forest". Whatever they plant won't look right for a while after FL reopens
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
um yeah good point. however dca's was slated to open much sooner anyway all along, but yeah the land has been cleared here for awhile now I think hasnt it?
SeaCastle
Well-Known Member
Though the project was announced in September, construction was not started until relatively recently. Regardless, most of the work done so far is out of this frame. Land was cleared back stage and then excavated for two new retention ponds (one of which is in the picture). That isn't necessarily an easy task considering the density of vegetation that occurs in Florida.
Furthermore, Pooh's Playful Spot is completely gone, maintenance trailers and sheds have been demo'd/relocated, the pit for Ariel's Adventure is dug (and that's one big pit!), Ariel's Grotto and surrounding area is gone, and the area for the new restaurant is virtually ready to go. Needless to say at California Adventure where they're doing simple demo jobs like tearing up parking lots, we're dealing with forests and Florida hydrology.
whine...whine...whine... (me whining)
as a fellow east coaster, and big time WDW FAN, how about WE get something 1st
ok, this could easily turn into a DL vs WDW
but clearly Disney Corp... sees something to that..much more love over the years to DL
perticually MK...
whats the last thing we got 1st, ToT? and thats a long time ago
oh well.. build away!
(ok, footnote, our HM is better.,..)
as a fellow east coaster, and big time WDW FAN, how about WE get something 1st
ok, this could easily turn into a DL vs WDW
but clearly Disney Corp... sees something to that..much more love over the years to DL
perticually MK...
whats the last thing we got 1st, ToT? and thats a long time ago
oh well.. build away!
(ok, footnote, our HM is better.,..)