The Winter 2010 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine has revealed some really nice, new pieces of info about the expansion.
The info was retrieved from OU forums.
I've copied it to this thread with some tweaks.
Cinderella's Meet-and-Greet: Guests will pass through a pumpkin patch on their way to Tremaine Manor, Cinderella's home. Once inside, guests will be greeted by Jacques and Gus-Gus (the mice) before Cinderella in her servant form is introduced. Then, Cinderella will be magically transformed from a servant to a princess. After Cindy's transformation, young girls will be able to ballroom dance with her while the boys get to join Cinderella's Royal Guard.
Aurora's Meet-and-Greet: On their way to Aurora's cottage, guests will pass through a thicket and a dark forest that somehow manages to tell the story of Maleficent battling Prince Philip. The meet-and-greet itself will feature the three fairies (Flora, Fauna, Merryweather), allow children to make birthday cards for Aurora, and end with a sixteenth-birthday party for the princess and her guests. The party will feature a surprise of some sort.
Belle's Meet-and-Greet: Guests will start-off in Belle's cottage before being magically transported to Beast's castle through a magic mirror. The castle will feature a new Lumiere animatronic and storytime with Belle in the castle's library. The small show will rely on audience participation, similar to the current Storytime with Belle.
Mickey and Minnie: New meet-and-greet areas for the mice are planned in the former Toontown area. (I'm not sure what this means)
Pixie Hollow: The queue to meet the fairies will continually "shrink" guests as they wind through it- a clever idea, easily accomplished with larger and larger props as the queue draws closer to the characters.
The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh: The current attraction will receive a new facade while the nearby Pooh's Playful Spot will be replaced with a new Winnie-the-Pooh meet-and-greet area.
Side Note: Each new meet-and-greet will enable groups of 30-45 guests in at a time for 12-14 minute experiences (an hourly capacity of between 130 and 225, assuming there's only one of each princess)
Be Our Guest Restaurant: Lots of great new information for this attraction, all from Orlando Attractions Magazine. The restaurant, supposedly located inside Beast's castle, will feature three rooms: The ballroom, the gallery, and the Beast's private lair (the West wing). While the restaurant will function as a table service location at night, it'll be casual service during the day. Lunch guests will place their orders at interactive terminals, be seated, and patiently wait for a cast member to deliver their food.
Dinner time (which will probably be booked-solid) will feature a different menu. Only two of the rooms will be used for dinner (most likely ballroom and West wing) while the third will be reserved for special events.
The ballroom's theming is pretty predictable, based off both the movie and the concept art. The gallery will feature artwork that tells the castle's staff's stories. The West wing, with its creepy decorations, will feature changing portraits, triggered by lighting. This practically guarantees that the windows in this room won't be real, but instead projections of a nighttime sky. The West wing will also feature a rose with dropping petals.
Gaston's Tavern: Despite the name, no alcoholic beverages will be served here.
Ariel's Adventure: With a targeted opening of 2011, this is obviously the area's star attraction. The queue, like Space Mountain's, will feature interactive elements and games to play. The ride itself, as has been said for some time, will utilize clam-shaped omnivore vehicles. Songs in the attraction will include "Part of Your World" (sung by Ariel), "Under the Sea" (Sebastian, as well as possibly a whole orchestra of sea creatures- I can imagine this being a very impressive scene), and "Kiss the Girl" (the attraction's finale, which contradicts what I predicted earlier).
Dumbo: Guests will receive color-coded feathers (much simpler than the numbers or times I had been thinking they'd use) upon entering Dumbo's circus tent. With twice the capacity, guests are expected to wait four-cycles before boarding a Dumbo themselves. However, they can occupy their time with various interactive games.
The Dumbo ride vehicles will be restyled to closer match circus elements from the classic movie. While the original ride will spin counter-clockwise, the newer one will move in a clockwise direction.
Goofy's Barnstormer: The family roller coaster will receive a circus-theme to match Dumbo.
Kind of increases excitement.:sohappy:
The info was retrieved from OU forums.
I've copied it to this thread with some tweaks.
Cinderella's Meet-and-Greet: Guests will pass through a pumpkin patch on their way to Tremaine Manor, Cinderella's home. Once inside, guests will be greeted by Jacques and Gus-Gus (the mice) before Cinderella in her servant form is introduced. Then, Cinderella will be magically transformed from a servant to a princess. After Cindy's transformation, young girls will be able to ballroom dance with her while the boys get to join Cinderella's Royal Guard.
Aurora's Meet-and-Greet: On their way to Aurora's cottage, guests will pass through a thicket and a dark forest that somehow manages to tell the story of Maleficent battling Prince Philip. The meet-and-greet itself will feature the three fairies (Flora, Fauna, Merryweather), allow children to make birthday cards for Aurora, and end with a sixteenth-birthday party for the princess and her guests. The party will feature a surprise of some sort.
Belle's Meet-and-Greet: Guests will start-off in Belle's cottage before being magically transported to Beast's castle through a magic mirror. The castle will feature a new Lumiere animatronic and storytime with Belle in the castle's library. The small show will rely on audience participation, similar to the current Storytime with Belle.
Mickey and Minnie: New meet-and-greet areas for the mice are planned in the former Toontown area. (I'm not sure what this means)
Pixie Hollow: The queue to meet the fairies will continually "shrink" guests as they wind through it- a clever idea, easily accomplished with larger and larger props as the queue draws closer to the characters.
The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh: The current attraction will receive a new facade while the nearby Pooh's Playful Spot will be replaced with a new Winnie-the-Pooh meet-and-greet area.
Side Note: Each new meet-and-greet will enable groups of 30-45 guests in at a time for 12-14 minute experiences (an hourly capacity of between 130 and 225, assuming there's only one of each princess)
Be Our Guest Restaurant: Lots of great new information for this attraction, all from Orlando Attractions Magazine. The restaurant, supposedly located inside Beast's castle, will feature three rooms: The ballroom, the gallery, and the Beast's private lair (the West wing). While the restaurant will function as a table service location at night, it'll be casual service during the day. Lunch guests will place their orders at interactive terminals, be seated, and patiently wait for a cast member to deliver their food.
Dinner time (which will probably be booked-solid) will feature a different menu. Only two of the rooms will be used for dinner (most likely ballroom and West wing) while the third will be reserved for special events.
The ballroom's theming is pretty predictable, based off both the movie and the concept art. The gallery will feature artwork that tells the castle's staff's stories. The West wing, with its creepy decorations, will feature changing portraits, triggered by lighting. This practically guarantees that the windows in this room won't be real, but instead projections of a nighttime sky. The West wing will also feature a rose with dropping petals.
Gaston's Tavern: Despite the name, no alcoholic beverages will be served here.
Ariel's Adventure: With a targeted opening of 2011, this is obviously the area's star attraction. The queue, like Space Mountain's, will feature interactive elements and games to play. The ride itself, as has been said for some time, will utilize clam-shaped omnivore vehicles. Songs in the attraction will include "Part of Your World" (sung by Ariel), "Under the Sea" (Sebastian, as well as possibly a whole orchestra of sea creatures- I can imagine this being a very impressive scene), and "Kiss the Girl" (the attraction's finale, which contradicts what I predicted earlier).
Dumbo: Guests will receive color-coded feathers (much simpler than the numbers or times I had been thinking they'd use) upon entering Dumbo's circus tent. With twice the capacity, guests are expected to wait four-cycles before boarding a Dumbo themselves. However, they can occupy their time with various interactive games.
The Dumbo ride vehicles will be restyled to closer match circus elements from the classic movie. While the original ride will spin counter-clockwise, the newer one will move in a clockwise direction.
Goofy's Barnstormer: The family roller coaster will receive a circus-theme to match Dumbo.
Kind of increases excitement.:sohappy:
