Archive for the ‘refurbishments’ Category

Earlier today, it seems as if construction blueprints for Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland expansion leaked out to the public. After looking them over, they seem to be pretty realistic to me, and not just the work of some overzealous Disney fan. For one thing, they seem to match up with various news and rumors we’ve heard the past few years about a new attractions and areas.

The plans look like Fantasyland will expand back into Mickey’s Toon Town Fair, and almost get rid of the entire land completely. The only thing that seems to be safe is Goofy’s Barnstormer.

Disney princesses Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, and Ariel will be getting the royal treatment with newly added meet and greet areas. The long rumored The Little Mermaid ride is also on the plans, along with a possible dinner theater called “Be Our Guest” over by Belle’s area.

Overall, it seems like it will be a very good (and much needed) expansion to the Fantasyland area, and definitely a way to drive more traffic in there.

Check out the proposed blueprint below, and click to see it full size!

Sorry Space Travelers…we all knew it was coming, and now that day is finally upon us.

As of yesterday, Space Mountain has closed down for refurbishments. But fret not! We will all benefit from the refurb, as this is the first significant overhaul to the ride in the past ten years!

Some of the things that will be updated include:

• The queue line
• The ride’s track
• The “space atmosphere” projection’s on the ride’s ceiling

Even though the track is being updated, the layout will remain the same. One has the wonder if the ride will receieve a similair “update” like it’s Disneyland counterpart did in 2005.

Because of Space Mountain’s closure, the Tomorrowland Transist Authority will also close for refurbishment. The TTA is sometimes shut down when Space Mountain is down so riders cannot see the inside of Space Mountain with the lights on, so this makes sense in a way.

However, the TTA is scheduled to reopen in late August, and Space Mountain isn’t scheduled to reopen until late November, so there is a bit of an overlap there.

Hopefully everything will go smoothly, and perhaps Space Mountain will reopen a bit earlier than expected, like it’s Disneyland counterpart did in 2005.