The Fantasyland expansion has begun! The anticipated completion date is 2013. Walls have started to go up as construction gets underway. I have mixed feelings about it because Toontown is going away and Goofy's The Barnstormer will be rethemed at some point. I know Cale won't always want to visit Toontown but what great memories we have visiting Mickey and Minnie's house as well as riding the "Goofy Rollercoaster" as our family calls it. The expansion will be geared for all of the princess fans out there. The biggest-ticket addition will be the Little Mermaid attraction, an enclosed ride that will carry guests through Ariel's underwater realm. The ride system will be similar to that of the Haunted Mansion, and will move through scenes featuring characters and songs from the 1989 movie. Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella will also be prominently featured in the form of restaurants and meet and greet areas. Beyond princesses, the plans call for doubling the size of and relocating Dumbo the Flying Elephant to a new "circus grounds" that will include an interactive queue under a big-top tent to entertain children waiting in line. Disney will add a new Pixie Hollow character-greeting area, home to Tinker Bell and other fairies. The new Dumbo ride will be where Toontown currently is now. I will keep you posted as more construction occurs.
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