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i see it now. the original original source was someone on wdwmagic.com. it was removed there because it 'may do more harm than good' and then softopening followed suit for his own reasons. I don't plan on removing it at this time. in fact, I will go ahead and post the original size version
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These plans look great, Fantasyland really needs to be updated, in my opinion, and the princesses are really popular, so it makes sense that they would go in that direction.
i see it now. the original original source was someone on wdwmagic.com. it was removed there because it 'may do more harm than good' and then softopening followed suit for his own reasons. I don't plan on removing it at this time. in fact, I will go ahead and post the original size version
Ah, okay. Not entirely sure I understand their "more harm than good" logic but thank you for posting the larger. I wanted to show it to DH.
That's a lotta princess stuff, I would hope that they add more content for boys while they are at it.
As a mother of 3 boys I don't think they'd be too thrilled to visit this part of the park. I hope they reconsider their plans (if they are true) and focus a little on boy stuff.
My 8 yo son is already saying "Let's skip fantasyland...too much princess stuff" I think this may throw him over the edge. He spends most of his MK time in tomorrowland.
As a mother of 3 boys I don't think they'd be too thrilled to visit this part of the park. I hope they reconsider their plans (if they are true) and focus a little on boy stuff.
I really sympathize with fellow mothers of boys. My "boys" are grown men with their own families now, and back in the 80s Fantasyland wasn't so much Princess-y. But DH and I have said several times in the last few years how fortunate we were in that respect. Back in the 80s, they enjoyed Lafite's Portrait Studio in Adventureland. Anyone remember that?
In this "makeover"....is Toontown being eliminated?
According to the blueprint, Barnstormer and Toontown Station survive, but I didn't see Donald's Boat or anything that currently exists across the street from Barnstormer (those spaces are occupied by Pixie Hollow and Dumbo). So, it doesn't look like the Toontown concept would survive, even if a couple of pieces would. There's a new playground in Pixie Hollow that might be the overall replacement for Donald's Boat and the small playground in Toontown.
It looks like Dumbo/Pixie Hollow/Barnstormer will be somewhat free-form in traffic layout, with lots of pathways filtering through the area and towards the Toontown Station (might it be re-named Casey Jr. Station?). There's something interesting at one end of the Dumbo area - a railroad track that currently does not exist as part of the WDW RR. I'm guessing that it might be tied-in with the Casey Jr. theme - perhaps a couple of railroad cars on a siding?
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I like the idea of more princess-themed things there, and another TS restaurant is a great idea, too. Princesses are such a large part of Disney's movies (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, and so on and so forth) that it would only make sense to give them extra room, especially in MK of all places, instead of stuffing them into one tent in Toon Town, ya know?
But we shall see if this, or anything like it, comes to fruition. Sometimes I wonder if ideas get "leaked" in order to gauge responses from the public by having employees troll the message boards to see what people say about it. Not that that would be the only way they decide things, but in this day and age, it sure would be the most logical and easiest way to get an idea of what people think of an idea.
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As a mother of 3 boys I don't think they'd be too thrilled to visit this part of the park. I hope they reconsider their plans (if they are true) and focus a little on boy stuff.
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