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Old 07-28-2009, 09:13 PM   #61
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Why take away both Minie and Mickey's house I love those houses. Where mickey and mine going to go home to. lol
Mickey and Minnie would have to stay at their homes in Disneyland (using pixie dust to fly there each night).
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hmmm..i hope they dont take anything out
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or WALL-E in Tomorrowland they have enough room a cross the track from the Tomorrowland''s Speedway to put something there unless they are concern about the marshland (even though that is what WDW is build on. What about the land across the track from Toon Town that is all open land, they don't need to Destroy both Mickey's and Minnie's houses where would they go home to lol.
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Hey I like that answer good come back. But isn't their houses bigger here at WDW?
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now that this rumor is making fairly large news (its on the main aol page), I am wondering if Disney will deny it and if not.......
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It's been kicking around recently. I think it looks like a great addition.
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wow, i am really behind on the news then, lol
i have to re read it.
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Old 07-29-2009, 06:18 AM   #68
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I believe it was talked about in this thread: http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...ntasyland.html

Personally I don't really like the idea, unless they add more stuff for boys in other areas, more pirates and pixar!
i just re-read it and i have to agree with the stuff for boys, i know last year when we went my DS only 5 at the time, did NOT want to wait on line to see the Fairies, so i do agree and wish they would have a little more for the boys.....
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the little mermaid attraction on the dvd was created for DLP, the one that would be coming is different.

it's being developed for disney's california adventure, scheduled to open in 2011. more info here: Disneyland Resort - Detecting Browser Properties . . .

even before that version was officially announced, there were rumors that the only way they could get the project approved was to agree to build a clone in the Magic Kingdom to defray costs.

here's a thread from over a year ago talking about TLM at DCA and in it, a couple of posts of me talking about the possible location, the spot over the 20K attraction (where the 'blueprints' have it): http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...aid-rumor.html
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Yes, they are building this in DL and then at WDW. When Little Mermaid was re-released a couple of years ago, they had a virtual ride-thru of this proposed attraction which is one of our favorite things to watch on the DVD. They said that sadly, it had not been built. Well, I think that was some very savvy pretesting of the market potential for such an attraction, and I also bet that many people who are less lazy than I am wrote to them asking them to build it. We are certainly looking forward to this ride!
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It will be something new at C A even though I thought the theme would be were walt first came to CA with a new born mouse. Any WDW they should have the prince or knights do sward fights or have Marlin there doing tricks, or have a ternaments once in a while, how about dragons, the boys would love that stuff and it will be fantasy
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The latest rumor is that it will be announced at the upcoming D23 Expo
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That would be AMAZING if they did in fact announce it at the D23 expo. I just wish the inaugural expo was here in Orlando.
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I'm in San Diego and I still won't be able to make up since saving for the WDW trip.
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