A possible makeover for Fantasyland!
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Griffin · 07-17-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DopeyGirl

Sounds interesting . . . but I kind of don't like the idea of an all-Princess all the time land.

Seriously, enough already with all the princess stuff! This message has been approved by DS Bradley and I!!

Though I should add, as long as they don't mess it up like they did SSE and El Rio Del Tiempo I will give it a shot...

CinderAbby · 07-17-2009, 03:18 PM

It seems really far-fetched to me. And I agree - it's too much princess stuff. I think they should leave Fantasyland and Toontown alone.

RoonieRooToo · 07-17-2009, 03:54 PM

Hmm....looking at it again after y'all were pointing out the excessive princess stuff and you are right. That is a lot of princess!

unewillow · 07-17-2009, 04:10 PM

I also say leave Toontown alone, UNLESS, you you are going to make it larger as well and take a clue from DLs fantastic TT theming and go more in that direction. I'm not surprised that they would want to make FL more princess friendly, after all the princesses are their biggest draw after the big cheese himself, having just the one meet & greet in the tent never seemed like enough IMHO.

LindsayKate · 07-17-2009, 04:22 PM

I'm on the fence about this, I love traditional Disney, but I agree that there are some areas for improvement. I wish they would do something with the old Skyway loading center, for such a cute building it just sits there. I do love the idea of the "Be Our Guest" restaurant that someone else mentioned!!

**Dave Marx** · 07-17-2009, 04:24 PM

Yes, it does look like a "What would a Princess make-over of Fantasyland look like?" concept drawing.

Originally, I thought, "These plans look awfully developed for a blue-sky concept." but I thought a bit longer, and realized that they certainly would go to these lengths for a blue sky concept, since they'd want to be able to do all the 3-D visualizations that are essentially built into drafting/design software these days. Project evaluation requires visualizing all the backstage areas, too (as we see in the drawing).

So, I'm left with the nagging thought that a drawing of this sort would not have surfaced if this project had a snowball's chance of being approved. Unhappy Imagineers might leak a project of theirs that had been deep-sixed, but they wouldn't risk being fired if their project still had a chance - they'd want to be around to build the thing for real.

Of course, that's not the only way things might be going down, but hey, it's a respectable theory.

Now, has anyone else noticed "Gaston's Tavern?" A tavern, in "dry" MK? Methinks it's more likely a counter service establishment, possibly a beverage/ice cream-focused place since it doesn't seem to have extensive seating areas, with root beer as the only available brew.

Simba's Mom · 07-17-2009, 04:33 PM

I'm having trouble reading the blueprint as far as Cinderella's Carousel is concerned. What, if any, plans do they have to change that, especially the placement? I remember reading that one thing that was very important to the original designers was that the Carousel be centered so that it could be seen straight through Cinderella's Castle as you came down Main Street. I think it would be a shame to stray from that original plan they worked so hard fo.

Lemap760 · 07-17-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DopeyGirl

Sounds interesting . . . but I kind of don't like the idea of an all-Princess all the time land.

Why don't they expand Adventure land and build more upon the pirate opportunities.

elisa1006 · 07-17-2009, 05:08 PM

Looks pretty cool to me!

Disdadnmi · 07-17-2009, 05:25 PM

You had me hooked when I saw the words 'Cinderella attraction' on the blueprint!!!!!!

Hope that comes to fruition.

Brent

Annheim · 07-17-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DopeyGirl

Sounds interesting . . . but I kind of don't like the idea of an all-Princess all the time land.

I agree about an expansion being cool but not all Princess 24/7.

**KMB733** · 07-17-2009, 06:36 PM

The plans look cool and I would love to see an update, but what about some of the classic Fantasyland attractions. What will become of Small World, Peter Pan and Philharmagic? I didn't see those of the blue prints.

Diz · 07-17-2009, 08:07 PM

Beauty and the Beast additions? That would be very cool! I saw the Gaston's Tavern and thought...has to be root beer!

Dueling Dumbos? That would be a sight to see!

EdCrbnSoul · 07-17-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KMB733

The plans look cool and I would love to see an update, but what about some of the classic Fantasyland attractions. What will become of Small World, Peter Pan and Philharmagic? I didn't see those of the blue prints.

If you look over to the left hand side of the blueprint you see pinocchio village haus thats where the plans end, its a small world ect.ect. are all off to the left of the blueprint.

**KMB733** · 07-17-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by EdCrbnSoul

If you look over to the left hand side of the blueprint you see pinocchio village haus thats where the plans end, its a small world ect.ect. are all off to the left of the blueprint.

Thanks for pointing that out to me. I didn't see those when I looked at it.