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Last November we said "goodbye to Toontown" because it was scheduled to be closing in early 2010. I guess we'll be saying goodbye again in a few weeks because it sounds like TT will still be open.
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I am very disappointed to hear this, we are going in April 2011 and we have a family coming with us. It will be their first time and all they going to see is walls. I know that it will be wonderful once it is done but disappointing for them.
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Cheryl, I am in the same boat...with the exception of DD and I, everyone(9 total) else on the trip is a first timer to WDW. What a bummer! Thier first trip and they will see walls. Not good, not good at all
Cheryl, I am in the same boat...with the exception of DD and I, everyone(9 total) else on the trip is a first timer to WDW. What a bummer! Thier first trip and they will see walls. Not good, not good at all
I am hoping they are ahead of the timeline and have some completed and some walls removed.
thanks for all the great info, i an disapointed about TT, but cant wait for 2012, if only they could sort all the new stuff out as quickly as they change the decorations.
I just watched an update on a disney site about what they are doing. They are building smaller versions of each one of the princesses castles and each princess will be at their own to do meet and greets. They will have interactive things to do but i will tell you it looks interesting but it doesnt look like as much fun as toontown. I wish they were keeping Toontown
Several people asked about the castle views. I am not sure exactly what "castle views" mean, but I was just at the MK and the castle is still exactly the same. You cannot see any of the walled off areas from the front of the castle. However, you could see one very tall crane to the right of the castle from the work area way behind the castle. Since it is a work in progress, I am sure that the position of the crane(s) can change on a daily/weekly basis as work is done. I will actually be back again the first week of December so I am curious if I will be able to see how much has been done in 6 weeks. You can get a great view if you ride Dumbo!
Several people asked about the castle views. I am not sure exactly what "castle views" mean, but I was just at the MK and the castle is still exactly the same. You cannot see any of the walled off areas from the front of the castle. However, you could see one very tall crane to the right of the castle from the work area way behind the castle. Since it is a work in progress, I am sure that the position of the crane(s) can change on a daily/weekly basis as work is done. I will actually be back again the first week of December so I am curious if I will be able to see how much has been done in 6 weeks. You can get a great view if you ride Dumbo!
I was referring to 2 different things. The crane was blocking the view of the castle when we were there, but apparently that was just for Xmas lights.
The "other" view is actually while you're in CRT dining. The ADRs said the views from CRT of Fantasyland would be obstructed bc of construction.
I agree the views of construction from Dumbo are good. I took some pictures.
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