Tagged with " Pete’s Silly Sideshow"
Adam Roth’s 12/17/12 WDW Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom and Downtown Disney on Monday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look: RFID turnstiles are installed and being used at the Magic Kingdom Looks permanent this time More track has been installed for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Looks like WDW Resort Hotel carpet on the roof so workers don’t slip A lift hill now installed A lot of dirt… More rockwork is about to appear Something interesting happened to all the new screen-based wait times signs Yep, that’s there… Instead of being a generic font with a black background, all of them are themed and match in color now The Pete [...]
Adam Roth’s 10/7/12 WDW Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Epcot and the Magic Kingdom on Sunday and has a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: Great chocolate art at the Festival Center at Epcot It’s dark, but nice to see them use more of the pavilion space Work continues on Test Track as we race towards December 6th The IBM Runtime game is now closed inside Innoventions, it opened back in 2008 Rumor is that IBM Smarter Planet is getting some updates I hope so because it wasn’t really working… The seating area that was formerly Rockin’ Robots is now walled off as well Some scaffolding inside Still nothing going on at the former Segway Central Habit [...]
Jose Castillo’s 10/2/12 Magic Kingdom Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Jose Castillo visited the Magic Kingdom and Tuesday and has some great newsworthy photos to share with us of all the fantastic progress in New Fantasyland: Big Top Souvenirs is now open in Storybook Circus Humphrey the Bear got his billing on Big Top Treats inside The checkout areas are animal cars from the train A candy dispenser is disguised as a stand for fire-hoses Plenty of baked goods available Drinks are in the Penguin car… Some new Dumbo merchandise was ready for the opening The cast costume for Storybook Circus merchandise The side entrance The third tent features more seating and FastPass distribution for Dumbo and Barnstormer The tables outside are pretty neat They look like the [...]
The Final Pieces of Storybook Circus Open in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom
Big Top Souvenirs has finally opened in Storybook Circus along with the remaining walkways and tent area in the back of the land. We took a quick video walkthrough of the area for you to enjoy: Pete’s Silly Sideshow has since opened and we will have coverage of that for you as well in the coming days. Stay tuned!
Adam Roth’s 9/20/12 New Fantasyland Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth took a stroll through New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom on Thursday and has some newsworthy photos of the construction to share with us: Castle Walls are pretty much finished You can see the track recently installed at Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train Cute details on the Castle Wall A closer look at the track A look back The Storybook Circus sign is nearing completion The grass on the top of Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid is looking good A closer look at the Storybook Circus sign Lights were on in the third tent, which we now expect to have seating and FastPass distribution for Dumbo and Barnstormer Signage up on Pete’s Silly Sideshow [...]
Minnie, Daisy, Donald, & Goofy To Greet Guests at Pete’s Silly Sideshow
Walt Disney World announced via the Disney Parks Blog the details of what exactly will be inside Pete’s Silly Sideshow in Storybook Circus, part of New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom. Back at the D23 Expo, Imagineers told us at the very least it would be a meet and greet for Goofy, but it has now been confirmed that Minnie, Daisy, and Donald will be joining him under the big top at the circus. Instead of just appearing in their normal apparel, the rest of the Fab 5 will get into the spirit of the Storybook Circus dressed as sideshow acts: The Great Goofini, The Astounding Donaldo (snake charmer), Minnie Magnifique (animal trainer), and Madame Daisy Fortuna (fortuneteller). Exterior concept [...]
An Aerial View of New Fantasyland Construction – July 2012
Scott Keating was once again nice enough to provide some aerial shots of the current New Fantasyland construction site after a few month absence, so let’s see all that has changed: As you can see, everything but the Mine Train is nearing completion If there was any doubts that the Skyway Station was going to become a Tangled meet-and-greet, the appearance of a tower frame has just about confirmed it… The framework for Mine Train looks to be just about complete The castle walls are taking shape Just the three tent-like structures left to go in Storybook Circus, we expect these to open in the Fall/Winter A look at Mine Train As you can see, the beauty and the Beast [...]
Magic Kingdom “New Fantasyland” Construction Update – 6/6/12
What’s the latest on the New Fantasyland project at the Magic Kingdom? I took plenty of photos during my most recent trip of the progress, so let’s take a look: Snow White’s Scary Adventures is closed…. Walls go down to Sir Mickey’s The Seven Dwarfs’ Mine is still open Speaking of the Seven Dwarfs’, here’s the progress on the Mine Train The Dumbo marquee was finally installed and the Timothy figure from the old ride is back! The back of the sign is pretty neat Work continues on the former Tigger’s Bouncy Place Rumor is that Winnie the Pooh and Tigger will be doing meet and greets in this new spot The facade of Under the Sea: Journey of the [...]
Adam Roth’s 5/19-20/12 WDW Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the Magic Kingdom this past weekend, so let’s take a look at his photos, including an in-depth look at the Fantasyland model now on display at Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream: Darth Vader cupcake “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Adam had himself frozen in carbonite in the ABC sound Studio, former home of Sounds Dangerous Pretty neat for $120 Star Wars Weekends merchandise is in the tent behind Rock ‘N’ Rollercoaster again, Darth’s Mall The huge Fantasyland model has moved in at One Man’s Dream super cool Princess Fairytale Hall won’t change the exterior of Snow White too much according to the model A sign explains the model to guests Some stuff isn’t labeled, like [...]
Even More Aerial Pictures of New Fantasyland – March 2012
Courtesy of Scott Keating and scottkeating.net, we once again have some fantastic aerial photos of Fantasyland to share with you: Supports for the Seven Dwarves Mine Train are going up The base of the Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak Station is in place at Storybook Circus and the second tent is now fully covered A lot of work still to go on the second Dumbo spinner The bases for the Castle Walls are starting to go in at the old Dumbo site
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