Disney's Fantasyland Ready For A Revamp

ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World says a new indoor roller coaster and a new place to interact with Disney princesses will be part of the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history.

Disney announced details of the plans Tuesday that will double the size of the theme park's Fantasyland section.

The coaster, dubbed the "The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train," will feature vehicles that swing back and forth along a twisting track. And in "Princess Fairytale Hall," Aurora, Cinderella and other Disney princesses will greet guests in a new royal court.

Another new indoor ride with a "Little Mermaid" theme will be like one opening at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., later this year.

The new Fantasyland will open in phases beginning in late 2012.

Comments

[Gutts]

12:06 PM on 01/20/2011

Disney World is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better.

[Glencora]

01:08 PM on 01/19/2011

Plans for this remodel have been up on stitchkingdom since the middle of last year, and construction has been going on since last fall. Not sure what exactly is new here, except for maybe the name of the dark ride.

[Prateek Panchal]

04:32 AM on 01/19/2011

Disney has always been a fun place and my favorite place as well!!!....

Thanks for information.

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[Samiiam]

11:06 PM on 01/18/2011

I remember after a day with three kids at the park in the 1970's I could not find a place to get a stiff drink there. I needed to go to fantasyland and there was no way to get there until we got back to the hotel.

[KIVPossum]

08:15 PM on 01/18/2011

The biggest problem with Disney World is so many kids. They need to close it off and make it 18 and older at least one day a week

[Susan Bosworth]

10:04 AM on 01/19/2011

Sure. They should also charge the ticket prices that they had in 1980. While we are at it I move that one day a week at the mall there are no teenagers allowed.

[MrsFreeze]

12:58 PM on 01/19/2011

"The biggest problem with Disney World is so many kids."

I'm going to have to process that one for a while...

[kvolovesart]

07:25 PM on 01/18/2011

Awesome...that place has been pretty much the same since I was a kid back in the 70's...looking forward to it...the roller coaster sounds cool...love the Disney princesses too :)

[RGKahn]

06:06 PM on 01/18/2011

It is about time. There has be little or no updating of Fantasyland since the park opened in the mid 70s. In fact that whole part of Disney World, Adventureland and Tomorrowland need work done on them as well.