Preview and grand opening dates announced for the new Fantasyland
Aug 8th 2012 at 4:43After over 2 years of planning and building, Disney have today announced the preview and grand opening dates of the new Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom. Earlier this year the first phase of the expansion, Storybook Circus was opened.
Disney announced that Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid, Be Our Guest Restaurant, Enchanted Tales with Belle, Ariel's Grotto, Gaston's Tavern and Bonjour! Village Gifts will open for preview on November 19 2012, with the land's grand opening set to take place on December 6, 2012.
The remaining sections of Storybook Circus are also set to open before the grand opening.
From the official Disney Parks Blog:
Today we’re thrilled to announce that the grand opening of New Fantasyland will take place on December 6, 2012. Attractions included in this opening are Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid, Be Our Guest Restaurant, Enchanted Tales with Belle, Ariel’s Grotto, Gaston’s Tavern and Bonjour! Village Gifts.
Previews of these attractions will begin November 19.
As previously planned, the New Fantasyland expansion will continue with the opening of Princess Fairytale Hall in 2013 and the debut of a new Disney “mountain” in the form of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in 2014.
The Storybook Circus section of the New Fantasyland expansion, which includes Barnstormer – Starring the Great Goofini, the Casey Jr. Splash & Soak Station, and Dumbo the Flying Elephant, opened to guests in July.
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