Fantasyland Expansion - Part 2
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That's a good point..I think a lot of realism went into Fantasyland when it should be the exact opposite..Fantasyland should feel like just that, a Fantasy Land with exaggerated architecture and buildings
Mmk, well after now being able to say that I've done literally EVERYTHING in New Fantasyland (other than Seven Dwarves Mine Train, of course), I'll let y'all know how I feel about it.
1. Ariel's Undersea Adventure - I've never been to Disneyland, so I didn't really know what exactly I was in store for other than going in there knowing it was an omnimover themed to The Little Mermaid. The queue was fantastic and the interactive portion was interesting. The ride itself was pretty cool, although Ariel's face(s) needs some work. "Kiss The Girl" Ariel had a lazy eye as well. Really cool ride though.
2. Enchanted Tales With Belle - REALLY cool. Disney definitely outdid themselves here. I can see capacity becoming an issue very fast, however. Cast previews had waits over 45mins and with the way one of the exits is set up, the line had to be cut off at the entrance to allow guests to exit the attraction (at a 45min wait). The crowds that'll be showing up come time for the Grand Reveal and in the summer months won't be pretty here.
3. Be Our Guest - I had the privilege of eating here for both lunch and dinner on Monday. Lunch was more "magical" than dinner, if you want to put it like that. The ordering, seating, and food delivery system was definitely unique and really really cool. We split the croque monsieur for lunch and it was delicious. Sat in the West Wing for lunch. No need to pay for drinks (at least not now) because you get them yourself at a fountain. Dinner was absolutely spectacular. We had a windowside table in the ballroom! They don't lie when they say that their french onion soup is the best. We split entrees of cornish hen and ratatouille and both were very good. For dessert, I highly recommend the strawberry cupcake. Also, don't forget to ask your server to "try the grey stuff." If they ask if it's your birthday, just go with it. It's well worth it.
1. Ariel's Undersea Adventure - I've never been to Disneyland, so I didn't really know what exactly I was in store for other than going in there knowing it was an omnimover themed to The Little Mermaid. The queue was fantastic and the interactive portion was interesting. The ride itself was pretty cool, although Ariel's face(s) needs some work. "Kiss The Girl" Ariel had a lazy eye as well. Really cool ride though.
2. Enchanted Tales With Belle - REALLY cool. Disney definitely outdid themselves here. I can see capacity becoming an issue very fast, however. Cast previews had waits over 45mins and with the way one of the exits is set up, the line had to be cut off at the entrance to allow guests to exit the attraction (at a 45min wait). The crowds that'll be showing up come time for the Grand Reveal and in the summer months won't be pretty here.
3. Be Our Guest - I had the privilege of eating here for both lunch and dinner on Monday. Lunch was more "magical" than dinner, if you want to put it like that. The ordering, seating, and food delivery system was definitely unique and really really cool. We split the croque monsieur for lunch and it was delicious. Sat in the West Wing for lunch. No need to pay for drinks (at least not now) because you get them yourself at a fountain. Dinner was absolutely spectacular. We had a windowside table in the ballroom! They don't lie when they say that their french onion soup is the best. We split entrees of cornish hen and ratatouille and both were very good. For dessert, I highly recommend the strawberry cupcake. Also, don't forget to ask your server to "try the grey stuff." If they ask if it's your birthday, just go with it. It's well worth it.
Gaston's was pretty cheery and well lit when I was there yesterday... It's squeaky clean with gameboards, a kept fireplace, and vastly different architecture. It wasn't as EPIC as Gastons (i.e. no authentic taxidermy or alcohol) but I don't think they are visually similar at all in that it isn't a rundown, filthy and cryptic eatery. Part of the reason you may feel that there's "Animal Kingdom theming" in FLE is because FL hasn't has a real expansion since it's conception and DAK is the last place to get a real expansion with modern-day treatment. But looking around the preexisting FL...
...you can see they were going for something similar to FLE, only were working in the 1970's and not in the 2010's. Pinocchio borrows architecture from his region (Germany) the same way Gaston borrows from his.
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He looks like uh huh this cost you 450 million dollars??!!
He was probably thinking "so this is the competition...seriously?".
So the Disney Parks Blog posted this picture:
Does the guy with the sunglasses and blue shirt in the front look familiar to anyone?
This is a priceless! Woodbury's face says it all.
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So the Disney Parks Blog posted this picture:
Does the guy with the sunglasses and blue shirt in the front look familiar to anyone?
Woodbury says: "My castle is better than yours."
I have to wonder why they would post a picture of the head of Universal Creative on the Disney Parks Blog. And even odder is they didn't even identify him. What is the point of posting his pic if they don't say who it is?
