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    A More Contemporary Tower

    11/26/07 The new Fantasia store has opened.

    11/15/07
    The new Fantasia store is nearing completion on the Grand Concourse level. The new store appears to have exactly followed the displayed concept art. If work finishes on its current path, the new store is expected to open around Thanksgiving Weekend.


    8/23/07
    Concept art has been hung on construction walls for the new Fantasia Shop that will re-place the collection of Kiosks in the central area at the one end of the Concourse. The concept art depicts an elongated open air (no ceiling) store with large Mickey Mouse Icon Frame entrances at both ends. Besides the construction walls, no further work has progressed on the new store likely delaying the opening from its tentative "August 2007" date.


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    11/26/07 Almost 6 full months after being internally announced, Epcot has opened two new snack kiosks in the World Showcase section of the park. The kiosks are named Promenade Refreshments and Fife and Drum Tavern, they are located at the World Showcase entrance to Future World and the American Adventure pavilion, respectively. Both locations feature the same menu, which is as follows:
    Turkey Leg $5.75
    Hot Dog $4.25
    Hot Dog with Chips $6.25
    Souvenir Bucket of Popcorn $3.75
    Box of Popcorn $2.75
    Pretzel $3.50
    cheese Sauce $1.00
    Strawberry, Banana, Cappuccino or Tropical Smoothies $4.25
    Soft Serve Ice Cream Served in a Waffle Cone $4.00
    Frozen Lemonade $3.50
    Coca-Cola Fountain Products $2.25
    Coca-Cola Fountain Products in a Souvenir Mug $4.50
    Dasani Bottled Water $1.25 & $2.00
    Michelobe Ultra, Michelobe or Seasonal Selection Draft Beer $6.25
    Both locations do participate as Snack Locations on the Disney Dining Plan. They currently are accepting Snack Credits for all items Non-Souvenir items priced at or below $4.00.

    6/2/07
    Epcot Cast have reported that two new snack locations are planned for Epcot.
    A new snack kiosk is reportedly planned to be added near the vicinity of the the American Gardens Theater. Additionally, a new snack and beverage kiosk is reportedly planned for to be placed at the World Showcase entrance to Future World. While no hard time table has been reported, both kiosks are reported to start installation Summer 2007.

    Dino Dig

    11/15/07 Ground has recently been broken and site preparation work is underway for the forthcoming T-Rex restaurant.

    10/22/07
    The location of the forthcoming T-Rex restaurant has been publicly revealed. The walls that have been constructed for ground breaking now display advertisements for the new restaurant and an opening date of "Summer 2008".

    10/1/07
    It appear that groundbreaking for the T-Rex restaurant may soon begin. The internally described area has now been sectioned off with construction barricades.

    5/8/07The Ground breaking and construction of Landry's T-Rex Restaurant has been internally announced as a near term construction project for the Downtown Disney Area. The construction area has been described as the area in between Ronald's Fun House and the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant. (see INTERCOT's Downtown Disney Dining Guide map for visual)


    An Enchanted Entrance


    11/15/07 The Disney-MGM Studios has introduced the first park-appearance of a character from the upcoming film Enchanted. Giselle has debuted as the Grand Marshall of the Hollywood Holly-Day Parade, which started earlier this week. As Grand Marshall, Giselle rides down the parade route in a horse drawn carriage prior to the start of the parade. Currently, the parade is her only form of in-park appearance.

    A Straw Surprise


    11/15/07 Due to frequent Guest comments, the Animal Kingdom park has recently introduced straws at its dining locations park wide. In keeping with park policy, the straws are animal safe and biodegradable. The straws are reportedly composed of wax coated paper.

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    Room Reshuffling

    11/15/07 Character Cast have reported that auditions for the new Fairies line-up has recently been conducted. The anticipated opening date of the Fairies Room at the Toontown Hall of Fame has been clarified from "Early 2008" to "Spring 2008".

    10/30/07
    Toontown Hall of Fame has opened a second Disney Princess Room after a retrofitting refurbishment. Despite the addition of the room the number of Princesses has not been increased, rather the capacity to see the same Princesses
    line-up has just been doubled. Hence upon entry Guests now only see signs for the Princess Room and the Disney Pals room, although there are still three physically separate rooms.

    Adding to further changes, it is currently rumorued amongst Character Cast that the current Disney Pals room will be retrofit to become a Disney Fairies Room later this Fall. In support of these rumours, Cast have reported that audition notices were recently posted backstage for Tinker Bell and several other of the Disney Fairies. According to the rumours, the characters typically appearing in the Disney Pals room would be re-located around Toontown Fair near their namesake attractions as a result of the change. The Fairies Room is rumoured to open Early 2008.



    A Castle Christmas

    11/12/07 See Official Press Release Below

    11/7/07
    Entertainment Cast have reported that the Castle Dreamlights (lighting of Cinderella Castle) is scheduled to have its Grand Debut November 12, 2007. Although it has yet to be publicly announced, Entertainment Cast have also reported that the show is scheduled to be held nightly during regular park hours during the Holiday Season. So far, public announcements have only referenced it as a highlight of the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas party.


    9/11/07
    The Magic Kingdom park has internally announced that the Cinderella Castle Christmas Overlay is scheduled to start on-site preparation today (9/11), including the arrival of the crane on-site. The announcment further clarified that the crane work is tentatively scheduled to end Late October, although the overlay work (sans the crane) may continue up-to the debut in Mid-November. It has also been clarified that the use of the crane during regular park house is scheduled to be restricted to morning hours only

    Tides of Change

    11/7/07 Work to convert the former Superstar Studios location on Pleasure Island to the new Curl shop has begun. Signs on the construction walls outside the location have now publicly announced the forthcoming Curl retail location. The signs, however, only list an opening date of "Coming Soon".

    6/29/07 It has been internally announced that the new Sammy Duval Watersports shop will be called "Curl". It was further announced that the shop will feature surf-wear and surfing accessories.


    5/23/07 Disney has filed a Leasing Agreement for one of its currently dormant Please Island retail locations. According to the documentation, Sammy Duval Watersports will lease the former Superstar Studios retail location. No date was documented for the beginning of the lease period nor its contractual length.
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    Oh, be still my heart! A chance to meet Tink, and maybe Rani, Prilla, et al? I think I've just found my excuse to start planning the next trip! DD9 will FLIP!

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    Oh boy! I hope it's true they'll light the Cinderella Castle Dreamlights every night during the holiday season...we'll be at WDW Thanksgiving week and there are no MVMCPs scheduled that week.

    Thanks for the update, Jason!
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    Thanks for the info. I can't wait to see the lights when we are there next week. so far it looks incredible.
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    Thousands of Twinkly Crystal Lights Create Icy Cascade

    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A dazzling new lighting spectacle is transforming the iconic Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort into a glimmering, shimmering ice palace at holiday time.

    Bathed in more than 200,000 tiny white lights, the castle glows and glistens as "Cinderella's Holiday Wish" delights Magic Kingdom guests nightly, starting Nov. 12.

    "We are thrilled to be adding this brilliant new castle spectacle to the holiday festivities at Walt Disney World this season and for seasons to come," said Francois Leroux, vice president of Walt Disney World Entertainment. "This glistening holiday enchantment creates perfect fairytale magic for this festive time of year."

    "For a park aglow in holiday magic, this becomes the new and eye-filling superstar," added Disney Entertainment show producer Rob Hamberg who supervised the weeks-long rigging of the turrets and towers for the light show. "Nothing will rival 'Cinderella's Holiday Wish' for sheer visual spectacle."

    And what a spectacle.

    As if suddenly dusted in a million ice crystals, Cinderella Castle shines like the galaxies, adding to the wintertime wonderment of the holidays at Florida's Vacation Kingdom.

    Fun Facts


    To transform Cinderella's fairytale castle into a magical ice palace it took...

    Five weeks and 65 elves
    Two cranes
    15 miles of cables, cut and dyed castle colors, supporting...
    32,000 square feet of fishing nets, supporting...
    200,000 energy-efficient LEDs, interspersed with...
    500 strobes
    One Fairy Godmother working some very special magic...

    "Show Before the Glow" Stars Disney Characters

    To mirthful holiday music, Mickey, Minnie and the gang appear onstage, admiring the festive lights illuminating Main Street, U.S.A. But what to do about the darkened, unadorned castle?

    As they bandy about ideas, the Fairy Godmother suddenly appears. It is Cinderella who should rightfully decide, she insists.

    Enter the princess herself, with her Prince Charming. All agree with Cinderella that her castle should sparkle the way her beloved glass slippers do -- like shimmering ice and snow.

    With a wave of Fairy Godmother's wand -- and guests joining in to make the wish come true -- Cinderella Castle magically morphs into a glorious wintry confection, twinkling in the sky. "The castle suddenly shines like a glistening blanket of ice," explained Disney show writer/director Alan Bruun. "Guests won't believe their eyes at the spectacle as Cinderella's holiday wish comes true."

    Show times will be nightly at 5:45 p.m. Cinderella Castle aglow will also play a supporting role in other Magic Kingdom entertainment such as live stage shows, the nighttime fireworks extravaganza "Holiday Wishes," and the after-hours Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, a specially-ticketed event featuring the new "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade."

    Like a global necklace, dazzling castle lighting spectacles also adorn Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland Resort. Disneyland Paris, now marking its 15th anniversary, started the castle lighting tradition in 2005 when Leroux conceived the concept.
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    How wonderful Does anyone know how long it will last? We are arriving on Sunday, January 6 for the last night of the Osborne Lights and would love to be able to see this as well!
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    All I can say is WOW!!! I had some ideas in my mind of how the castle was going to look when they got done, but this is AMAZING!!! I actually got teary-eyed just reading the post. We're leaving in just 11 days, and this is going to be the PERFECT way to kick off our first full evening there.

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    Wow! This is going to be such a treat to see. It looks spectacular in the picture so I'm sure it's breathtaking in person. We're going the 9-17 of Dec...can't wait. And just to add a little humor, does this kinda remind anyone else of National Lampoons Christmas Vacation....'250,000 Italian Imported Twinkling Lights! Drum Roll Please....Drum Roll!' I just love that movie, Clark W. Griswold is the greatest!
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    Wow that is so cool!!! 18 more days and I can see it!!!
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    ......would also like to know the ending date of this spectacular spectacle.

    Our trip is Jan 2-12. P-L-E-A-S-E tell me it will still be 'happening'.....
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    WOW!!!! that castle looks FANTASTIC!!! It never seems to amaze me and dw, but WDW just knows what to do. we will be at WDW for the first time during the holiday season for a long weekend, and now that we've seen the picture of the castle and what they're planning to do is a plus. we'll also be doing Mickey's Very Merry Xmas Party

    let the countdown begin

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    WOW, I can't wait to see this it looks awesome. 12 days to go.
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    Does anyone know how long this will last? I'd LOVE to see the castle like that in person and we're going to WDW in Jan.
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    Wow!! I'm so jealous of the people going this year -- I sure hope they do it again next year!! It's beautiful!! I was wondering as I read the post how the castle would look during the daytime - but then realized we were there while at least half the lights must've been up in October -- and I couldn't tell at all!! Hadn't even remembered they were preparing for this. Way to go, Disney!
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    It would be worth a trip down to WDW just to see this!
    spectacular!!
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    We will arrive on Wednesday the 14th. I'm all giddy just thinking about it. When we got married (11/15/97) the castle was a huge pink cake and now on our 10th anniversary it will be all twinkling and beautiful. I will take tons of pictures. I hit a sale on memory cards, I have enough cards for 8,000 or more pictures.

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    I would also like to know how long this light show will run. Heading down for MLK week

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    Quote Originally Posted by tennantsrwe View Post
    Wow! This is going to be such a treat to see. It looks spectacular in the picture so I'm sure it's breathtaking in person. We're going the 9-17 of Dec...can't wait. And just to add a little humor, does this kinda remind anyone else of National Lampoons Christmas Vacation....'250,000 Italian Imported Twinkling Lights! Drum Roll Please....Drum Roll!' I just love that movie, Clark W. Griswold is the greatest!
    Yes I could see the electric meter spinning furiously for this one. And Clark Griswold is great, I like his brother too (there's nothing like Hamburger Helper on the grill!) This effect/show sounds absolutely breathtaking my only question is once the castle is lit will it stay this way the rest of the night? Can't wait to get there and see it in person I can tell from the description that no picture would do this justice.
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