The Original New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom

The Original New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom - UnBuilt Disney

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/ themeparkstop New Fantasyland was the biggest expansion in Magic Kingdom's history, but not everything went as planned. Here's how the project changed and evolved, mostly for the better, as it was built from 2009 to 2014.
Opening in phases, New Fantasyland was touted as the largest single expansion to the Magic Kingdom since it opened in 1971. The expansion added a few new areas to the land, along with several new rides, attractions, and dining options. It was also a good use of empty spaces created by not replacing previously closed attractions around the area. But what we got wasn't exactly what was first announced a few years earlier. Let's look back at how a princess-centric expansion was reevaluated, and actually improved, at Magic Kingdom's New Fantasyland.
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Original footage by Cheryl Marshall. Additional clips by Alicia Stella.
VIDEO SOURCES
New Fantasyland Commercial: • New Fantasyland Commer...
New Fantasyland Announcement 2009: • Disney World Fantasyla...
Magic of Walt Disney World 1972: • Video
Ariel's Grotto 2000: • INTERCOT: Ariel's Grot...
Pooh's Playful Spot: • Magic Kingdom's Pooh's...
Hidden Nautilus: • How to find the hidden...
Tangled Bathrooms: • Tangled Fantasyland re...
Barnstormer Ride: • Barnstormer Starring G...
Mickey's Toontown Fair: • Mickey's Toontown Fair...
Tinkerbell Commercial: • Disney anti-piracy com...
New Fantasyland Model: • D23 Carousel of Projec...
Storybook Circus Characters: • Pete's Silly Sideshow ...
Storybook Circus Casey Jr: • Casey Jr. Splash 'N' S...
Tom Staggs Presentation: • Tom Skaggs Media Prese...
Snow White's Scary Adventures: • Snow White's Scary Adv...
Behind the Scenes Little Mermaid: • Building Under the Sea...
Building The Little Mermaid: • The Little Mermaid ~ A...
Behind the Scenes Belle's Village: • Belle's Village in New...
Behind the Scenes Princess Fairytale Hall: • Making of Princess Fai...
Mine Train POV: • Seven Dwarfs Mine Trai...
Mine Train Opening: • Seven Dwarfs Mine Trai...
Behind the Scenes Mine Train Cars: • Designing Seven Dwarf ...
Behind the Scenes Fairytale Hall/Mine Train: • Making Seven Dwarfs Mi...
IMAGE SOURCES
Groundbreaking Announcement 2010: disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...
Announcement of Changes 2011: disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...
Fantasyland Skyway Station: www.imagineeringdisney.com/blo...
New Fantasyland Model: www.imagineeringdisney.com/blo...
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Removed: www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/...
New Fantasyland Original Plans: www.silive.com/goofy_about_di...
New Fantasyland Geared to Girls: www.silive.com/goofy_about_di...
Goofy Coaster Sign: micechat.com/miceage/kevinyee/...
Original Mine Train Layout: forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/o...
Final Mine Train Layout: www.flickr.com/photos/6363187...
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@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

What UnBuilt attractions would you like to see covered next?

@ninafriel2714 4 жыл бұрын

Galaxy’s Edge - what was promised (yay!) versus what we got (yay ... ish)

@walrus8636 4 жыл бұрын

Nina Friel also it’s original plans take over Disneyland’s Tomorrowland!

@mikelgarner3087 4 жыл бұрын

Western River Expedition (probably would’ve been a more well received replacement to WDW’s Splash Mountain if they planned to revive the concept), Fire Mountain, and/or Villains/Bald Mountain

@realzacharycrook 4 жыл бұрын

The Great Muppet Movie Ride!

@jorgebarr5303 4 жыл бұрын

Fire Mountain

@Emplordxiii 4 жыл бұрын

Permanent Meet and greet areas, always a waste of space. Disney characters roaming around the area is much better, it gives the land more life and makes the encounters more magical to guests.

@joshg1845 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Getting rid of prime real estate for a dark ride in fantasyland (where Snow Whites Scary Adventure was) for a princess meet and greet is such a tragedy

@carminecdinoproductions 3 жыл бұрын

Same! Certain meet-and-greet areas can be temporary!

@Nopi9 3 жыл бұрын

The problem as is always with Disney is park capacity. Set meet and greet areas are a cheap way to occupy time therefore freeing up lines at rides. And whilst having characters walking around is always nice if that was the only way to meet those characters with the crowd sizes it would be chaos.

@sideeswipe 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshg1845 we didn’t need two Snow White themed rides so it makes sense

@joshg1845 2 жыл бұрын

@@sideeswipe I didnt say it had to be Snow White. Im saying any dark ride makes more sense than a permanent space for the same 4 characters

@samuelblank4046 4 жыл бұрын

Didn't know how much was cut from seven dwarfs. Will love to see the original toy story land and how it changed at Hollywood studios

@carminecdinoproductions 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I’d like to see the Toy Story Land video happen!

@McBoomFly 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why magic kingdom never got a Cinderella dark ride, it makes complete sense in Orlando’s fantasyland. Oh well.

@Texaslawhorn 4 жыл бұрын

"Cinderella" is my favorite Disney film so I would love a Cinderella ride!

@carminecdinoproductions 3 жыл бұрын

A dark ride with impressive ride vehicles would be pretty cool for both Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland!

@zarajenkins6948 Жыл бұрын

I've always wondered that! A Cinderella dark ride would be amazing

@AMagicProduction 4 жыл бұрын

If only we got a Beauty and the Beast dark ride as well...

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe, someday.

@raphaelmarquez9650 4 жыл бұрын

At least we're getting one at Tokyo Disneyland.

@happiestplace3754 4 жыл бұрын

Florida doesn't deserve it, California does.

@monovision566 4 жыл бұрын

The Mine Train is such a lot of excitement over nothing. The queue is more fun than the ride, even for kids.

@Texaslawhorn 4 жыл бұрын

Sadly, I agree. It's a nice ride - I love the jewel mine - but it's missing something.

@jrriddle77 4 жыл бұрын

To me both iterations of the new Fantasy Land expansions were/are pretty underwhelming, but so far it looks like Tokyo is finally spending the money to do it correctly.

@joyholmes254 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love Tokyo. They have the balls to take stuff to the next level. Love WDW and DL, but Tokyo is my dream park just because the Imagineers have the freedom to do what they want.

@carminecdinoproductions Жыл бұрын

Yep. I’d love to see better expansions to Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom with better rides and less meet-and-greet experiences. The Beast’s castle should be bigger and could incorporate both the Beauty and the Beast dark ride and the Be Our Guest restaurant and the Tangled area could include the proposed boat-themed spinner ride from the Paris resort!

@wee-senchoo7025 4 жыл бұрын

I believe seven dwarves mine train has shanghai disneyland to thank. This was initially planned for that park but was "borrowed" for Magic Kingdom.

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

That makes sense. It was probably being designed around the same time they were looking for something more exciting for New Fantasyland, even though Shanghai wouldn’t open until two years after Mine Train opened at Magic Kingdom.

@nilazabala5733 4 жыл бұрын

cool video as always! my dad actually worked on new fantasyland (specifically, building the new queue for dumbo) and he once took me w him bc he needed to talk to one of his workers or something- i stayed in the car but i have a vivid memory of seeing what might've been an ariel figurine/animatronic thing? that was def a highlight for 11 year-old me lol. unfortunately we never actually got to go to the opening bc we moved the summer b4 it opened but we finally visited magic kingdom in 2017 and my dad could NOT stop talking about how he built this this and that lmao

@Sedlan18 4 жыл бұрын

Personally I don't like the idea of tearing down rides just to replace them with permanent meet and greets.

@srarcade 4 жыл бұрын

I still really miss Snow Whites Scary Adventure. Surely they could have built the Princess Hall elsewhere and still saved a classic ride but image is everything.

@raphaelmarquez9650 4 жыл бұрын

Having two rides of the same IP located in two different places within the same park would feel inconsistent, hence why they moved the Mad Tea Party next to the Alice dark ride when Anaheim had its own New Fantasyland in the early 80's.

@old_time_fun_with_disney7881 4 жыл бұрын

Disney should've kept SWSA. I wish they would've at least replaced it with another dark ride. It's really a downgrade to change a ride into a meet 'n' greet building.

@carminecdinoproductions 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna see a different princess-centric dark ride to take its place!

@BlueRaz21 4 жыл бұрын

I have been searching far and wide for information on this land. Thank you

@codyandlogan 4 жыл бұрын

I’m actually glad they decided against so many permanent meet and greet locations. The end result was much better in my opinion! Seven Dwarfs Mine Train has got to be one of my favorite rides in Magic Kingdom!

@TyrellDunn 4 жыл бұрын

They should just bring back a greater version of Mickey’s Toontown Fair

@StorybookAmusement 4 жыл бұрын

I love all the details in here! And of course, the narration is 😙👌🏻 * chef’s kiss * I love the touch of Goofy reusing part of his barn to make the new sign. 😁

@tlw1950 4 жыл бұрын

I hate meet and greets but the Chateau housing a Cinderella dark ride and the Woodcutter’s Cottage containing a Sleeping Beauty dark ride would have been fabulous!

@Texaslawhorn 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@jimdotbeep 4 жыл бұрын

The Dwarves walking along the landscape like int eh movie would have been *amazing* 😔

@corycoral7072 4 жыл бұрын

Biggest mistake was shortening seven dwarfs ride.. massive line always ended with a disappointment with its quick run time

@brycevo 4 жыл бұрын

I wish we got more Tangled. This is so interesting. And we really did get a better version

@happiestplace3754 4 жыл бұрын

You don't love the Tangled Toilets??!!

@kotarokato8665 4 жыл бұрын

Tangled new attraction and Pixie Hollow area are coming to Tokyo Disney Sea in 2023.

@carminecdinoproductions 3 жыл бұрын

Same! I want a Tangled dark ride to replace Princess Fairytale Hall or another dark ride to replace it!

@BungieStudios 2 жыл бұрын

What armor is that?

@brycevo 2 жыл бұрын

@@BungieStudios my pfp? That's the Halo Infinite Spartan Mk.VII in Anniversary green and the Bryce visor

@cammysan 4 жыл бұрын

Omg the cast member outside BOG is one finger pointing.

@dawsonvlogs4793 4 жыл бұрын

Okay, they have to do something with the beasts’ castle. It’s so cheap looking.

@dratelectasis 4 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting weeks for a new "unBuilt" after Cartoon World. That video was amazing

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@doguparker6013 4 жыл бұрын

Pixie hollow is an amazing tiny place! It should stay!

@johnphazzleton 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Alicia. Wow, I remember that skyway.. lucky to ride in just before it closed. Grest video.

@OoNicksteroO 4 жыл бұрын

A big thank you to you and your entire team! Love the vids!

@BungieStudios 2 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of content I was looking for.

@nickellfrancis1128 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alicia Stella I love the o.d days when we first went to Disney good times take care

@taylerjones2986 4 жыл бұрын

Great video I remember when they announced this expansion with the sleeping beauty and cinderella themes. I thought it was cool but I'm glad they went back to the drawing board and change it. Went for the first time last year and it was amazing. So its interesting to see what could of been. In the end im glad they change things. :)

@severussnape835 4 жыл бұрын

YOUR VIDEOS ARE SOOOOOO GOOD! u deserve WAYYYYY more subscribers!

@LaurensTravels 4 жыл бұрын

I got to do a preview of this land before it opened which was fun. I wanted a lot more from the Beast’s castle. We have family photos from the old grotto too. I would’ve loved to see anything with the 3 fairies! Great job with this video as usual! 😊

@Texaslawhorn 4 жыл бұрын

The Beast's castle is kind of pathetic looking. I now notice a really big lack of anything regarding "Sleeping Beauty."

@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

It’s not what was originally announced but it’s still a great area of the park. Glad they came up with Mine Train. Such a cool ride with amazing animatronics

@freddy902 Жыл бұрын

As usual another great video.

@kevinbhieey9188 4 жыл бұрын

I think you should find all the Disney projects that DIDN'T have budget cuts before opening. But then that would be a very short video. On that note, I am actually interested in seeing an updated "Epcot Changes" video with all the stuff they immediately eliminated from that plan. Sort of a "D23 Epcot Broken Promises" video. It's one thing to make public announcements and not follow through with them - things happen - but people paid $89 for what was basically a long commercial and now most of it was lies. And that wouldn't even be that much of a problem if there was any hope of this stuff appearing just a year or two late, but we know most of this will just get swept under the rug and promptly forgotten. Just like the last time Disney had "big plans" for Epcot (see Project Gemini, which would be a great lead-in to this though, in regular Disney fashion, the Guardians coaster is a product of that earlier Project, coming back to life after a couple decades living up in the blue sky). Disney doesn't need a pandemic to eliminate things, as it's their company mission: Stockholders first, park guests 28th! Look at how quickly they oiled up the chopping block after reopening. That certainly wasn't for guests, who are getting fewer experiences, yet are still paying $109. And most of what they are now cutting from the Epcot plan is theming! How much are they really saving not building this Moana micro-neighborhood? I've said it before, but it deserves repeating: This Epcot "Project" wasn't "fantastic"; it was OVERDUE! Epcot hasn't gotten a NEW ride since 2005! And when was the last new country pavilion? Yet the price has somehow skyrocketed from $59.75 that year to $109 now. IN SLOW SEASON. Normally summer would be $139! And what has Universal done? Yeah, many of their attractions did replace previous attractions, but people would be hard-pressed to claim things hadn't improved greatly at those parks in the same 15 years. At least it hasn't been a bunch of Meet 'n' Greets, right? So all of this would be a great video, actually.

@joyholmes254 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard that the only things that aren’t being done is the Mary Poppins expansion at the UK Pavilion and the Spaceship Earth refurb, but they’ve only been delayed and not eliminated. Apparently they removed both scenes from the EPCOT Experience, but that was all that they removed. Has more been cut?

@johngosbee5574 4 жыл бұрын

It's passe, but Nintendo in USO Fievel area. I recently binged some older Theme Park vlogs, and you would (not) believe the rock solid confidence about Nintendo coming soon (and Ministry of Magic). Yes, I know work walls up and plans approved by city. But confidence is still amazing...

@gustavoschnurr1907 4 жыл бұрын

"Featuring beautifully decorated..... b-a-t-h-r-o-o-m-s."

@robj7481 4 жыл бұрын

I wish they had built a Matterhorn ride in World Showcase in the Swiss pavilion as originally planned. But I guess that evolved into Expedition Everest.

@Drebe73 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thanks for this.

@jaydenchrist6152 4 жыл бұрын

Thx gosh we got te new fantasyland we have today teh old one seems like a meet and greet nightmare

@lifewithadam4583 4 жыл бұрын

we need a cinderella dark ride or something

@YourPrimoBrian 4 жыл бұрын

FIRST!! Been loving all the updates and vlogs lately! These meet and greets are good ideas and I'm sure if done in similar style to Enchanted Tales with Belle, would have been great. However I agree this would have been a bit much if all of them would have been completed. Mine Train is a much better use of the space.

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

I’m a big fan of Mine Train. I think it’s the perfect centerpiece for the Enchanted Forest. The good news is, with the Belle’s magical mirror moment, (and a gorgeous restaurant and tavern,) it sounds like they kept the best meet and greet out of the bunch.

@YourPrimoBrian 4 жыл бұрын

@@ThemeParkStop Very True, although a transforming gown moment for Cinderella sounds interesting and I would have loved to see that too. Maybe thats something we could get one day. Probably not high on the priority list for them at the moment though.

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

Search for cosplay Cinderella changing dress online. There’s some great versions of it made by fans out there!

@Texaslawhorn 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else notice that "Sleeping Beauty" really doesn't have much of a presence anymore? Do people not like her as much now? She should have her own dark ride with the marvelous Maleficent intimidating the onlookers.

@michaelgrise2540 4 жыл бұрын

They are lucky to have changed the meet and greets given how the current pandemic

@EEvtg Жыл бұрын

It's a shame they shortened 7 Dwarfs Mine Train so much since it's a noticeably short ride. Especially considering it replaced a classic opening day dark ride.

@theboyscout0156 4 жыл бұрын

You should do a Video on the Backlot tour, like history, changes, etc

@mattbrewster8051 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know whether you folks have ever heard of any plan to move it's a small world to EPCOT. If that was done, the building that had contained it would be large enough to fit three or four dark rides, with enough room for a crooked little European street!

@chubbs2067 4 жыл бұрын

I love this series of videos among the best on your channel. I would like to know more about MGM/Hollywood studios, I heard some rumors about more Roger Rabbit and Muppets cancellations.

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

Those are definitely some topics I’d love to discuss. Glad you like the videos so far!

@angelmsceeangel9790 4 жыл бұрын

I was one of the Lucky ones who actually rode ALL of those OLD Rides! I miss them! 😪 That's one thing I don't like bout places getting rid of OLD to ADD something NEW!! Why not have both? Some people like Retro stuff these days. The Only Ride I never got to go on was Space Mountain. My Mom was terrified of it & pregnant. So if she don't go, neither did you! It's ALL GOOD!! I know she Cares ❤ for Us & of course Loves Us ALL! 😇

@zarajenkins6948 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear about the Mount Fuji ride that was going to come to Japan, wasn't it going to be a simulator bullet train and then a Matterhorn style rollercoaster through Mount Fuji?

@chimneysweep0754 4 жыл бұрын

I kinda liked the idea of cinderella´s chateau, but she already has enough of a presence in the park. Maybe they should add that meet and greet inside the castle.

@geraldinegreene1853 4 жыл бұрын

They should have kept the enchanted forest but with more rides and more focused on fairytales in general rather than only princesses. They should have kept the the dwarfs walking on log scene this ride should have been longer.

@mitchellries256 4 жыл бұрын

I like this idea very much but I can't say I like the replacement of Snow White's Scary Adventures with a Princess Fairy Tale Hall as the space for a new meet and greet feels to small for that of a former dark ride. Maybe they should've still built the Fairy Tale Hall in it's own private space in the new Fantasyland and replaced Snow White's Scary Adventures with the former/popular Mr. Toad's Wild Ride or a brand new dark ride that never existed there such as Pinocchio's Daring Journey.

@Texaslawhorn 4 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@danalexander6049 4 жыл бұрын

It's a crime that those Mickey's Birthdayland tents still exist. So weird that Florida has 2 Dumbo rides. They should have added an actual Casey Jr. ride. Barnstormer could have been an Alice Caterpillar coaster. So many missed opportunities for this Fantasyland.

@DarthDaddy-cg6ro 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@scataplaft 4 жыл бұрын

I really wish It's a Small World was rebuilt outside the MK, like in Disneyland, with the entrance in the tents area. Kind of like in Hong Kong maybe... the current location is terrible and could be opened up to Rivers of America for a new Fantasyland"wing" (at least 2 new rides could be built. Maybe Tangled and Pinocchio...)

@yetifromexpeditioneverest7400 3 жыл бұрын

Geyser Mountain or the Fuji Coaster or Rhine River Cruise or Thames River Cruise

@danielstevens8610 3 жыл бұрын

This was when they were trying to catch up to Universal Groundbreaking Harry Potter. Took them a few years to catch up though, this didn’t compare. And honestly, as much as I love Galaxies edge, I still don’t think it compares either

@DZstudios. 4 жыл бұрын

Le Fou the brew!

@tristanbrown7172 4 жыл бұрын

Can you go over the unbuilt things in Toy Story Land?

@Double-R-Nothing 3 жыл бұрын

I'm actually OK with how New Fantasyland ended up from it's original concept. I'm pretty sure I, a 20 year old bearded guy, would get dirty looks if I walked into half of these planned attractions.

@Rainbowcrafties1234 2 жыл бұрын

It is my dream I want to go to fantasy land

@ottot3221 4 жыл бұрын

For such a crowded and popular park the 7DMT is much too short and because of that has terrible capacity. I also think Dombo's presents is too big, the fab five deserve a land.

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

As beautiful as it is now, I kinda feel like Dumbo lost a bit of its magic when they moved it out of Fantasyland proper. Flying around the center of the busy land was half the appeal.

@mr.funnyboyhaha 4 жыл бұрын

Hi I like you videos

@anthonyzentefis6150 4 жыл бұрын

Meet and greet the land

@amandadadesky5192 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still mad about Pixie Hollow getting cut. *grump*

@gregramirez2935 2 жыл бұрын

What about our new Fantasyland. I forgot that the original Disneyland is the bastard.

@samwilliams9919 4 жыл бұрын

Forever better we didn’t get the beauty and the beast dark ride

@magicalmousers 4 жыл бұрын

I wish they stick to the original concept. Would of been nice to see pixie hallow and where Cinderella lived too. I always thought they were finally going to renovate the tea cups ride. The roof needs style almost like in the one in Paris

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

Well, Cinderella lives in the castle now. I think it would’ve been weird to see her in her evil stepmothers home personally. Although, I’m with you on Pixie Hollow. I’m not the biggest fan of the two circus “tents” they have in that area currently. Maybe one day they can do something a little more well themed back there than that.

@wee-senchoo7025 4 жыл бұрын

I believe pixie hollow will be reincarnated at fantasy springs in Tokyo Disney sea