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WDW Magic Kingdom: General Discussion

A rumour from Screamscape about a possible future expansion of the Magic Kingdom:
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I'm not sure of a timeline, but following along with the rumor that Walt Disney World is seeking over $3 billion from the corporate budget over the next several years to fund some major new capital expansion projects at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios parks, we've now hearing the focus of the Magic Kingdom's vision for the funds would be to expand the park behind Frontierland, perhaps seeking to follow the example of what is going on at Disneyland and fill in the area behind Tom Sawyer's Island with new attractions and maybe even a new land of some kind.

While the new Star Wars Land is going into this same general area out of California, the Magic Kingdom is an entirely different story, with nearly unlimited possibilities of what could possibly take residence in the area running from behind Big Thunder Mountain over to the Haunted Mansion.

Again... all rumors and speculation right now, but timeline-wise, this would match up perfectly with a way for Walt Disney World to ring in the resort’s big 50th Anniversary Celebration starting in late 2021, wouldn't it?
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Would be very interesting to see what they'd go for theme wise with another expansion of the park. Would it be an expansion of an exisiting area like they did with Fantasyland or a new area altogether? IP or non-IP?

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There's a lot of underused space there so will be interesting to see what they plan. I'd imagine it would be an entirely new themed area for it to work as it would be difficult to expand on Frontierland, and Fantasyland is already saturated. Perhaps we will see some ideas from the Eastern parks coming over to USA?


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There is SOOOO much room back there! There would be even more land available if the park didn't want to operate the Liberty Belle anymore too

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If it is a Frontierland expansion, I would hope for a rapids ride of some kind (to make up for the short length of Kali), or even a revival of Western River Expedition. There's definitely room for a coaster but off the top of my head can't think of what kind, especially as the launch idea of HK's Grizzly Mountain is being used on Slinky Dog over at DHS
 
What is in the image would significally cut the size of Tom Sawyer island and they would be building on top of the water way. I don't see it happening easily at WDW (they are using a similar plan at DLR for Star Wars). But the area behind Thunder Mountain labelled Further Expansion probably has more chance of being used
 
I get what you mean, but its no secret that management are desperate to stop any moving traffic on RoA , so I don't think that they would not fill in the area purely to keep the river. The " Further Expansion" plot wouldn't really be accessible without filling in the river somewhere, as the only other option from Splash Mountain and behind BTM is full of pumps and equipment for Splash and BTM , which would be very expensive to move !
 
Going through photos from last summer, still can't believe they actually sell these godawful Thomas Kinkade paintings in the Magic Kingdom.

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Going through photos from last summer, still can't believe they actually sell these godawful Thomas Kinkade paintings in the Magic Kingdom.

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I've seen those for sale in Costco UK too.....

Some of them are pretty naff, but personally I quite like the Cinderella castle pic as it looks close to the real castle in WDW.
 
Following the incident whereby a boy was tragically killed at Walt Disney World by an alligator at the edge of Seven Seas Lagoon, Disney have gone full Merlin in their reaction. They have begun to remove all alligator references in the parks including the The Tic Toc Croc from the brilliant Festival of Fantasy Parade.

These signs have also appeared across the Resort, here you can see one of those that is positioned every 20-30 feet along The Rivers of America:

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I think though had been more expectancy on Disney to that than there ever was with Merlin. A man failing to realise he was on a bridge is kinda small compared to an alligator attack


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Isn't it common knowledge over there that water in Florida = death? I mean, not expecting a swamp to be full of gators is a bit like not expecting a bin to be full of wasps.
 
I mentioned this in the shoutbox a few days ago, but further details have now been released. For those not aware, Lego have announced they are bringing out a 4,080 piece set of Cinderella's castle from WDW.

Unfortunately I cannot for the life of me get the bloody Flickr images to embed. :/ You'll have to click the link below to see it's glory.

Official blurb:
71040 The Disney Castle

Ages 16+. 4,080 pieces.
US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £289.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Welcome to the magical Disney Castle!

Bring the magical world of Disney to your home with The Disney Castle. This highly detailed LEGO® model with over 4,000 pieces offers a rewarding build and play experience, and comes with an array of exciting Disney-themed features and functions. The intricately detailed facade and towers replicate the iconic Walt Disney World® Resort Cinderella Castle, and each accessible castle room includes special features inspired by some of Disney’s greatest animated feature films, providing endless play possibilities with the included minifigures: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Tinker Bell, or other characters from your collection.

71040 The Disney Castle Includes 5 minifigures: Mickey Mouse with a tuxedo, Minnie Mouse with red dress, Donald Duck with classic outfit, Daisy Duck with pink skirt, lavender colored shoes and a bow, and Tinker Bell with wig element, skirt, wings and a magic wand.
The Disney Castle features a detailed facade with a stone bridge, clock, wide arched entrance, ornate balconies, spired towers, plus a four-story main building and a five-story, golden-spired main tower, both containing rooms with assorted Disney-inspired features and elements.
Castle main building first floor features the main hall with large arched doorway, mosaic floor tiling, ornate chandelier, suits of armor, shield-decorated walls, grandfather clock, floor-standing vase with buildable flower elements, magic carpet and a golden lamp.
Castle main building second-floor room features buildable dark-blue curtains with curtain pole, ornate buildable candelabra and rose, and glass case elements.
Castle main building third-floor room features a chest with book of spells, mop and bucket elements, and access to the main tower second-floor room.
Castle main building fourth-floor bedroom features a detailed bed with decorative golden headboard elements.
Main tower first-floor kitchen features a large redbrick-patterned stove, workbench, buildable broom and pumpkin, plus pots, pans and assorted kitchen and food elements.
Main tower second-floor room includes a spinning wheel and access to the castle main building third-floor room.
Main tower third-floor room features a chest containing brush, scissor and lock of black hair elements, plus a balcony with 2 stud shooters for a firework-display function.
Main tower fourth-floor room features a golden mirror, plus red apple and glass vase elements.
Main tower fifth-floor room features a window bench and an arched window.
Also includes 2 frogs and a golden crown element.
Remove part of the roof section to discover the glass slipper element and fairy-tale book element with printed cover.
Launch the fireworks and let the magic begin!
Combine with other LEGO® minifigure characters for endless adventures!
This set offers an age-appropriate building experience for ages 12 and over.
This set includes over 4,000 LEGO® pieces.
The Disney Castle measures over 29” (74cm) high, 17” (44cm) wide and 12” (31cm) deep.
Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning September 1, 2016
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Highly doubt I will get it myself, but it's still a rather amazing set!

Full article and smegloads of pictures can be found here:
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/07/11/lego-unveils-71040-the-disney-castle-news/
 
That'll be going for plenty on eBay...

Edit: oops, thought they were only exclusive to WDW
 
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As a Lego collector and Disney fan all I can say is wow!

That will definitely be hitting the purchase table despite costing 1/10 of actually going there.
 
I'd suggest you start saving your VIP points then! That's how I justified buying the Ghostbusters firehouse AND the Brick Bank when they came out at the start of the year. ;)
 
Wrexham_forever said:
VIP points?

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It's a Lego thing.

For every £1 you spend in Lego stores, you get one point. Spend over £100 and you get a £5 reward towards/off your next purchase.

I'll probably get this when there's a double points offer unless the offerings are generous when it's first released.
 
There are reports that Disney could be looking to phase out MagicBands in the future, although initially they are looking to bring in updated bands that are slimmer. They have also filed for the use of a puck in the bands, this removeable puck would allow the RFID portion of the band to be seperate from the rest, meaning that it can be attached to multiple bands withouth having to register a whole new band each time:

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Of course Walt Disney World is still the only Disney resort to utilise MagicBands so far and it doesn't seem like there are plans to implement them elsewhere. You'd have thought Shanghai would have been built with all of this infrastructure if Disney saw a real future for it. It is thought that Disney want to go down the smart phone route when to comes to ticketing and MyMagic+. I hope not as the concept of having all of your tickets on a secure water resistant wristband with no battery life to worry about is far more convenient for theme park guests, plus they make money from it!

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