In Their Own Words: Walt Disney Imagineers on the Making of New Fantasyland – Overall: “Walt came up with the idea of letting our guests step into animated stories, and that was our inspiration for the entire expansion.” – Chris Beatty, Creative Director, New Fantasyland “Our top priorities for this expansion were to create great new guest experiences along with guest comfort. By creating a forest environment, we are ...

Living Landscape Inspires Storybook Settings in New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Disney landscape magicians didn’t need a wand to conjure the storybook settings of New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Resort.  Instead, they wielded a diverse plant palette, trucks of sand, rockwork and cobblestones, plus enough imagination to breathe life into richly textured scenes from classic Disney films. ...

Storybook Circus: Big Fun Under the Big Top for New Fantasyland Guests – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Magic Kingdom guests blink back in amazement at the scene: not one, but two colorful Dumbos spinning through the sky above Storybook Circus. To the delight of fans of the beloved Dumbo, the Flying Elephant attraction, a second Dumbo this summer took its place alongside a Dumbo that opened in ...

New Fantasyland Guests Live Out Their “Beauty and the Beast” Dreams, Meet a Disney Princess, at Enchanted Tales With Belle – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.- One of the most magical of Walt Disney World moments – meeting a Disney princess – becomes even more magical in Enchanted Tales with Belle, an all-new attraction at New Fantasyland. Here, Magic Kingdom guests are immersed into the enchanting “Beauty and the Beast” story as they enter Belle’s world through ...

Fairy Tale Elegance, French-Inspired Cuisine Celebrated At Be Our Guest Restaurant in New Fantasyland – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Be Our Guest Restaurant in New Fantasyland magically takes Magic Kingdom diners into the splendor, elegance and fairy tale charm of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” with a setting right out of the classic animated feature film: the magnificent castle of the Beast, where guests dine in three richly appointed ...

Voyagers Travel ‘Under the Sea’ Encountering Ariel and Her Friends As ‘Under The Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid’ Opens at New Fantasyland – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Guests enter the enchanting story of “The Little Mermaid,” complete with characters and songs from the Academy Award-winning Disney animated motion picture, when they board Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid, in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. Set in and around Ariel’s underwater world and ...

Community Leaders Sneak First Peeks of New Fantasyland – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Nov. 14, 2012— Walt Disney World Resort offered more than 150 community leaders a glimpse at the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history today. Local executives and dignitaries toured New Fantasyland, experienced its attractions and witnessed the economic boon it has created for Central Florida. “There is no better way to ...

Fairytale Elegance, French-Inspired Cuisine Celebrated At Be Our Guest Restaurant in New Fantasyland – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Be Our Guest Restaurant in New Fantasyland magically takes Magic Kingdom diners into the splendor, elegance and fairytale charm of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” with a setting right out of the classic animated feature film: the magnificent castle of The Beast, where guests dine in three richly appointed rooms that ...

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Offers Happy Haunts for 23 Nights at Walt Disney World Resort –   LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Ghouls and goblins gather at Disney for a bewitching Halloween spooktacular during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party beginning Sept. 11 at Magic Kingdom. A pumpkin-orange glow and light fog along with ghostly silhouettes dancing atop the roofs of Main Street, U.S.A create lots of delight and not so much fright ...

Canoe Racers Keep Disney Tradition Alive – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.— Olympians or not, more than 800 Cast Members on 75 teams paddled their hearts out in the recent Canoe Races of the World event–commonly referred to as C.R.O.W–in Magic Kingdom. Surrounding Tom Sawyer’s Island on the Rivers of America, the racers started near Country Bears Jamboree, passing by Big Thunder Mountain ...