*I shared this with the October 2012 group but wanted to share it on my ptr also!*
Information regarding the Fantasyland expansion:
The timeline was revealed by Walt Disney Imagineer
Scott Mallwitz in an interview with Inside the Magic. While Disney has previously only announced that the expansion will open in phases "by 2013", the new set of dates shows that the full area will not be operational until late in that year.
The full set of target opening windows is:
•Now - the Hundred Acre Wood facade for the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride is already open.
•Early 2012 - half of the new Storybook Circus area will open, featuring side-by-side Dumbo the Flying Elephant rides, along with the rebranded Barnstormer - hosted by the Great Goofini rollercoaster, Fantasyland Train Station and Casey Jr train ride.
•Late 2012 - Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid ride, Be Our Guest restaurant, Beauty and the Beast village, Belle meet-and-greet, Castle wall
•Early 2013 - the rest of Storybook Circus will open, featuring Pete’s Silly Sideshow (full details of which are yet to be revealed).
•Late 2013 - the debut of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train rollercoaster, the last of the new additions to be announced.
(this was just posted on September 1st this year)
I am SOOOOO hopefull that September/October is Disneys defination of "late 2012" because the Fantasyland expansion is what I REALLY want to see and take my daughter too! (I am sure the boys will not be as interested but they will be going! lol)