Seven Dwarfs Mine Coaster Officially Announced

[Mammabruski]

I can't wait to see something new at MK! No matter what they do let's hope they do it right...if they do I know it'll be great!

[plutosnana]

It all sounds like good news, but you would think they'd have something more for the theme princess, Cinderella! You would think they'd have a little more theme to her. Yes they did need a place for meeting the princesses, but I mainly focus on the rides/attractions.

[plutosnana]

Still I just looked at the pictures
and I can't stop saying
WOAH! On the hillside!? A new castle? Or is it just drawn like that?

[BellesRose]

I am jumping up and down, acting crazier than the little kids in the Disney commercials. I think I will have a heart attack when I finally get to see all of the Beauty and the Beast places. I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!! Yes, I will miss Snow White's Scary Adventures, but only because it's tradition. I will give it up any day over my Belle!

[angel2931]

OMG this looks so AWESOME!!!

[seanyred]

Compared to the original plan this one is better. I'm glad they listened to the parents of boys and took out the Chateaus and added the Mine Cars. It does look like they are going to try and salvage the big top in Toon Town Fair to fit with the new Storybook Circus section.

Part of me will miss SWSA but I like the idea looking at the story at another angle and possibly adding some thrills to the new ride. Besides I like the fact that each Fantasyland (DL and WDW) will be even more different from each other. Gives me reason to visit both

[vizsla]

Looks to be a great improvement for Fantasyland

[grumpyguy]

This is pretty cool news,of course I for one will miss the old classic snow white ride.It is VERY dated but still whimsical to me.But the new mine ride should be neat.MORE GRUMPY i say!!!

[Melanie]

I'm excited about the changes, especially the Mine coaster, but goodness wish it wasn't going to take so long. We won't be local anymore when everything is done, so we'll be planning a trip for sure.

I'm looking at that aerial view pic that John posted (3rd one) and am glad I can finally get a visual on how this is all going to shake out. They are going to have to bring in a lot of "forest" though. I hope it's not going to be too messy when they are moving the existing Dumbo and putting up those Castle walls. But yeah, looking at these pics has got me excited!

[BrerSchultzy]

I'm also excited about that little tid-bit about the Barnstormer surviving. Everything I had heard until now was that Barnstormer was going away, but the re-theming seems like fun.

[Mackflava99]

I am so happy to hear about the new coaster- it will be great to get some new rides

[Jeany031]

Awesome!

[SpecJoe Magic]

I hope the Seven Dwarfs Mine Coaster is at least the intensity of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, so that it can be more enjoyable for a broader age group. That might exclude some of the very young kids, but the Great Goofini Coaster will be there for them.

I'm thrilled with the look of the concept art. If they can pull this off effectively, then WDW's Fantasyland will finally be of a similar quality as Disneyland's Fantasyland. Also, the addition of another large walking path should allow for easier movement through an often congested Fantasyland.

[CaptSmee]

I Iike all the new plans except the princess court (sorry princesses). Such a waste of prime space...

[Mogie]

The Dwarf Mine Ride with the swinging and rocking cars sounds a lot like the Harry Potter Ride technology...very cool.

[johnO]

Still I just looked at the pictures
and I can't stop saying
WOAH! On the hillside!? A new castle? Or is it just drawn like that?

Pluto,

While sailing aboard the Disney Magic in October 2010, I had the opportunity to listen to two hour long presentations by Imagineer Mark Kohl, who is currently working on the Fantasyland expansion. Someone specifically asked about Beasts Castle and wondered if it would interfere with views of Cindy's castle. He said that Beast's castle would use "Forced perspective" and would be small in comparison to Cindy's Castle.

[LarryBoy]

I love the theming on the whole concept. It looks like Fantasyland will be much more immersive, like the other lands of the Magic Kingdom. So as far as we know Snow White's Scary Adventure will be the only thing going away right?

[Frog]

I wonder if the Circus area will have live performers like jugglers and mimes (sp?)... i remember when the stilt walkers were hanging around PI, getting people dancing around with them for the reward of beads.. that could be fun to really add to the carnival atmosphere! I am beginning to really like this new immagineering more and more!

[MarkC]

This thread proves that there is a lot of love for both Disney tradition and Disney Imagineering. Unfortunately, sometimes the two cross paths. Its also obvious that there is no way to please everyone, even two Disney fanatics.

Lets face it, if the park was the same as it was in 1970 no one would go there. However, if it changes too much its not "Disney" and we would really complain about that aspect of it. I'm sure management weighs this very carefully-- and depending on where you're at in your life will also change your opinion. If you have young kids you want those type of rides. If you are about to be empty nesters or don't have kids, you want something else.

Bottom line, I still love Disney and though they've had some clunkers and odd decisions, I will continue to go back because its the best vacation spot I've ever seen. Second place is so far down the list its in another zip code.