Pandora – The World of Avatar is currently scheduled for a 2017 opening. We’ve learned about two attractions coming to the land, a Banshee ride similar to Soarin’ and a family friendly boat ride. We also got to see the model for Avatar-land at D23… Read More »Floating Mountains of Pandora taking shape at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Another look at the big drop out of the interior
We check in again on the progress Disney is making on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. It’s schedule to open in 2014, the last of the New Fantasyland expansion area to be finished. Hard to see much change since we last updated the project, bit it’s there. There’s more finished rock-work and more of the yellow rock contour installed. On the exterior portion they’ve really started to do some detail work in the tight twisty portion of the track.
Still, we’re a long way from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs moving in. All we know so far is sometime in 2014. I wish they’d hurry up.
Photo gallery below the jump:
Read More »Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Construction Update – August 2013 – New Fantasyland
I had the pleasure of wandering through New Fantasyland earlier this week and was impressed with the progress on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster. The mountain is starting to take its final shape as the skin is layered on. Artisans have started adding… Read More »Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Construction Update
Disney has released a new video hosted by Imagineer Chris Beatty who gives us a sneak peek at the making of Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid. The video includes some never-before-seen sketches, artist renderings, attraction maps and more, and shares some details on Prince Eric’s castle and the attraction’s creative queue.
Also included is a brief talk by Imagineer Eric Miller with some behind the scenes glimpses of rock work from a few weeks ago.
Read More »Behind the scenes of Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid at Magic Kingdom