News FLE Soft Opening starts today! Who's there?

[tofubeast]

Just saw that FLE is in soft opening today. Lots of pictures over at

Who's there today? Would love to hear some reviews!

[Darth Goofy]

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Under the Sea - Journey of the LIttle Mermaid in the new Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom - YouTube

Videos are out there on the TUBE now..Spoiler heavy...The inside is a Clone of DCA.......the waiting line is impressive from the looks of the video....

[almandot]

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So is Mr. Limpitt in this one?


Meanwhile Phil Holmes got his tribute...just look at him going over the books and counting peanuts :P

[goldenstate5]

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Haha there's no dancing turtle in the finale scene.

The queue is phenomenal. DCA's is beaten out by MK on that alone. Just a wholly better setup.

[malice]

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Things I noticed watching the video:

There is still a control panel in the first scene with Scuttle. Fish are STILL static prior to Under the Sea...could have used an upgrade here. Positives: No dancing turtle and Triton looks to have a more cartoonishly styled beard. Is Sebastian in the final scene at DCA as well? I don't remember seeing him there.

I feel the queue is so elaborately done for a ride with little pay-off.

[quatchi]

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Does anyone know how long the soft openings are going to run for before they get it ready for the "Grand opening"?

[goldenstate5]

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There is still a control panel in the first scene with Scuttle. Fish are STILL static prior to Under the Sea...could have used an upgrade here. Positives: No dancing turtle and Triton looks to have a more cartoonishly styled beard. Is Sebastian in the final scene at DCA as well? I don't remember seeing him there.

Yes he is. He was supposed to be conducting a chorus of Ariel's sisters, but it was cut out in favor of more barely-animated animatronic sea creatures.

The finale works a lot better without glaring sunlight or the bright lights from the loading room. A lot.

[Micoofy Duck]

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Wow. Just Wow!

[mess98]

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This is a huge surprise! I was kind of bummed out because we were leaving 2 weeks from Saturday... but hey! Looks like we're in luck!

[donsullivan]

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Does anyone know how long the soft openings are going to run for before they get it ready for the "Grand opening"?

The current rumors are that we should expect openings most days from 10-6 until they start the formal previews next weekend at which point it's unclear what we should expect for openings.

[mess98]

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The current rumors are that we should expect openings most days from 10-6 until they start the formal previews next weekend at which point it's unclear what we should expect for openings.

I'll be kind of bummed out if they don't have any of it open in 2 weeks when I go... blah

[Timon'sGirl]

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I hope it is open the week of Nov 4th to 11th when I am there.

[disneygirl]

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Wow, just wow. Can't wait to see it all done. Such detail.

[tloolgb]

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The queue is fantastic to Little Mermaid, as is everything up to the load. I did notice Triton's beard is different...covers up his chest more. And the enhancements on Ursula dying are not that much. But its a solid addition to the park that was needed. Still have my doubts about Belle's Village, etc.

[Witches of Morva]

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ORDDU: My sisters and I managed to swoop down into the Magic Kingdom today, 10/13, and were completely delighted by what we saw of the New Fantasyland--

ORGOCH: I think what had ya the MOST delighted was ta see Gaston out 'n about so's ya could drool all over the poor sap!

ORWEN: Anyway, the details for the Fantasyland expansion are at least as fantastic as the details we saw at IOA's Harry Potter Land. (Of course we're not exactly big fans of Harry Potter to begin with so we'll admit to being biased.)

ORDDU: Even so, the magic and fantasy elements of this new expansion are much more to our liking than we expected. We loved the Little Mermaid attraction and really don't understand why a certain few have been criticizing it so much. For us it was thoroughly enjoyable.

ORWEN: The landscaping alone is enough to make us want to rent a room in one of the 2 new castles instead of going back to the marshes of Morva!

ORGOCH: Fergit that, sister!! Like as if a big fat butt like yers would even fit through the front doors of either one a them puny things!!

(Sounds of thrashings and smashings followed by a deadly calm...)

[Johana95]

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I hope its open the week we go! nov 28 - dec 4 ! >_< Maybe there wont be much crowds too!

[ztonyg]

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ORDDU: My sisters and I managed to swoop down into the Magic Kingdom today, 10/13, and were completely delighted by what we saw of the New Fantasyland--

ORGOCH: I think what had ya the MOST delighted was ta see Gaston out 'n about so's ya could drool all over the poor sap!

ORWEN: Anyway, the details for the Fantasyland expansion are at least as fantastic as the details we saw at IOA's Harry Potter Land. (Of course we're not exactly big fans of Harry Potter to begin with so we'll admit to being biased.)

ORDDU: Even so, the magic and fantasy elements of this new expansion are much more to our liking than we expected. We loved the Little Mermaid attraction and really don't understand why a certain few have been criticizing it so much. For us it was thoroughly enjoyable.

ORWEN: The landscaping alone is enough to make us want to rent a room in one of the 2 new castles instead of going back to the marshes of Morva!

ORGOCH: Fergit that, sister!! Like as if a big fat butt like yers would even fit through the front doors of either one a them puny things!!

(Sounds of thrashings and smashings followed by a deadly calm...)

It's too bad I was at WDW 3 weeks ago (when nothing back there was open as of yet). I plan to make it back to WDW after the Dwarf Mine Train opens.

As for the Little Mermaid ride (I went on the one at DCA on Saturday), the issue with the ride is that it seems to be lacking a lot of the detail and immersion that many of the older Fantasyland style rides have. You feel disconnected, and some of the props / animatronics seem cheap. It's not a bad ride, but it's not something that I will regret missing (like I would regret Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, or even Peter Pan) I will say that that is one of the most impressive Disney queues I've ever seen though.

[mess98]

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In case nobody looks at the main page and was wondering the same stuff that I've been wondering (is it going to be open xday, etc):
The plan is to run it on a soft opening basis basically full-time with the rest of the Magic Kingdom going forward, so unless your timing is rotten, there’s a great chance that on your next visit you’ll be able to see everything.
New Fantasyland - What to Expect... and then ask about