Disney Fantasyland Princesses
This week, Walt Disney World announced plans to expand Fantasyland in Orlando’s Magic Kingdom. The Fantasyland part of the park will nearly double. One major focus of the expansion are the Disney Princesses. Instead of just passing moments that children get to spend with their favorite princesses, like Cinderella, Belle, and Ariel, they will get to interact with them much more than ever before at any Disney park. New castles, chateaus, and cottages will be constructed, which visitors can walk through. There is also a new ride planned in the theme of Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid.
One of the great things about visiting Disney parks is “living” the stories that we all loved as children. The adoration of the Disney princesses has grown immensely in the past twenty years, but there was little to allow us to experience the stories first-hand. This new expansion will change that. And it is not only going to appeal to girls. Some of the most infamous villains will also be involved, which expands the appeal to boys, too.
I think this is a good move on Disney’s part. With Universal opening its Harry Potter World next year, this Disney expansion will be one more reason for people to travel to the Orlando area, which is good for tourism, which is good for the economy. We’ll have to be patient, though. The improvements are scheduled to be complete in 2012 through 2013. In two to three years, it will be like a whole new Disney World, so even those who have visited recently will want to visit again. No wonder we want to keep going back. The Orlando theme parks just keep expanding and updating, drawing us back year after year.