SOOO much going on here in Orlando!
The theme parks are abuzz! :D So much planned for the future, and I'm hoping for the better too.
Universal Studios: Harry Potter
Open date: Spring 2010
Universal Orlando just announced that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open this spring, the clearest timetable yet for the highly anticipated project.
Spring 2010 would be later than the resort's original goal of December 2009 but ahead of the June 30, 2010, deadline it faces in its Potter licensing contract with Warner Bros.
People have been increasingly clamoring for a clearer opening date target from Universal.
Released today were two videos and a set of renderings for the planned park.
--source; more information here
Walt Disney World Makeover
ETA: 2013
Walt Disney World is about to embark on a sweeping facelift for the Fantasyland section of the Magic Kingdom, in what the resort calls the biggest overhaul in the theme park's 38-year history.
Plans revealed Saturday call for adding a lavish ride based on The Little Mermaid, expanding a popular Dumbo children's attraction, new interactive areas featuring some of Disney's best-known princesses, and more.
In addition, Disney said it plans to update Star Tours, the Star Wars-themed simulator ride in Disney's Hollywood Studios, with new 3-D effects.
The refurbished Star Tours will debut in 2011. The Fantasyland overhaul will be complete by 2013. Disney declined to say how much it will spend on the projects.
The first phase of the Fantasyland expansion, including the Mermaid ride and the princess areas, is scheduled to open in 2012. Pixie Hollow will follow in 2013.
--read the full article here
Universal Studios: Harry Potter
Open date: Spring 2010
Universal Orlando just announced that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open this spring, the clearest timetable yet for the highly anticipated project.
Spring 2010 would be later than the resort's original goal of December 2009 but ahead of the June 30, 2010, deadline it faces in its Potter licensing contract with Warner Bros.
People have been increasingly clamoring for a clearer opening date target from Universal.
Released today were two videos and a set of renderings for the planned park.
--source; more information here
Walt Disney World Makeover
ETA: 2013
Walt Disney World is about to embark on a sweeping facelift for the Fantasyland section of the Magic Kingdom, in what the resort calls the biggest overhaul in the theme park's 38-year history.
Plans revealed Saturday call for adding a lavish ride based on The Little Mermaid, expanding a popular Dumbo children's attraction, new interactive areas featuring some of Disney's best-known princesses, and more.
In addition, Disney said it plans to update Star Tours, the Star Wars-themed simulator ride in Disney's Hollywood Studios, with new 3-D effects.
The refurbished Star Tours will debut in 2011. The Fantasyland overhaul will be complete by 2013. Disney declined to say how much it will spend on the projects.
The first phase of the Fantasyland expansion, including the Mermaid ride and the princess areas, is scheduled to open in 2012. Pixie Hollow will follow in 2013.
--read the full article here