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Park Favorite Adds FASTPASSยฎ Service at Magic Kingdomยฎ Park

New Dumbo

Beginning today, theย Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎย Attraction atย Magic Kingdomยฎ Park will begin utilizing Disney’s FASTPASSยฎ Service. This, in addition to the added second carousel and new interactive Big Top Tent “queue-less queue,” should make waiting for one of the park’s most popular rides a little easier on the little ones.

Guests can collect aย FASTPASSยฎ for theย Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎย Attraction outside ofย Mickeyโ€™s PhilharMagicยฎย Attraction in Fantasylandยฎ. Both the second carousel and the interactive Big Top Tent have been in “soft opening” testing and have been open sporadically throughout the day but are expected to open permanently in July.

Video of New Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎ Big Top Tent

Earlier this week, we shared with you some details on theย new โ€œqueue-less queueโ€ that is coming soon to the Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎ Attraction atย Magic Kingdomยฎ Park. Today, we have a video to share with you of this really fun play area!

Enjoy as Anne, Show Producer for Walt Disney Imagineering shows you some of the features of the big top tent!

New “Queue-less Queue” coming to Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎ Attraction

Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎ Attraction Interactive QueueKids of all ages enjoy taking flight on the Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎย Attraction when they visit theย Magic Kingdomยฎ Park. But soon, the wait before boarding the attraction will be the “star of the show!”

As part of the Newย Fantasylandยฎ Area expansion, the attractionย will gain a second ride carousel and a new interactive queue which will be inside the big top tent in Storybook Circus. This queue is an innovative area created by Walt Disney Imagineering and will redefine how guests see “wait times.”

Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎ Attraction Interactive QueueGuests wishing to ride the Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎย Attractionย will receive a “circus ticket” (similar to pagers used at many restaurants). The “circus ticket” will hold their place in line and notify them when itโ€™s their turn to take flight on the airborne pachyderms. While waiting, guests can take center stage by enjoying several play experiences all centered around the circus theme.

The new “queue-less queue” inside the big top tent is scheduled to open to guests in July. A similar system was tested back in 2009 at theย Rock ‘n Roller Coasterยฎ Starring Aerosmith atย Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข

 

New Fantasyland Update

Storybook CircusWalt Disney Worldยฎย Resort has announced that the first portion of the new Storybook Circus area, which isย inspired by Disneyโ€™s animated film โ€œDumbo,โ€ย will open by late March! The Storybook Circus area is just one part of the New Fantasyland expansion that is taking place right now at theย Magic Kingdomยฎ Park. This expansion is the largest in the history of theย Magic Kingdomยฎ Park.

The first stage of the progressive openings will include the Fantasyland Station of the Walt Disney Worldยฎย Railroad, one of the two carousels of theย Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎย Attraction, and theย Barnstormer which has been re-themed to star the Great Goofini.

Also, in order to make room for the new Princess Fairytale Hall, the last day of operation of theย Snow Whiteโ€™s Scary Adventuresยฎย Attraction will be Mayย 31, 2012.

We will bring you more details on the new Fantasyland Expansion as they become available.

 

Images areย Walt Disney Imagineering Concept Art. Actual construction may vary

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