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Old 03-12-2012, 11:36 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Soft opening reported!

Looks interesting!

First look inside Storybook Circus as Walt Disney World opens first part of New Fantasyland with Dumbo, Barnstormer | Inside the Magic
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Very cool! Thanks for the info!
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Fantastic! Thanks for the post.
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Great Article

That was a great link. Thanks.
I can't wait to see the new areas. And personally I won't miss the snow white ride, the new one looks way better. I didn't care for the old one much.
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Thanks for posting the link.
Those crowds scare me. We'll be there right after Easter and now I see what to look forward too (or not). We'll definitely be checking out the new area though.
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Cool! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to check it out in May
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Thanks for sharing! How strange it was to see right over Dumbo from the Barnstormer. I think the area looks fantastic so far!
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That last photo is the one that scared me...all those people waiting to enter! And we're going in 6 weeks! Yikes!
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Very nice to be able to read that, and see the pictures. Thanks for sharing!!
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Dang it, I missed it by just a few hours! It looks fabulous though! When I rode the train the other night they were still painting the metal work in the train station.
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