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37-642: Be Our Guest Restaurant is a table service restaurant in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort . The restaurant has the theme and appearance of the Beast 's Castle from Disney's 1991 animated feature film Beauty and the Beast . The name of the restaurant is a reference to " Be Our Guest ", one of the signature songs from that film. The restaurant was added as part of

74-417: A castle, as well as several gentle rides themed after those Disney animated feature films. Here is a land of imagination, hopes and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment the age of chivalry, magic and make-believe are reborn and fairy tales come true. Fantasyland is dedicated to the young and the young at heart, to those who believe that when you wish upon a star your dreams do come true. Fantasyland

111-461: A fairy tale village, this land specifically notes the European origins of the source material for many Disney animated films. A unique attraction of the park was Les Pirouettes du Vieux Moulin , a Ferris wheel added to the rear of The Old Mill building in 1993. The Old Mill, which resembles a Dutch windmill and was inspired by the 1937 Academy Award -winning Disney cartoon of the same name ,

148-438: A large expansion and renovation between 2010 and 2014. Conceptual artwork for the expansion shows several new additions and changes. Included is a new dark ride themed to Disney's 1989 film The Little Mermaid (also located at Disney California Adventure ), and an area themed to Disney's 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast featuring the Beast 's Castle with a new sit-down restaurant and Belle 's cottage. Between

185-483: A large expansion and renovation in 2012 to Fantasyland's phased opening. In September 2009, it was announced at the D23 Expo that Fantasyland would be expanded to incorporate Disney Princess characters, along with a larger 3 ring circus -themed Dumbo area (now Storybook Circus). Recent conceptual artwork for the expansion shows several new additions and changes. Included is a new area themed to Disney's Beauty and

222-491: A major expansion/re-imagining of the area that included the addition of areas based on Beauty and the Beast and Alice in Wonderland . Alice in Wonderland was supposed to be the theme for a new area that would have replaced the current It's a Small World building, which would have been moved next to Space Mountain . However, the plan was cancelled and been replaced by an indoor theater, The Happy Ride with Baymax ,

259-448: A major facelift (dubbed "New Fantasyland") and the attraction façades changed from a Renaissance motif to a fantasy mock up of a Bavarian village, similar to the European setting of many of the fairy tales Walt adapted. The area was expanded to allow for more space between attractions. Existing rides were given small but helpful upgrades; new rides were added; and only a small handful of less popular attractions were removed. To commemorate

296-538: A new interactive game attraction, Smellephants on Parade are debuted, where guests can find 8 pyramid scheme pachyderms throughout Storybook Circus in a search-and-sniff adventure. Note: ▲ = Genie Plus / Lightning Lane available Table-Service Restaurants Quick-Service Food Attractions Rides Merchandise Points Of Interest Note: ▲ = Genie Plus / Lightning Lane available Attractions Rides Points of Interest Merchandise Tokyo Disneyland has two original attractions among

333-537: A part of the 100 Years of Wonder Celebration. The statue immortalizes the moment when Walt Disney , sitting on a bench and watching his daughters on the Merry-Go-Round in Griffith Park , dreamed up the idea for Disneyland. Opened on June 16, 2016, Shanghai Disneyland also features a version of Fantasyland. The park's castle, called Enchanted Storybook Castle , represents all Disney Princesses and

370-716: A ride based on the 2014 film Big Hero 6 in Tomorrowland , and a meet and greet attraction with Minnie Mouse in Mickey's Toontown . On September 19, 2019, it was announced that the opening date of this area is April 15, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan , this date was moved to September 28, 2020. The fourth Fantasyland to open was in France , at Disneyland Park , previously named Euro Disneyland. Themed as

407-458: A three-year hiatus, as part of Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration and the Disney 100 Years of Wonder celebration. Outside the castle and Belle's house is Gaston 's Tavern, another restaurant. It is themed to look like the tavern where Gaston sings his title song in the original film. The tavern features a portrait of Gaston over a large fireplace. Antlers and buckskins hang upon

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444-423: Is one of the original themed lands at Disneyland . Fantasyland features Sleeping Beauty Castle at its main entrance, which is also the park's icon, and a central courtyard dominated by King Arthur Carrousel , in front of which sits a sword in an anvil; several times each day a costumed Merlin helps a child pull the sword from it. The entrance also contains a separate walk-through attraction that opened in 1957 but

481-655: Is the largest of all six Magic Kingdom castles. A brand new unique attraction called Voyage to the Crystal Grotto , a guided boat ride tour through the castle, and around Fantasyland, is also included. Buckskin (leather) Buckskin is the soft, pliable, porous preserved hide of an animal – usually deer – tanned in the same way as deerskin clothing worn by Native Americans . Some leather sold as "buckskin" may now be sheepskin tanned with modern chromate tanning chemicals and dyed to resemble real buckskin. Traditionally, Native American Indians would scrape away

518-683: The Mickey Mouse universe . The Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride was removed from Fantasyland and rebuilt in Storybook Circus, the new version doubling the capacity of the old ride and introducing an interactive queue. The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was renamed The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini . Storybook Circus has been completed and became fully open to the public on October 4, 2012. The first stage

555-534: The Beast featuring the Beast's Castle with a new dining experience, Gaston's tavern, and Belle's cottage. The restaurant was the only publicly accessible Magic Kingdom venue to serve wine and beer (exclusively at dinner) prior to December 23, 2016, when additional restaurants at Magic Kingdom added it to their menus. On March 20, 2015, Be Our Guest Restaurant began to serve breakfast meals featuring foods such as eggs florentine and an open-faced egg and poached-bacon sandwich. Breakfast has since been discontinued in

592-469: The Beast, The Little Mermaid and Winnie the Pooh have been planned for Fantasyland at Disneyland Paris since the park first opened but are yet to be built. The attraction Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy ( Remy's Ratatouille Adventure ) was originally planned for Fantasyland but was built at the neighbouring Walt Disney Studios Park due to a lack of space. Hong Kong Disneyland features

629-532: The Fantasyland Train Station, was surrounded by fences hiding the works that started recently for "Fairy Tale Forest", which opened on December 17, 2015 as part of the park's 10th anniversary celebration presented by Pandora . On June 29, 2023, the park removed Sword in the Stone due to the construction of a new Walt Disney statue entitled "Dream Makers" which debuted on October 15, 2023, as

666-542: The enchanted rose is kept on display, and the Rose Gallery with paintings and a 7' foot tall wooden music box depicting Belle and Beast dancing. The Grand Ballroom features baroque windows reaching the ceiling showing an exact recreation of the same view that Belle and the Beast had of the enchanted forest. The Rose Gallery has murals hand painted by Belle depicting the Enchanted Rose and many characters from

703-429: The excessive fat clinging to the hide, and this would be followed by working the raw hide with the brain tissue of an animal. Afterwards, the raw hide is made to envelope a fire that emits wood smoke , and where the smoke is mostly trapped inside the raw hide for many hours. The combined application of brain tissue and smoke produces soft and pliable buckskin leather, with a dark honey color. This treatment differs from

740-507: The expansion but they were cancelled when Walden Media ’s contract with C. S. Lewis ’ estate expired in 2011. Mickey's Toontown Fair was closed on February 11, 2011 in order to build the Storybook Circus area of the Fantasyland extension. Some elements of Mickey's Toontown Fair were demolished and others were re-themed to the new area. Storybook Circus is based on elements of the 1941 animated film Dumbo and other characters from

777-464: The film, including the Beast , Mrs. Potts , Chip , Lumière , and Cogsworth . The West Wing is the darkest room in the castle with the Enchanted Rose on display and an enchanted portrait of the Prince (before he became the beast) which may occasionally flash and show his now current Beast Form. Enchanted Tales with Belle is a live interactive show located in within the Beast's Castle. It serves as

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814-539: The library and meet an audio-animatronic Lumiere who surprises a live Belle with guests and he will tell the classic story with help from her the selected guests. Enchanted Tales with Belle opened in December 2012. On March 12, 2020, Walt Disney World Resort announced that all live shows would be suspended and temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enchanted Tales with Belle reopened on February 19, 2023, after

851-470: The most prominent Disney trademark, Castle of Magical Dreams and many of the classic fairy tale characters from everyone's childhood find their "homes" here, all have their own attractions, and the rest of the gang hangs out at the Fantasy Gardens, the meeting point for character greetings. In August 2014, the second Pixie Hollow decor had moved closer to Adventureland , and the area that up to

888-480: The opening of New Fantasyland, the drawbridge was lowered on Sleeping Beauty Castle for only the second time ever (the first being the park's opening in 1955). The plaque in front of the castle marks the spot where the Disneyland Time Capsule is buried. Sealed on the 40th anniversary of the park (1995), it contains different items from the history of Disney parks. It is scheduled to be opened in

925-477: The post COVID-19 era with lunch and dinner being served in a table service setting and a limited Prix Fix menu available. The castle features a full table service restaurant for lunch and dinner, requiring reservations. Cuisine is French-inspired. There are three dining rooms are located within the castle, the Grand Ballroom where Belle and the Beast had their first dance, the (un)forbidden West Wing where

962-695: The replacement for the Storytime with Belle attraction which was originally located in the Fairytale Gardens. Guests could visit Belle's father's cottage, located at the former site of Ariel's Grotto . They can explore the home and encounter a magic mirror (a gift from the Beast) in Maurice's workshop which transports them to the Beast's Castle. Inside, they meet an audio-animatronic Madame Wardrobe who casts some guests as objects. Guests then head to

999-515: The song. Just outside is a water fountain of Gaston, holding barrels, with his foot on LeFou , holding mugs. A gift shop inspired by the village where Belle lived in the film is also part of the area. Fantasyland Fantasyland is one of the "themed lands" at all of the Magic Kingdom -style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world. It is themed after Disney's animated fairy tale feature films . Each Fantasyland has

1036-431: The traditional tanning methods used in other societies and cultures and is thought to be preferable to vegetable tanning methods where tannins are exclusively used. The finished product resembles chamois leather , but is stronger. Smoking gives to the leather its durability, and although Buckskin may become slightly stiff when it dries after being wet, it quickly restores itself to its former soft-state by rubbing it with

1073-419: The twists and turns of the track. Although not part of the original plans for the new Fantasyland, this attraction took the place of several proposed interactive Disney Princess meet and greets; these have been removed from the updated plans for the expansion. The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train opened on May 28, 2014, completing New Fantasyland. On May 2, 2024, following the announcement, Magic Kingdom announced that

1110-526: The two attractions life-sized figures of Bambi and Thumper can be seen playing in the woodland with the Great Prince of the Forest watching them from a distance. There is also a rest area themed to Disney's 2010 musical film Tangled , and an interactive queue for Peter Pan's Flight . There were originally plans for an area and attraction based on The Chronicles of Narnia film series as part of

1147-458: The usual dark rides: Cinderella's Fairy Tale Hall, which features the story of Cinderella in a walk-through style attraction, and Pooh's Hunny Hunt , which uses a trackless ride system. It is also the only version of Fantasyland to still feature the original version of Dumbo the Flying Elephant with only ten flying elephants, while the other versions of the attraction have sixteen elephants. On April 29, 2015, The Oriental Land Company revealed

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1184-463: The wall, which is lined with barrels. Gaston's serves up some of the most popular quick service dining snacks including their famous cinnamon roll . Mugs and goblets can be purchased, but alcohol is not served. Instead, a non-alcoholic beverage has been created called "LeFou's Brew", an apple soda with a marshmallow foam topping that looks like the beer served in Gaston's tavern in the film during

1221-428: The year 2035, forty years after it was first sealed. Fantasyland was said by Walt Disney to be his favorite land in the park. He said, "What youngster has not dreamed of flying with Peter Pan over moonlit London , or tumbling into Alice's nonsensical Wonderland ? In Fantasyland, these classic stories of everyone's youth have become realities for youngsters – of all ages – to participate in." The area went through

1258-404: Was a feature of the park when it opened in 1992, and serves drinks and snacks. The ride closed in the early 2000s, but the wheel and its eight bucket-like passenger cars were left in place and were seasonally decorated. It was later reformed, with the buckets removed, the mill's building serving as a snack counter and the queue area as a meet and greet area. Rides and attractions themed to Beauty and

1295-621: Was closed from 2001 to 2008 due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks . The attraction re-opened in May 2008. The famed " Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks" show was introduced in 1956, but Tinker Bell's first flight wasn't until 1961. The first Tinker Bell was Tiny Kline , former circus aerialist. Multiple shows have replaced this most involving some sort of 'flying' character, such as Tinker Bell. In 1983, Fantasyland received

1332-608: Was completed on March 12, 2012 ("The Barnstormer", the renovated Storybook Circus train station, and the first half of the new Dumbo ride). The second phase of Storybook Circus (the second half of Dumbo, the indoor queue area, and the Casey Jr. Splash 'n' Soak Station ) opened in July 2012. The third and final phase (Pete's Silly Sideshow and Big Top Souvenirs) saw the completion of Storybook Circus on October 4, 2012. Snow White's Scary Adventures closed on May 31, 2012. The original ride

1369-590: Was removed and Princess Fairytale Hall, a new Disney Princess "meet and greet" area, opened on September 18, 2013, where the attraction previously existed. An area themed to Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs features the dwarfs' cottage and a new roller coaster ride called the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train . The coaster features a first-of-its-kind ride system with a train of ride vehicles that swing back and forth, responding to

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