I was at the Disneyland Resort this afternoon and captured some newsworthy photos from all around the resort to share. A giant crane is in place right over Big Thunder. It looks bigger in person  Work on the center Fantasmic fountain is underway  New Orleans Bayou Bash has already been setup getting ready for the event kickoff tomorrow  Very temporary looking speaker setup  Mark Twain still in dry dock for its annual refurbishment  Christmas decorations still coming down in New Orleans Square  Blue sky and no more snow on the castle  Now for the juicy stuff, Fantasy Faire  A new structure has sprung up where previously a path led to [...]

Conner Purzycki went to the Disneyland Resort a couple of days ago and captured some soon-to-be magic! Fantasy Faire ConstructionThe wall now has the same paint scheme as the castle Big Thunder Mountain closed for refurbishment It was a windy dayMain Street Station under wraps WOW, under an hour for once One side of Mater’s is being repainted and resurfaced, more on that later I will have a more updated report up later today

Official concept art was released featuring Royal Hall which we posted about a few days ago. From Shawn Slater on the Disney Parks Blog: We’re rapidly approaching the opening of the all-new Fantasy Faire at Disneyland park, and if you’ve taken a walk by Sleeping Beauty Castle lately, you know that work is progressing nicely on this beautiful expansion of the park’s Fantasyland. One of the main attractions in this quaint, storybook village will be the Royal Hall, where beloved Disney royalty eagerly await your visit. The Royal Hall promises to be a truly special place, filled with rich layers of detail. “After walking into our main entrance, you will first go through a garden-like setting before [...]

Watch as Paradise Bay comes to life with the symphonic sounds of the Main Street Electrical Parade’s Baroque Hoedown. It appears that the show can do a different set of songs when Maestro Goofy is unavailable to conduct the fountains.   The music is from an album recored by The Cincinnati Pops called Disney Spectacular.

Tim Alcoser went to the Disneyland Resort on the 10th of January. He captured limited magic of the Salute to the Golden Horseshoe Revue and continued construction at the resort. He reported: I headed to the Disneyland Resort with Connor Purzycki to see the first public showing of the Golden Horseshoe Revue and the first of the many to come Limited Time Magic guests will get to enjoy this year. There are a lot of ride closures and refurbishments around the resort as is typical for this slow time of year, including Fantasmic. Princess Fantasy Faire is coming along very nice. Most of the Christmas decorations are down already, including the [...]

Conner went to the Disneyland resort on the 9th of this month. He was able to capture photo’s of the Main Street U.S.A train station refurbishment and continued construction on Royal Hall. He also grabbed photo’s of all the renovations and entertainment happening in Frontierland. Conner captured some photos of Muppet Vision 3D which recently returned. Main Street U.S.A Train Station in construction. Royal Hall Construction Royal Hall, formally known as fantasy faire, is set to open spring 2013.Castle starts to peak above the walls. While construction continues in Frontierland, shops remain open. Big Thunder Mountain went under refurbishment Jan 8th, 2012 and will reopen in fall of 2013.Big Thunder Tail is closed some [...]