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Fantasyland Update: Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak open, second Dumbo spinner revealed, new Pooh meet

Yesterday the Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak water play area soft opened in the Storybook Circus area of New Fantasyland. The second spinner of the dueling Dumbos has been revealed as well but hasn’t soft opened yet.

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Movie Review: Old school Pooh fans will find much to love about Disney’s Winnie the Pooh

By Kevin Yee Fans of the original Winnie the Pooh movie from 1977 will find much to love about the 2011 movie, which shares the same name but has all-new content. It channels its predecessor in ways both small (the hand-drawn, not quite perfect animation) and large (the individual tics and attitudes of each character).

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Disney testing new meet-and-greet queueing procedures, may point to upcoming Fantasyland changes

In Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom this week, a few of Disney’s Imagineers and cast members held a test at Pooh’s Playful Spot, the playground located across from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh dark ride. Pooh characters were made available for meet and greets, but new queueing rules were attached. Parents were instructed,…

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D23 Expo: Disney/Pixar's John Lasseter talks Fantasyland expansion

At the Disney D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif. on Sept. 13, 2009, Disney/Pixar’s John Lasseter gave a presentation in which he revealed new clips and information from upcoming films including “Toy Story 3”, “Rapunzel”, and the now-announced new hand-drawn “Winnie the Pooh” movie. Following his presentation, Lasseter met with the media in a press conference…