Fantasyland

 

Hear ye, hear ye, knaves and princesses. This is the place where you can live your fairytale adventures. Welcome to a place where magic is strong and anything can happen, all in the largest area in the park! Plus, no matter what you are looking for, there is something to satisfy guests of any age in this truly magical land!

Crossing the bridge over from the Imagination Ring, you enter the Castle of Magical Dreams. It is like the version recently put in Hong Kong Disneyland, except way bigger. Inside, you can explore the castle and even meet all of the Disney Princesses in the Royal Quarters. The castle also houses a theater where Mickey and the Magic Storybook, a live stage show, plays, and the Royal Banquet Dining Hall. The castle has a reference to all of the princesses in its towers, and at night, it magically lights up.

Behind the castle is a Bavarian village with something for all ages. Directly behind the castle is Cinderella's Carousel and further down is Dumbo the Flying Elephant, both of which are family rides. On the left side of the village is where you can ride Peter Pan's Flight, a modified version of the original attraction, and visit the stores Bippiti Boppiti Boutique and Sir Mickey's, along with the restaurant Neverland Nook. On the right side of the village is where you can board the Dream River Journey, an attraction similar to Shanghai's Voyage to the Crystal Grotto where you ride a boat through classic Disney stories recreated in colorful sculptures. Also in this area is where you can go on Tangled Up Again, an attraction where you ride through the world of the film Tangled on a boat. The ride exits into Corona Royal Traders (named after the kingdom from the movie, not the Coronavirus.) Pinocchio Village Tavern is a nearby restaurant and so is Fairytale Fortunes.

To the left of the village and further down around the Dream River Voyage is an area themed to Frozen. It recreates a Scandinavian village similar to Arendelle. Here, you can see Frozen: The Musical and ride one of two attractions. Blizzard Bowls is a Mad Tea Party-type ride. Arendelle: the World of Frozen is a modified version of Frozen Ever After. Wandering Oakens is a gift shop you enter after the ride, and nearby is Kristoff's Kitchen.

Further up near the border to Adventure Lagoon is a Winnie the Pooh-themed area. On its north side, the area has one attraction: Pooh's Hunny Hunt, a longer version of the original Tokyo Disneyland attraction. Around the area is also where you will find Pooh Corner, a shop/bakery where you can buy Pooh-themed merchandise, and Kanga's Cafe, a restaurant.

To the right of that area and North of the Dream River Journey is an Alpine village. The shops and restaurants are around the main attraction, Matterhorn Bobsleds: Freezing Frenzy, a fast new roller coaster where you zip through the mountain, and surrounding snowy area, on bobsleds while avoiding the wrath of a fearsome ice dragon. The ride exits into Alpine Goods. Around the village are Alpine Haus, Matterhorn Market, Mountaineer Merchandise, and The Yodeler's Cupboard.

To the right of the Bavarian village from earlier is a large stretch of land based on Roald Dahl's novel, The BFG, and its 2016 film adaptation. The big attraction here is an interactive walkthrough experience, The BFG Maze, a maze which takes you through Giant Country and Dream Country before arriving in Buckingham Palace for a royal breakfast. The Queen's Table is a restaurant inside the palace, a small-scale recreation of the actual Buckingham Palace.

To the right of that area is an area based on the Wind in the Willows. Toad Hall serves as a restaurant and Toad Traders serves as a shop. This is also where the alternate entrance to Fantasyland from Imagination Ring is as well as a path that leads into Tomorrowland. The area has one attraction, Mr. Toad's Motor Mania, a next-generation Autopia that leads through Toad Hall and around the English Countryside.

Connecting the Alpine and BFG areas is a Little Mermaid area, with a full recreation of Atlantica. Inside, it feels like you are underwater. This involves several family rides which are Jumpin' Jellyfish, Balloon Fish Race, Sebastian's Musical Mix, and Flounder's Flooded Fun, the last of which relates to Tokyo DIsneysea's Aquatopia. Ariel's Grotto is a restaurant and King Triton's Treasures is a shop. The area also contains a family roller coaster, King Triton's Coaster, which relates to Seven Dwarves Mine Train, but is entirely indoors, longer, based on The Little Mermaid, and with updated visual effects. To the right of the zone is the entrance Avengers Compound.

Attractions:

• Castle of Magical Dreams
• Cinderella's Carousel
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant
• Peter Pan's Flight
• Dream River Journey
• Tangled Up Again
• Blizzard Bowls
• Arendelle: The World of Frozen
• Pooh's Hunny Hunt
• Matterhorn Bobsleds: Freezing Frenzy
• The BFG Maze
• Mr. Toad's Motor Mania
• Jumpin' Jellyfish
• Balloon Fish Race
• Sebastian's Musical Mix
• Flounder's Flooded Fun
• King Triton's Coaster

Entertainment:

• Royal Quarters
• Mickey and the Magic Storybook
• Frozen: The Musical

Dining:

• Royal Banquet Dining Hall
• Neverland Nook
• Pinocchio Village Tavern
• Fairytale Fortunes
• Kristoff's Kitchen
• Kanga's Cafe
• Alpine Haus
• The Yodeler's Cupboard
• The Queen's Table
• Toad Hall
• Ariel's Grotto

Shopping:

• Bippiti Boppiti Boutique
• Sir Mickey's
• Corona Royal Traders
• Wandering Oakens
• Pooh Corner
• Alpine Goods
• Matterhorn Marker
• Mountaineer Merchandise
• Toad Traders
• King Triton's Treasures

Rides in relation to other attractions:

Balloon Fish Race--Emotional Whirlwind

Sebastian's Musical Mix--Francis's Ladybug Boogie

King Triton's Coaster--Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

BFG Maze--Alice in Wonderland Maze

Blizzard Bowls--Teacups

Tangled Up Again--"It's a Small World"

This was a challenging area to make. I wanted to make this different from most Fantasylands around the world, and I wanted to make it as unique as I could. The BFG Maze was an original idea of mine. I conceived it in 2016 shortly after seeing the movie. Although I liked the film, I don't know if it was that successful, and thus people might not get it. Freezing Frenzy was an idea I was including in Disneytopia, but I removed it because I didn't think it was good enough for the entire area. I also wanted the area to appeal both old and young. That was a little hard, because I needed something to attract someone of any age. I just worry that I may have messed this up. If or not it will be a good area rests in the opinions of the readers.