Photos, Videos : Tokyo Disneyland New Fantasyland Beast Castle Update

Tokyo Disneyland new Fantasyland area with Beast Castle and Belle Village will open on April 15 and Japan Youtuber DvideoZ has posted some great videos with very close shots of the castle and its incredibly themed decor.

You have the two videos below and i did some screenshots of the most interesting theming details, allowing to see how much detailed Beast Castle is with dozens of gargoyles all around, check it out!


















Close to Beast Castle is Belle's Village, with shops and restaurants, here are some of the facades.










On this first video of DvideoZ you'll see close shots of Beast Castle from 4.30 min.




And on this next video of DvideoZ you'll see shots of Belle Village from 8.20 min. Make sure to follow his channel HERE!




Pictures and videos: copyright DvideoZ

Tokyo Disney Resort Groundbreaking Ceremony Launch Tokyo Disneyland Development

At Tokyo Disneyland happened today the groundbreaking ceremony for the launch of the new Fantasyland construction and the new attractions, shops and restaurants are planned to open in 2020. It will include a Beauty and the Beast mini land with a E-Ticket Beauty and the Beast attraction, a live entertainment theater, as well as restaurant and shops, a Big Hero 6 attraction, a "popcorn" shop, and a Minnie Mouse meet and greet facility in the Toon Town area.

TDL released the CGI simulation video below showing the Minnie Mouse meet and greet and the Beauty and the Beast mini land.




Here is Tokyo Disneyland official press release and WDI artwork, including plenty of new ones!

URAYASU, CHIBA—Oriental Land Co., Ltd. announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the large-scale development of Tokyo Disneyland Park was held on April 5, 2017, officially launching the project.

 The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the site proposed for the development and construction was officially launched by the president and COO of Oriental Land Co., Ltd., Kyoichiro Uenishi, accompanied by Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. With the project officially in motion, Oriental Land Co., Ltd. is focused on the completion and opening of the new development in spring 2020 and will continue to pursue new dreams for Tokyo Disney Resort.

 The large-scale development will include a new Beauty and the Beast Area (tentative name), a live entertainment theater (name TBA), a new attraction themed to the Disney film Big Hero 6 (name TBA), and a new Minnie Mouse greeting facility (name TBA). Total investment for the development is expected to be about 75 billion yen, the largest investment since the Grand Opening of Tokyo DisneySea Park in 2001.

Above, an overall view and below New WDI artworks of the Beauty and the Beast village.

Below, artworks for a shop and a restaurant in the Beauty and the Beast area.

The exterior and entrance of the new Beauty and the Beast E-Ticket ride, and guests experiencing the ride in the trackless ride vehicles.

WDI artworks of the exterior and interior of the live entertainment theater.

The new attraction themed to Big Hero 6.

Exterior and interior of the new Popcorn shop.

Exterior and interior of the Minnie Mouse greeting facility.

Pictures: copyright Disney - Oriental Land

Tokyo Disneyland New Fantasyland Model Pictures

Tokyo Disneyland did three months ago a major announcement for plenty of new attractions, and today we have a picture of the model for the Fantasyland additions as well as for Tomorrowland, thanks to Japanese website niigata9i.jugem.cc

We'll start by Beauty and the Beast Area with the Beast’s castle and the village where Belle lives, the entire environment of this area will make Guests feel like they are in the film.  To give you a better idea of the upcoming changes here is a picture of "now" showing TDL Grand Circuit Raceway and a picture of the model. You'll note that Toon Town, located on the left, will be preserved. But to make way for the new development areas and the new facilities Grand Circuit Raceway in January 2017 and StarJets will close in autumn-winter 2017.

Located within the Beast’s castle will be a major attraction themed to Beauty and the Beast that can be experienced only in Japan. And in the village, there will be a shop and a restaurant. Below, original TDL renderings and picture of the model.






The new beauty and the Beast area will include a major E-Ticket attraction located inside Beast castle. Below, renderings of the outside and inside and closeshot on the model. Note the huge show building behind Beast castle.







The area include also a Live Entertainment Theater (Theater name to be determined), the first full-scale indoor theater for live entertainment at Tokyo Disneyland. Signature Disney entertainment unique to Tokyo Disneyland and featuring the Disney Friends will be presented in this storybook theater environment. 




A ride-type attraction themed to the Disney film, Big Hero 6, will also open in Tomorrowland. Below, rendering and pictures of the model showing where it will be located in Tomorrowland.

A new Disney Character greeting facility where Guests can meet Minnie Mouse will also open in Toontown and Minnie Mouse, as a fashion designer, will greet Guests in her studio dressed in fashionable costume. After walking through Minnie’s design studio and her work area with interactive elements, Guests can meet Minnie in person, take pictures with her, and generally spend a memorable time together.

All Artworks and pictures: copyright Disney - Oriental Land Co.