Fantasyland is a place of imagination. Particularly the imagination of Disney's feature animators over the years. Of the areas nine attractions, only "it's a small world" is an original feat of imagination with the rest being based on Disney's animated movies.
There's nothing wrong with that, though, and it can be argued that the land achieves the perfect balance between fun for adults and fun for children. Truly embodies Walt Disney's ideal of creating a place for families to have fun together. Starting with Cinderella's Castle, the real world embodiment of a fairy tale castle children can slip themselves into any of a half dozen cherished films.
At the D23 exposition in August 2009, a massive expansion of Fantasyland was announced with the land incorporating much of the space that is now Mickey's Toontown Fair. It will include new interactive Princess-themed attractions, an expanded version of Disneyland Pixie Hollow, moving and expanding Dumbo the Flying Elephant, and two new dining locations.
Specific dates for closing existing attractions and opening new ones are not yet known but much of this should be complete in 2012 with Pixie Hollow coming in 2013.
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