A Worthy Trade

NEW FANTASYLAND, WALT DISNEY WORLD

    As many of you know, most of New Fantasy has opened to the public including places and attractions about Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Dumbo, Tangled, and many other Disney movies about princesses and fantasy worlds. This new section of Magic Kingdom of course replaced Mickey's Toontown Fair. There are mixed thoughts, some people saying they'd rather have left Toontown as-is, and some saying they think New Fantasyland was a great replacement to Toontown which only had one attraction (which now is in Fantasyland). However, there is a phase, the final one, of New Fantasyland that hasn't been unveiled, and won't be for about another year. That is the Seven Dwaf's Mine Train roller coaster, which will replaced the former Snow Whites Scary Adventure, a ride known for it's frightening scenes to young children and short ride time. Of course many tourists are glad to see it go, as many kids hated it and would like to see a more exciting ride such as the mine train in Fantasyland and Magic Kingdom itself. But then you have the Disney fans like me who look at Disney Parks from many views, one of them being their rich history. Snow White was one of the few opening day attractions left at a Magic Kingdom, and now that it's gone, we don't have too many rides from 1971 left in the park, which made me sad about the closing of Snow White's Scary Adventure, even though I wasn't too big of a fan of the attraction myself. But then yesterday I had a revelation when I saw a video on YouTube from Attractions Magazine. It was a virtual ride through of the mine train, and after watching it over and over again, I was amazed. This ride is going to be great, and it taught me something. If we love Disney, we love Disney for who they are. Not for what they were, not for what they will be, but what they are; a company which captivates ams transports us to worlds beyond imagination through all sorts of entertainment. And this mine train does just that. Back in 1971 Snow White's Scary Adventures did this for audiences at the time, but it's time to move on. We need to appreciate Disney for not how they tell the story, but how the story affects us. Check out the ride video, and you'll see what I mean. Comment your thoughts, and as always have a magical day!

-Collins

Mine Train virtual ride through: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7V8FZg0S-MM