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/* Fantasyland Expansion */
On March 12, 2012, the first phase of Storybook Circus opened consisting of [[The Barnstormer Featuring Goofy as the Great Goofini]] and one of the two [[Dumbo]] attractions <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/03/first-look-inside-storybook-circus-as-walt-disney-world-opens-first-part-of-new-fantasyland-with-dumbo-barnstormer/ </ref>. This section of the Fantasyland is housed where Mickey’s Toontown Fair was formally located. In July of 2012, the second Dumbo attraction (as well as its interactive queue) and the [[Casey Jr. Splash 'n' Soak Station]] opened to the public <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/06/first-photos-casey-jr-pulls-into-storybook-circus-doubled-dumbo-is-unveiled/ </ref>.Finally, on October 4, 2012, Storybook Circus was completed with the addition of [[Pete's Silly Sideshow]] and Big Top Souvenirs <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/10/first-look-peek-inside-petes-silly-sideshow-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>.
On December 6, 2012, the rest of the Fantasyland Expansion (besides the [[Seven Dwarfs Mine Train]]) opened to the public <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/08/new-fantasyland-grand-opening-set-for-december-6-at-magic-kingdom-park-at-walt-disney-world-resort/ </ref>. New Fantasyland features the attractions: [[Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid]], [[Enchanted Tales with Belle]], and [[Ariel's Grotto]], as well as Gaston's Tavern and The Be Our Guest restaurant (which is located inside the newly constructed Beast’s Castle). Finally, on May 28, 2014 the final piece of the Fantasyland Expansion, the [[Seven Dwarfs Mine Train]] officially opened to the public <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/05/seven-dwarfs-mine-train-officially-opens/ </ref>. Although not a part of "New Fantasyland", on March 12, 2013 a new Tangled section of Fantasyland opened between [[it's a small world]] and the [[Haunted Mansion]] <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/kristin-ford/2013/03/post_1.html </ref>. This new area houses bathrooms, charging stations and places to sit, including an area with a tranquil waterfall. The elaborate bathrooms sit below the tower that Rapunzel is trapped inside at the beginning of Tangled.
==Attractions==