Another big week for Fantasyland’s new
Princess Pavilion has come to an end with the detail we’ve been waiting for: a name. The marketeers may have
spoken of the nauseating “Disney Princesses: A Royal Invitation” as part of the
Magical Moments Festival but luckily the Imagineers (and good sense) prevailed, with the final name being exactly the short and sharp bit of classic Disney park alliteration we’ve known the project by all along: Princess Pavilion! The main piece of the new attraction marquee was installed late this afternoon — just like
the concept art, a gently bevelled oval with customary swirly font, surrounded by metallic gold detailing and topped with a whimsical crown motif. Two extra pieces of the ornate frame are still to be added either side of the oval nameplate.
Though some very pretty new lights have been installed between the doors, the sign appears to be backlit from within. This is similar to the signage at
Fantasy Festival Stage and the land’s
Disneyland Railroad Station, especially with the identical shapes, but seemingly at odds with the rest of
Fantasyland, where most signage is lit by external spotlights for a greater degree of “olde-worlde” charm. Might this new marquee, intended to look like an enlarged brooch, be just a little too “blingy”?
Workers have made more progress with the addition of five golden flags atop the newly-finished blue rooftops. Perhaps this flourish will help the rather castle-like new pavilion to blend more with the
“it’s a small world” area it impinges on, which features similar golden details on all its lampposts and right along its façade of famous landmarks. As noted by reader
DGR in
a previous comment, the roof tiles are somewhat irregularly-placed to perhaps fit with this being near the “rural” area of the land.
Finally, it’s not just the entrance seeing work: with no mountains to divide them, a new railing has been installed (or rather abruptly bolted into the ground) to separate the meet ‘n’ greet’s way out from that of “it’s a small world”; these two attractions now firmly close neighbours.
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See the concept art and get a full walk-through of this new attraction here!
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