OMG.......Ariel's Grotto up for rehab

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OMG.......Ariel's Grotto up for rehab
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Fri, 09-08-2006 - 12:51pm

A friend just called to tell me that she heard about Ariel's Grotto set up for rehab beginning next week. We have just planned this whole vacation around getting her autograph. Even have a special page just for her.

What happens now, does she get moved or do we just not see her.

Freaking out Mom,

Kari

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Fri, 09-08-2006 - 1:38pm
I just went on the official WDW website, allears and the DIS.
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Fri, 09-08-2006 - 2:02pm
Please tell me that this isn't true! How long will rehab last? My daughter is set on seeing Ariel and having her picture made...This has been her only request.
 

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Fri, 09-08-2006 - 2:04pm
My dd was looking forward to seeing Ariel next week. I hope it isn't true!
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Fri, 09-08-2006 - 2:13pm

Here's the web site for operational updates on the parks and as you can see no work is scheduled on Ariels' Grotto at this point in time.

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/calendar/refurbishmentslisting/index?id=MKCalendarRefurbishmentsListingPage&date=20060901

In fact I seem to recall that the GRotto rehab was done quite recently so maybe that's where your friend got that from.

Carole

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Fri, 09-08-2006 - 3:51pm
I think your friend is passing on old information unintentionally. Ariels Grotto was just down for rehab in 2004 (? I'd have to go look at scrapbooks) . Yep just checked it was Sept 22-Nov 19 2004. When it was closed for rehab Ariel was moved to the princess greeting room in the Hall of Fame at Mickey's Toon Town in Magic Kingdom.

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Fri, 09-08-2006 - 6:12pm

Ditto to what Sonya said.

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Fri, 09-08-2006 - 7:44pm

Really, that's Aeriel now? when we were there last year it was Aurora. We have ADR's for that in January last year, we all loved it last time, even DH.

Carole

Carole

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Sat, 09-09-2006 - 1:04am

Oh, gee, perhaps they change which princess does the photo pkg meet and greet? Someone had gone there for dinner last summer and told me they met Ariel and then we met her on our March trip.

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