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May 2008: Journey into Narnia is currently closed and undergoing a major renovation, and will reopen as The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on June 26, 2008. Guests can experience an exclusive opportunity to see behind-the-scenes footage, original concept art, storyboards, props and costumes from the latest installment of "The Chronicles of Narnia." They can explore Aslan’s stone table chamber set recreated directly from the original molds, see blueprints used for the motion picture, and meet Prince Caspian.

The "Prince Caspian" theme park character -- seen at right in a promotional photo shoot at Walt Disney World Resort -- is scheduled to begin regular meet-and-greet appearances on May 16, 2008. That same day, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" is scheduled to debut in U.S. theaters. The film, presented by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, is the second motion picture based on C.S. Lewis' series of classic books.

Journey Into Narnia: Creating The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe -- Located on Mickey Avenue in one of the Soundstages, this walkthrough exhibit opened December 9, 2005, to coincide with the opening of the movie, Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Report filed by AllEarsNet.com's Graphics Artist, Sam Cridlin:

You enter an interior queue (think Muppet's preshow), the lights dim and a narrator tells the story. Queue dramatic lighting and fog. The Wardrobe opens and you enter the frozen Narnia, including the lamp post and a 20' movie screen. Snow white squishy carpet and towering snow-covered pines abound. The White Witch (right) appears above declaring war on Aslan, then she fades from view.

A movie trailer plays on the screen. Narrator skips the entire plot of the movie with an "Aslan wins." Cue more dramatic lighting, and you see around the corner the thawed Narnia with squishy brown carpet and towering pines. There are some maquettes, costumes and other props. You exit.

The downside is that there is no physical separation between frozen and thawed Narnia, so there's only the preshow room and the show room to hold guests -- you're at the mercy of the groups ahead of you, with only two cycles of about 75 people in the stage at a time. There is no videotaping or flash photography allowed.