Played around in 1.9

So I played around in SP on the 1.9.4 prerelease. The End is kinda a let down at the moment. I takes forever to get there and you can't get back, plus dragons still aren't active. Obviously this will change (I hope).

The new Nether Bricks and Fence are nice. I don't know what the block in The End is called but it is different from existing stuff. Kinda white and cobbly but not like cobblestone. I was in Creative mode and it isn't listed in the block list.

All NPCs seem to be the same at the moment and they kinda look like monks.

Swamps are interesting looking.

So there is a way to get dragons in SP on 1.9.4. I just spawned a flight of them and watched them destroy a mountain.

I'm going to try it a bit later. you should play around in the nether. and build a snow man.