Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk Through Diorama Attraction Disney California
Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk Through
Diorama Disneyland California 2015.
Disney Rides,
Shows, &
POV Attractions at
Disneyland Resort in
California Adventure Anaheim Videos. Opened July 17,
1955, the castle is the oldest of all Disney castles. Its primary inspiration was the
Château d'Ussé in
France. Though it reaches a height of only 77 feet (23 m), it was designed by
Herbert Ryman[2] to appear taller through a process known as forced perspective; design elements are larger at the foundation and smaller at the turrets.
The castle initially featured an empty upper level that was never intended to house an attraction, but
Walt Disney was not satisfied with what he viewed as wasted space, and challenged his
Imagineers to find some use for the space.
Beginning April 29,
1957, visitors were able to walk through the castle and view several dioramas depicting the story of
Sleeping Beauty. The original dioramas were designed in the style of
Eyvind Earle, production designer for Disney's
1959 film Sleeping Beauty, and were then redone in
1977 to resemble the window displays on
Main Street,
U.S.A.. The walkthrough was closed for unspecified reasons in
October 2001; popular belief claims the
September 11th attacks and the potential danger that ensued played a major factor in the closing.
On July 17, 2008, Disney announced that the Sleeping Beauty Castle walkthrough would reopen in the style of the original Earle dioramas, enhanced with new technology not available in 1957. The walkthrough reopened on
November 27, 2008 at 5:00 PM, drawing long lines going as far back as the Hub. Unlike previous incarnations, visitors who are unable to climb stairs or navigate the passageways of the
Castle can still experience the walkthrough "virtually" in a special room on the Castle's ground floor. This room is lavishly themed, and presents the closed-captioned
CGI walkthrough recreation on a high-definition TV. This same virtual recreation is included on the Sleeping Beauty 50th
Anniversary Platinum Edition DVD.
The
Disney family coat of arms hangs above the archway to the castle. [3] It is composed of three lions passant in pale.[4] It is known that the coat of arms was not originally on the castle but was placed there sometime between June
1965 [5] and July 1965.[6]
At the rear of the castle, shaded by the archways and driven into the ground is a gold spike that is widely but wrongly believed to mark the geographical center of
Disneyland as of the addition of
Mickey's Toontown in
1993. In reality, the spike is a surveyor's mark that was used to ensure that the castle bridge and entrance lined up with
Main Street USA when the park was first constructed. The original geographical center of the
Magic Kingdom was in the middle of the round park, where the "
Partners" statue of Walt Disney and
Mickey Mouse stands. The addition of Toontown moved the actual center of the park a few yards northward, but still on the hub side of the castle drawbridge.
Fiftieth anniversary
In celebration of
Disneyland's 50th anniversary, the castle was repainted and five turrets were decorated with stylized crowns, each representing a decade in the park's history:
The creation of Disneyland is represented by a pair of famous "Ears" peeking up over the horizon to see the wonders to come.
"A
World on the Move", otherwise known as the "
New Tomorrowland" of 1967, is represented by rocket ships and accented by opalescent planets.
The Blue Fairy represents the debut of the
Main Street Electrical Parade.
The
Indiana Jones Adventure is represented by the evil Eye of
Mara, guarded by snakes.
The 50th Anniversary of Disneyland is represented by fireworks and
Tinker Bell.
Sixtieth anniversary
For Disneyland's 60th Anniversary,
World of Color changed to the World of Color:
Celebrate! The
Wonderful World of Walt Disney.
Disneyland Park introduced
Paint The Night and a new fireworks show, "
Disneyland Forever".
A 24 hour Kickoff event occurred May 22, 2015.
As part of the celebration, the castle was covered with diamonds and glitter, with a large 60th logo in the center.
Carthay Circle Restaurant at
Disney California Adventure was also decorated for the
Diamond Celebration.
Hong Kong Disneyland version
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland
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