News Disney Files Permit for Exterior Work on Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom

[ToTBellHop]

During the day, did the castle look draped in turned off lights? Or….? How did Dreamlights make the castle look in daylight?

Up close, yes. You could see the wiring. It was basically a net.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Up close, yes. You could see the wiring. It was basically a net.

They stopped using it because Ariel kept getting caught in it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

They stopped using it because Ariel kept getting caught in it.

Chasing after a boy, no doubt.

 

[Ayla]

During the day, did the castle look draped in turned off lights? Or….? How did Dreamlights make the castle look in daylight?

Yes.

 

[networkpro]

During the day, did the castle look draped in turned off lights? Or….? How did Dreamlights make the castle look in daylight?

Pretty bad...

 

[TTA94]

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Pretty bad...

Might not have looked great during the day but at night it’s well worth it.

I miss the original colors. The blue was faded but I’m sure there’s a solution out there for that.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Uh oh.

DVC Showroom?

 

[MisterPenguin]

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Pretty bad...

I'm impressed you were able to fly so close to the towers!!

I'm, however, flightless, so, this is what I see...

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'm not sure if Paris did this, but Martin stated some years back that at one point a project was being cooked up to permanently install LED lights inside the walls of Cindy's castle at WDW to make the Dreamlights a permanent fixture. Like drilling small holes and filling them with small quarter-sized gray colored disks that would have been pretty much invisible unless you got really close. No more annual installation, and no visible netting and wires as apparently the electrical infrastructure would have been hidden within the interior instead.

Never happened of course, and cost cutting measures nixed the Dreamlights entirely as projection was deemed as "good enough" to replace it. I'd be surprised if they ever return at this point, despite rumors in past years that they might. They instead went with new Christmas entertainment that was much cheaper and yielded them a nice profit.

Sounds like a waterproofing nightmare.

 

[Raineman]

So the castle cranes and boom lifts will be back? Will they be included in LL?

 

[jrhwdw]

So the castle cranes and boom lifts will be back? Will they be included in LL?

I don't think we know yet how involved This will be....

 

[Moth]

Toilet paper for the live action Lilo and Stitch.

 

[jrhwdw]

Toilet paper for the live action Lilo and Stitch.

Uh No!.....No Stitch things this Summer! MK has other stuff to do!!!!

 

[jrhwdw]

No Work Equipment yet for This....

 

[TTA94]

No Work Equipment yet for This....

I don’t think anyone knows yet when this is expected to begin. If it is soon then my guess would be after Easter. I think we are still in Spring Break mode for some. They probably don’t want to ruin to many Spring pictures lol.

 

[JoeCamel]

I'm not sure if Paris did this, but Martin stated some years back that at one point a project was being cooked up to permanently install LED lights inside the walls of Cindy's castle at WDW to make the Dreamlights a permanent fixture. Like drilling small holes and filling them with small quarter-sized gray colored disks that would have been pretty much invisible unless you got really close. No more annual installation, and no visible netting and wires as apparently the electrical infrastructure would have been hidden within the interior instead.

Never happened of course, and cost cutting measures nixed the Dreamlights entirely as projection was deemed as "good enough" to replace it. I'd be surprised if they ever return at this point, despite rumors in past years that they might. They instead went with new Christmas entertainment that was much cheaper and yielded them a nice profit.

From the company that can't install and maintain their new ground lighting in Epcot??

Sounds like a waterproofing nightmare.

 

[Agent H]

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Pretty bad...

What’s wrong with this? Looks fine to me .

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Sounds like a waterproofing nightmare.

From the company that can't install and maintain their new ground lighting in Epcot??

For modern Disney's standards, wouldn't surprise me. Though I don't know if it would be AS problematic as having lighting embedded into walkways. Those routinely get flooded with rain or pressure washed, water pools there and seeps down into them (and apparently they were improperly sealed too). This would have adorned the walls and roofs, which are sloped and don't allow for as much opportunity for water to saturate the surface. It would mostly just drain and slide down the sides.

Keep in mind that I believe this proposal was also many years ago, they used to be much more competent at water proofing (they've frequently installed lighting underwater even). I don't think they would even consider doing it these days, and i'll be surprised if the netted lights even return. But a more competent company could have figured out even that walkway lighting at Epcot. They had embedded pathway lighting working around that area for decades prior to that. And for whatever reason, the lights added all over Spaceship Earth don't seem to have suffered from the same degree of problems.

Either way, i'm actually mostly fine with using the old net lights instead. I'm usually pretty critical about things, but the netting wasn't particularly noticeable unless you were really looking for it. The crane was worse, but if they can use a retractable one instead then i'm good. I just want the lights back.

 

[Brian]

What’s wrong with this? Looks fine to me .

It was really pretty discrete. You couldn't see it unless you were right up in front of the castle or looking for it specifically.

 

[JoeCamel]

It was really pretty discrete. You couldn't see it unless you were right up in front of the castle or looking for it specifically.

But in all the daylight pictures the castle looked fuzzy.......