Castle Turret SILVER!

[Master Yoda]

I've been involved in theater for much of my life, and priming with silver is a method we often use to make the top color look brighter, shinier and/or more metallic.

You can do something similar on a car. They are commonly called "candy", Candy apple red being the most famous. You start with a metallic base coat which is topped off with a translucent color coat then a clear coat. Depending on how Disney does this, the spires could actually sparkle in sunlight.

 

[Tim Lohr]

The silver base makes it shine in the sun light but also helps with the night time projection images. Movie theater screens have a silver sheen to them for the same reason, that's why they call it "the silver screen"

 

[G8rchamps]

Leave the turrets blue.....

 

[Bolt]

Leave the turrets blue.....

Pretty sure everyone has chimed in to say it's a primer.

 

[Bairstow]

So silver basecoat with a blue clearcoat?

The castle has a candy paint job!

 

[cheezbat]

Use the silver as a primer and paint all the turrets GOLD! (After all, the MK is the crowl jewel theme park in all the World!)

I know I know...everybody loves the blue.

 

[Goofnut1980]

It looks like a lot of things are being painted.. the castle wall colors even look nice and clean!

 

[Timekeeper]

Things could be worse...

 

[Tim Lohr]

Things could be worse...

Even though I'm not a big fan of this cake, it is nice to remember a time when would they spend some money and effort on theming and could get it done quickly. This thing only lasted a year but it was clearly a lot of work

 

[Sped2424]

Even though I'm not a big fan of this cake, it is nice to remember a time when would they spend some money and effort on theming and could get it done quickly. This thing only lasted a year but it was clearly a lot of work

It lasted 2 years. 1996-1998

 

[SpectroMan93]

Even though I'm not a big fan of this cake, it is nice to remember a time when would they spend some money and effort on theming and could get it done quickly. This thing only lasted a year but it was clearly a lot of work

Well, there was also this in 2005:

 

[Matt_Black]

I know I know...everybody loves the blue.

 

[DisneyGentleman]

Things could be worse...

Sparkling Desert Party, Version 1

 

[Mickey_777]

I know its most likely a primer that they're applying to the castle but I wouldn't be opposed to a new color scheme. Maybe for the 50th? Disneyland made a change and I think it worked out for the better. No pink though...

 

[cjk0318]

I know its most likely a primer that they're applying to the castle but I wouldn't be opposed to a new color scheme. Maybe for the 50th? Disneyland made a change and I think it worked out for the better. No pink though...

It's been established it's a primer numerous times. And the 50th Anniversary is just a new MagicBand slider and a cupcake.

 

[Bolt]

Silver is already painted over on the right hand side today. Working on the left side now.

 

[Otamin]

Things could be worse...

This is how the castle looked when I first visited WDW (easter 1997).

Whilst it's not a great look, it certainly had some effort put into it!

It was great seeing the castle properly a year later however...

 

[Mickey_777]

It's been established it's a primer numerous times. And the 50th Anniversary is just a new MagicBand slider and a cupcake.

Um...I aknowledged it was a primer as well...

I'd still like to see the castle's paint scheme changed up at some point. 50th or not.

 

[Zweiland]

Well, there was also this in 2005:

That was a huge improvement, IMO. I wish they would have left it like that, minus the huge mosaic thing in the front.

 

[MrMorrowTom]

I took this today. They have a couple turrets that are silver, but does look like primer to make the blue stand out more.