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MK Cinderella Castle Set to Return to Classic Color Scheme
- Thread starter DCBaker
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Yep. Cranes in use on March 11 in broad daylight.Probably in broad daylight…since they were shutdown right after Bob quit and placed his vert climber onto the 167 footer to escape the peasants and drop anchor off Catalina island
Remember - This is going to be “inspired by the original”. Manage expectations accordingly.
James Alucobond
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I mean, while the art isn't final, it looks like the color scheme will largely be reverted, just with some of the additional gold potentially maintained on the keep.
I would love to keep a royal blue on the spires that pops like it did back in 2020. Sadly, the Florida sun is likely going to fade that in a hurry.
Otamin
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This is why we can't have nice things.
Basil of Baker Street
Well-Known Member
Wasnt the rose gold just for the 50th and now they are returning to the classic colors?
Bocabear
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one can hope it happens quickly..... They kept it far too long.
"Rose Gold" was a trendy color that was already "ten minutes ago" when they announced it.
Pink is the color associated with Sleeping Beauty Castle both Anaheim and Disneyland Paris... They should never have painted it pink.... Now the White/pale gray castle with a crushed-glass glitter finish so it would always sparkle would have been a better choice... Just to celebrate WDW with WDW's Iconic original coloration.....
Raineman
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If you made a Venn diagram of people who like the current paint job ,and people who are proponents of Carsland/ROA & TSI destruction, there would most likely be a pretty big overlap. "I'm really OK with removing a 54 year old piece of WDW history, but don't you dare change a 5 year old paint job back to the way it was for 49 years!"
Disstevefan1
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I don't care either way on this.Announced during Destination D23, Cinderella Castle will soon return to its classic colors - the updated paint will feature grays, creams, blues, and touches of gold aiming to enhance the castle’s architecture:
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New Color Palette Announced for Cinderella Castle - Disney Parks Blog
For more than 50 years, Cinderella Castle has welcomed guests down Main Street, U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom. During the “Beyond the Spires: An Insider Look at Disney Castles” panel at Destination D23, Imagineers looked back at the various overlays and color schemes for Cinderella Castle over the...disneyparksblog.com
Things important to me like Castle dream lights will never return so....
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Any outside company gonna sweeten the pot with some yen to pay for it?
HMF
Well-Known Member
Trust me if Disneyland had tried this, Their diehard fans would not be anywhere near as forgiving as the WDW fans are. Even slightly altering the river to accommodate Galaxy's Edge was considered controversial.
HMF
Well-Known Member
Oh trust me, Disney is far more afraid of the local audience in Southern California than they are of the Florida locals. If that were not the case Disney's California Adventure would still look like it did when it opened.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
mattpeto
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It was part of the 50th makeover, but quickly became the permament colors of the castle. Marketing materials after the 50th retained the rose gold colors but shed it's 50th decal and spire decals.
The castle colors lasted longer than Kite Tails, Disney Enchantment and Harmonious. Enchantment and Harmonious were also permament shows until they weren't.
The Rocketeer
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I was a CM at Magic Kingdom when they announced the change back in February-ish of 2020, right before the shutdown (when I was laid off), and they officially said it was a change to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Cinderella. They had started painting the turrets the different shade of blue a few days before the closure and the whole thing was finished in the early summer of ‘20 and then the 50th ornamentation was added the next year. I think this color scheme was intended to be a permanent change, but now that it’s time for a repaint they listened to the backlash and decided to change it back.
DL outrage didn't
- stop putting SWL in DL
- stop them from altering RoA
- stop them from retheming Tower of Terror
- stop them from removing rides and attractions for an Avengers land
- get the People Mover fixed
I think the online DL fandom thinks they have more power than they think they do.