Rumor Cinderella Castle turning rose gold for the 50th

[tirian]

Honestly, with all due respect, anybody old can have a webcam and post videos on YouTube. Clickbait is clickbait. Rumors are rumors.

Quoted for truth.

 

[danlb_2000]

Guys, a different paint job will also mess up the projections. I don’t think they would do that.

Projections could be adjusted to accommodate the new color.

 

[JIMINYCR]

Not particularly a fan of Rose gold. They should go with standard colored Gold.

 

[drizgirl]

50th anniversaries are gold. Don't mess with tradition, Disney.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

1. Random whining about unfounded rumor.
2. Baseless expansion of said rumor.
3. Demonstration of superior “knowledge,” complete with uninformed suggestions.
4. 2021: “omg it’s awful, Walt is spinning...”
5. 2022: “omg, why did they change the castle back?! I loved it. Walt is spinning...”

Disney Imagineers:

 

[BoarderPhreak]

 

[Nubs70]

How about dressing the castle up like a birthday cake?

 

[Tony the Tigger]

How about dressing the castle up like a birthday cake?

A cupcake.

 

[NateD1226]

A cupcake.

A Rose Gold cupcake to be exact

 

[HauntedPirate]

Gold? Totally onboard.

Rose gold?

 

[NateD1226]

If this is true, CLEARLY Disney still has all this just sitting in the back. They will probably just slap a 50th sticker on it and boom! New merchandise!

 

[brb1006]

those look drawn on

Here's a closer look of the castle during the day.

 

[Otamin]

I'm probably completely wrong, but I'm expecting something like the below (albeit with additional gold features added).

 

[BoarderPhreak]

How about... We leave the castle alone?

 

[tirian]

Here's a photo of the Paris castle during the day.

I commented on the MK castle back in 2005, but these statues at DLP demonstrate how those extra elements can ruin carefully crafted forces perspective.

I definitely want something special for the 50th anniversary, but please do something

It was really nice at night but destroyed the forced perspective

 

[DDLand]

Just want to point out that the crane only works overnight now and is usually only out for a few weeks at a time. I’d also hazard a guess that the nets are already LED.

@marni1971 has stated that Disney considered installing permanent LED lights into the castle. They would be unobtrusive and allow year round manipulation. He could be more specific, but it would have essentially rendered the lights irrelevant. While I appreciate the attempt to mitigate a crane in millions of photos, there’s still a spot in Fantasyland blocked off each year. One might think that eliminating that ugly spot each year would be a priority. But no...

1. Random whining about unfounded rumor.
2. Baseless expansion of said rumor.
3. Demonstration of superior “knowledge,” complete with uninformed suggestions.
4. 2021: “omg it’s awful, Walt is spinning...”
5. 2022: “omg, why did they change the castle back?! I loved it. Walt is spinning...”

Disney Imagineers:

Thanks @Tony the Tigger for clearing this up! We were stupid to be commenting on a rumor on a Disney RUMORS and News board. What were we thinking? That this was a place to talk about rumors? And it’s totally NOT plausible that Disney would paint the castle Rose Gold, what a silly rumor. And let’s all face it, a Rose Gold castle would be SO popular with guests! Poor Imagineering is martyr, they try their best but people care about details for some reason. What are these parks supposed to be, immersive worlds or something?



These are FACTS:
1) It is demonstrably false to say that a rose gold castle is keeping with the original artist’s intent. He intended it to be a more neutral and lifelike color.
2) As the rest of the Magic Kingdom was built, Cinderella’s Castle was its centerpiece and that centerpiece looked a certain way. That aesthetic dictated the entire park’s design
3) People LOVE the Castle and it has become a recognizable icon the world over
4) Changes to add hipness to iconic structures or areas usually are exciting at first, but age poorly over time
5) Disney has a propensity to leave “temporary” celebration items up for years after the celebration. Sleeping Beauty’s Castle and its ugly pink color post 50th. Epcot and the wand. Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the hat. The weird blue diamond roof that stayed around on their castle after Disneyland’s 60th.

That’s all the special knowledge I’ve got. I will also add my own opinion as well. Disney usually picks terrible decorations for their parties. Decorations so bad that they actually removed some of them at Disneyland (remember the “diamonds” on the turrets that quickly were abandoned).

Oh, and I like Cinderella’s Castle as it is. That’s it.

 

[mickeyfan5534]

I wouldn't mind just a bit of gold elements on the towers and spires. Something simple and elegant with maybe a bit of "Magic" thrown in like a less gaudy version of the decorations on Hong Kong's castle for their 5th Anniversary.

 

[DDLand]

Fine, I won’t directly call out anyone. Some posters on this board don’t add any opinions, but like to mock those who do have views and expertise. What they don’t realize is they become guilty of being an annoying caricature when they do it over and over.

Not specific.

 

[DisneyJayL]

It’ll be great if it is tastefully done.

 

[James122]

Like others have said, I would be fine with it as long as it is classy and elegant. No more birthday cake castles or giant wands, please.