Cinderella's Fountain, located in Fantasyland behind the Castle next to Tinkerbell's Treasures, has a special effect no one usually notices. If you face Cinderella and curtsy to her, the crown painted behind her looks like it is placed on her head.
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Cinderella's Fountain
- Thread starter kellydisney
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I found this out during my orientation for the WDW college program. That is where they told us to "curtsy" or "bow" to Cinderella to see the effect. I'm sure it works for the kids too though, being at a good height. Unfortunately, I don't have a scanner either.
imagineergurl
Member
Ack and I really wanted to see a pic of this too. *goes to search the photo albums*
nicholas
New Member
You can see a picture of it at http://www.spacey.net/tshaw/Images/MagicKingdom/Pcrown.jpg
Not the best pic, but it gives you the idea.
Not the best pic, but it gives you the idea.
RonAnnArbor
Well-Known Member
It's also clearly illustrated with a photo and a blurb in the Imagineers Guide to the Magic Kingdom book
WaltzingMatilda
Member
What a great great great tip! Can't wait to do this. Thank you!
P.S. - I'll take a pic and scan it...
P.S. - I'll take a pic and scan it...
donsullivan
Premium Member
simple said:
It's a little but off-center but you get the idea.
DDuck1974
New Member
Corrus said:
I might get flamed for asking (and no disrespect intended), but do you have a source for this? It just does not make any sense to me. The castle has to be facing Main Street, and the view of the castle you see from the Fantasyland side has to be the back, as you are standing within the fortress walls.
For one, your cross the moat on the Main Street side of the castle.
Second, the castle gate is on the Main Street side.
Third, it does not make sense (at least to me) to think that when you walk down Main Street, the biggest "weenie" of them all is actually the backside of a castle.
Fourth, the Main Street side is more ornate and detailed.
Finally, according to The Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Fantasyland is within the castle walls:
"Inside the Castle walls its an enchanted European Gothic village. Within resides a pastice of the various storybook settings found in so much of the source material. ... All of these neighborhoods coexist within the walls of the Castle fortress -- the common thread that they are all dressed for festival day, a celebration to which all are invited through the Castle gates."
(Page 78)
typhoonguy
New Member
I think the poster of that comment was referring to a debated rumor. I haven't seen it documented anywhere, but I haven't searched hi and low either. The rumor is something like this...DDuck1974 said:
Walt was reviewing initial plans for a castle design (whether WDW, DL, who knows) and didn't like it, so he told the designer to change it. Leaves the room. The designer turns the castle around to take a look at it and start thinking when Walt re-enters and sees the castle 'backwards' and says "that's a great design, lets do it". Hence rumor of the castle being built 'backwards'.
Like I said above, well known rumor. I believe I originally heard the rumor from one of my friends that works at DTD Guest Relations. Doesn't mean its true, just pointing out that it seems to be a common rumor. Who knows the validity. But fun to ponder.
ChipmunkStar
Member
I'm pretty sure that story only holds true for Disneyland's castle (which was also originally planned to be Snow White's Castle, rather than Sleeping Beauty's). The castle was flipped around when Walt decided that he liked it better that way.
I'm fairly sure that Cinderella Castle was built facing forward, towards Main Street, the way it was originally planned.
I'm fairly sure that Cinderella Castle was built facing forward, towards Main Street, the way it was originally planned.
donsullivan
Premium Member
typhoonguy said:
I don't believe this is a rumor at all but it wasn't the whole castle that was spun during the design stage. It was confirmed on one of the many Discovery Channel specials broadcast over the last few years. I believe it was Marty Sklar but I'm not absoutely positive stated it clearly that when the design was in the model stage it just didn't feel right. When Walt left the room, they took the top section of the castle and spun it around 180 degrees. Walt returned and acknowledged that was what it needed and that was the design that was built. The base stayed the same, it was only the upper level that was spun around.