News PHOTOS - Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom to receive enhancements this summer

[Disney Analyst]

 

[LittleBuford]

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I think it looks great. I know people are very resistant to change here, but nothing in the picture above elicits a reaction of disgust from me. I don’t get the criticisms that the shine on the turrets make it look like plastic. It’s new paint, of course it’s gonna shine. It will fade over time. The paint on the turrets was faded for so long that people forget what a new coat of paint actually looks like. From what I’ve seen online from people reporting from inside the park, the majority think it looks great. I’m gonna keep an open mind until I see it in person.

That blue.

I agree one can't fully understand the effect without seeing it in person, but the colours should be such that they photograph well under most conditions. I haven't seen a single image where the blue doesn't look jarring.

 

[cookiee_munster]

That person has no taste. lol.

This is all i think of when i look at it -

 

[gerarar]

DUCK!!

 

[nicb88]

DUCK!!

I actually like the castle colours in this photo, but sadly I don’t think they’re the real shades. I do love the duck!

 

[gerarar]

I actually like the castle colours in this photo, but sadly I don’t think they’re the real shades. I do love the duck!

Yea, saturation was probably decreased and warmth increased post-edit.

 

[tirian]

Public reaction — real reaction, not Twitter accounts from self-proclaimed “media”—will be interesting. As of 8am this morning, four of my friends have already asked what happened to the castle. One asked why Disney is still chasing the rose gold fad. Another simply used a row of “puke” emojis.

None of the photos they sent match hues.

I suspect Disney is going to regret how this paint job photographs like everything from a sunburnt Irish woman to a baby blanket.

 

[Mickey Pride]

There have been photos that seem like to have been altered at first that really turned me off to this whole change. Now that I have seen several updated photos the Castle has warmed up to me. I still believe that it should have been left alone, but what it looks like now is not bad.

 

[Tommye1078]

I swear it looks more like my LEGO castle now!!! I going with that was the inspiration!!! lol

 

[Disney4family]

It kinda reminds me of the castle in Hong Kong.

 

[brihow]

It kinda reminds me of the castle in Hong Kong.
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Those are completely different shades of pink and blue.

 

[Disney4family]

Those are completely different shades of pink and blue.

I know, but it's still pink and blue. I liked it that our castle wasn't. That's all.

 

[Mickey Pride]

It kinda reminds me of the castle in Hong Kong.
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I think the contrast between the two colors is way more distinct in the Hong Kong Castle than the one in WDW.

 

[Disney4family]

I think the contrast between the two colors is way more distinct in the Hong Kong Castle than the one in WDW.

Probably. It just reminded me of it. That's all. This one and the Disneyland one (which is really cartoon-y).
I just don't know why they had to mess with the WDW castle and paint it similar colors (albeit different shades, hues, tints, tones, saturations, etc.) to their other castles.
That's all.

 

[lazyboy97o]

The castle in Hong Kong looks a lot worse now too.

 

[WEDWAY100]

I wonder how this will look during the day once they do the Christmas lights overlay. The netting used to fade into the grey (sort of).

 

[hokielutz]

From the photos posted today... it looks like Merriweather won the Pink vs Blue battle.

The enhanced photos that made their way around a couple weeks ago told a different story.

 

[Mickey Pride]

Probably. It just reminded me of it. That's all. This one and the Disneyland one (which is really cartoon-y).
I just don't know why they had to mess with the WDW castle and paint it similar colors (albeit different shades, hues, tints, tones, saturations, etc.) to their other castles.
That's all.

I agree with you that they shouldn’t have messed with it in the first place. I just think some of the first photos I viewed were altered some to make it more cartoonish than the later pictures are actually showing. I actually don’t think it is horrible as I originally thought, but still wish they would have just left it alone.

 

[yensid67]

I must digress my comments of HIDEOUS. After looking at different angle in different light, it does not look bad...just different than hat we are use to. I think for the most part, it will 'grow' on guests!

 

[wdwmagic]

Here is a look with an overcast sky