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

[tirian]

Not me!, but I've seen folks lounging and doing Casey's picnics in that area at different times of the day.

Including me!

 

[MisterPenguin]

Not me!, but I've seen folks lounging and doing Casey's picnics in that area at different times of the day.

Well, if they're eating Casey's hot dogs, they're capable of anything!!

 

[_caleb]

That would make sense in the abstract, but I don't think anyone is really walking over that grass, are they? Aren't those areas closed off during the day and only open for the special ticket fireworks?

Maybe not.

The "tripping hazard" thing would have to do with the difficulty some people have in walking on any carpeted surface. Disney seems to be trying to get rid of many trip hazards and uneven surfaces across the parks. But specifically, this area is for viewing the castle shows and fireworks, where guests will be looking up, distracted, and in the dark (with dimmed area lighting).

Then again, I believe the shrub planters in the viewing areas do have a raised curb surrounding them, so what do I know?

 

[Nunu]

Including me!

Finding a table at Casey's is not easy! I'd probably do it too if it wasn't for the FL blazing sun.

 

[Rhinocerous]

That would make sense in the abstract, but I don't think anyone is really walking over that grass, are they? Aren't those areas closed off during the day and only open for the special ticket fireworks?

Maybe not.

One of them housed the special Photopass spot that showed a wide angle of the castle and zoomed in on you. As of summer 2019, at least.

 

[tirian]

Here’s the AP photo which has become the de facto media shot ever since Joe Burbank took it on September 30. It’s a professional photograph of the castle in all its, ahem, glory. This is what it looks like when Pixie Dusters haven’t filtered it to death on Instagram.

Just for fun, I’m including the concept art here too.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

Here’s the AP photo which has become the de facto media shot ever since Joe Burbank took it on September 30. It’s a professional photograph of the castle in all its, ahem, glory. This is what it looks like when Pixie Dusters haven’t filtered it to death on Instagram.

Just for fun, I’m including the concept art here too.

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That concept art looks so good what happened

 

[ImperfectPixie]

That concept art looks so good what happened

Someone forgot to bring color chips to the paint store. /s

 

[lazyboy97o]

Here’s the AP photo which has become the de facto media shot ever since Joe Burbank took it on September 30. It’s a professional photograph of the castle in all its, ahem, glory. This is what it looks like when Pixie Dusters haven’t filtered it to death on Instagram.

Just for fun, I’m including the concept art here too.

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It’s just so beautiful! Like a day relaxing in the tanning bed.

 

[tirian]

That concept art looks so good what happened

That’s what execs have been asking.

 

[tirian]

It’s just so beautiful! Like a day relaxing in the tanning bed.

Or dying on it.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Or dying on it.

At least paint is relatively easy to fix. Look at the magical monstrosity of unfulfilled dreams they built in Hong Kong.

 

[tirian]

At least paint is relatively easy to fix. Look at the magical monstrosity of unfulfilled dreams they built in Hong Kong.

I’ve been amused by the scary lifestyle YouTubers claiming the Shanghai and Hong Kong castles are “not as bad as they look in pictures” if you *just* fly over and see them in real life!!!!!!!!

They generally say the same thing about Florida’s hideous Cinderella Castle.

They do realize that since 1955, Disney Imagineers managed to make things look great in photos and in person, right?

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Here’s the AP photo which has become the de facto media shot ever since Joe Burbank took it on September 30. It’s a professional photograph of the castle in all its, ahem, glory. This is what it looks like when Pixie Dusters haven’t filtered it to death on Instagram.

Just for fun, I’m including the concept art here too.

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[Amused to Death]

Here’s the AP photo which has become the de facto media shot...

I’m including the concept art here too.

 

[jmuboy]

At least execs find the castle ugly too. Hopefully we will get the colors toned down to a shade closer to the concept art in a year or so! This ( I hope ) will be a brief era in the castle’s design history.

 

[LittleBuford]

At least paint is relatively easy to fix. Look at the magical monstrosity of unfulfilled dreams they built in Hong Kong.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I prefer the new castle to the imitation of Disneyland’s that it replaces (or rather incorporates). Yes, it’s rather overblown, but at least it’s distinctive and suitably grand for its setting. The previous version looked awkwardly dinky against those mountains.

I do agree with you about Cinderella Castle, however. The new paint job is awful.

 

[DreamalittleDisney]

 

[ChrisFL]

Here’s the AP photo which has become the de facto media shot ever since Joe Burbank took it on September 30. It’s a professional photograph of the castle in all its, ahem, glory. This is what it looks like when Pixie Dusters haven’t filtered it to death on Instagram.

Just for fun, I’m including the concept art here too.

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Concept looks a lot like Tokyo's castle IMO

 

[MrPromey]

At least execs find the castle ugly too. Hopefully we will get the colors toned down to a shade closer to the concept art in a year or so! This ( I hope ) will be a brief era in the castle’s design history.

It feels like we got the castle we deserve in 2020.