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The Real Castle
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JoeCamel
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Well parts of it
buckeyegator
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was modeled after a castle in germany
Ayla
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This is Neuschwanstein in Germany, the model for Cinderella Castle.
CraftyFox
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Not until I get my hands on it at least!
lazyboy97o
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It’s the model for Sleeping Beauty Castle. Cinderella Castle has some elements but is far less directly derived from Neuschwanstein.
Bocabear
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Cinderella Castle was based on other castles and decidedly French in it's style...As opposed to Sleeping Beauty's Castle and Neuschwanstein. Funny that when they built Hong Kong Disneyland they copied the original Disneyland castle....and have since added a surround which engulfs the smaller castle completely... The Disneyland Castle was just too small for a modern theme park...Especially in Hong Kong where the city is incredibly vertical...
Cell phone pic from yesterday
Another interesting feature of the castle was a specific room that was a replication of a cave. Much like the beginning interior of Pirates at WDW.
The Empress Lilly
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Not immediately apparant, is that Neuschwanstein itself too was a Disney-like modern mashup of romanticised old castles, built for effect and amusement purposes. Complete with telephones and electricity. By now, Sleeping Beauty Castle is almost as close in time to Neuschwanstein as it is too us.
Not that this detracts. Kitsch, the expression of one man's grand dreams, the carefully choreographied theatrical experience the visitor undergoes are elements of all palaces, from Versailles to the Forbidden Palace to Disneyland.
JoeCamel
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Sure that wasn't the wine room?
Heppenheimer
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It really is a cave replica. Its been almost a decade since my last tour of Neuschwanstein, but I think the room was either intended as Ludwig's bathing room, or the walkway to it... my memory is fuzzy on this detail.
He also had this built on the grounds of one of his other residences (Linderhof):
I definitely got a Pirates of the Caribbean vibe when I visited.
And for an Aladdin feel, this is the second floor of his isolated mountain chalet:
In some ways, I think Disney and Ludwig II were kindred spirits.
JoeCamel
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That's mad just mad......
Heppenheimer
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For example...
Do the upper windows on Chateau Chambord look familiar?
How about the turrets on Chateau Chaumont?
Or the spire on Notre Dame?
It is a blending of several different castles. Can read about it here:
wdwarchigeek.com
The Inspiration for Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom - Part I WDWArchiGeek
The inspiration for Cinderella Castle - the precedents that influenced the design of one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
wdwarchigeek.com