Latest look at the Cinderella Castle embellishments from today
50th anniversary Cinderella Castle additions - March 15 2021
50th anniversary Cinderella Castle additions - March 15 2021www.wdwmagic.com
its not going to matter it all looks like plastic no matter what, in person its even worse, part of the problem is the gold paint, the archway looks terrible walking through it into the castle.
This post is classic Zach, using nostalgia for respected creations in Disney's history to try to garner support for a modern creative decision of questionable taste.More pictures on Zach's post at the link below -
View attachment 539726
"Our past is always inspiring our future. Our Imagineering team drew inspiration from Disney Legend Mary Blair for our transformation of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in honor of the upcoming 50th Anniversary celebration beginning October 1, 2021.
A couple weeks ago we shared a rendering of how this new décor will come to life. And for the first time - I’m excited to reveal this new @WaltDisneyImagineering illustration of Cinderella Castle in full 50th Anniversary regalia in the style of Mary Blair.
Her enchanting visual designs and use of color for the film Cinderella were our source of inspiration, which you can swipe to see courtesy of the @DisneyAnimation Research Library. We wanted to go back to the original story of this beautiful structure to create something entirely original for this grand celebration. Fanciful ribbons wrap in air around the castle turrets – inspired by the scene in the film where Cinderella is transformed in her stunning gown. And Mary’s designs provided us a beautiful palette of rich hues to choose from – deep blues, purples and shimmering golds mesh with a touch of EARidescence that will catch light and evolve through the day and into each evening.
Over the coming months we’re excited to share more of our progress as this stunning transformation happens before our eyes."
Zach Riddley on Instagram: "Our past is always inspiring our future. Our Imagineering team drew inspiration from Disney Legend Mary Blair for our transformation of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in honor of the upcoming 50th Anniversary celebrati
6,066 likes, 95 comments - thezachriddley on March 15, 2021: "Our past is always inspiring our future. Our Imagineering team drew inspiration from Disney Legend Mary Blair for our transformation of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in honor of the upcoming 50th Anniversary celebration beginning...www.instagram.com
The more I see of the 50th additions, the more I can't help but wonder if the paint scheme was intentionally chosen to make the castle look like a piece of plastic. The molded fiberglass decorations do nothing to dispel the appearance of being an oversize playset. Whether intentional or not, this looks more convincingly like an oversized version of a real toy than 95% of what's in Toy Story Land.Latest look at the Cinderella Castle embellishments from today
50th anniversary Cinderella Castle additions - March 15 2021
50th anniversary Cinderella Castle additions - March 15 2021
Spot on.This post is classic Zach, using nostalgia for respected creations in Disney's history to try to garner support for a modern creative decision of questionable taste.
MK's castle was certainly inspired by the one in the film, but it has never particularly resembled it in any meaningful way. Even in the film itself, the castle has a rather inconsistent appearance depending on the angle, time of day, and lighting shown. And neither are especially literal recreations of Mary Blair's famous concept art that was created during the film's early development.
The current overall paint scheme has no basis in Mary Blair's art, and the decorations that are being added only serve to remove it even further from her style. The piece of publicity art they made is cute and all, but it's rather disingenuous to claim that the park installation has any connection to the original concepts for the film. Multicolored iridescent pastel patterned bunting is nowhere to be found in her gleaming white castle images.
This is just the latest in a growing trend of cherry-picking revered elements from Disney's past as justification for contemporary decisions. It's been going on for years (how many times have they trotted out Walt's quote about Disneyland not being a museum?), but seems to have accelerated significantly in the last couple years, in terms of the frequency that it's being done, the specificity and relative obscurity of the historical elements, and the degree of non-sequiturs it's being used on. Disney has always carefully curated their own history, but the degree to which they're actively re-writing it is concerning.
The more I see of the 50th additions, the more I can't help but wonder if the paint scheme was intentionally chosen to make the castle look like a piece of plastic. The molded fiberglass decorations do nothing to dispel the appearance of being an oversize playset. Whether intentional or not, this looks more convincingly like an oversized version of a real toy than 95% of what's in Toy Story Land.
More pictures on Zach's post at the link below -
View attachment 539726
"Our past is always inspiring our future. Our Imagineering team drew inspiration from Disney Legend Mary Blair for our transformation of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in honor of the upcoming 50th Anniversary celebration beginning October 1, 2021.
A couple weeks ago we shared a rendering of how this new décor will come to life. And for the first time - I’m excited to reveal this new @WaltDisneyImagineering illustration of Cinderella Castle in full 50th Anniversary regalia in the style of Mary Blair.
Her enchanting visual designs and use of color for the film Cinderella were our source of inspiration, which you can swipe to see courtesy of the @DisneyAnimation Research Library. We wanted to go back to the original story of this beautiful structure to create something entirely original for this grand celebration. Fanciful ribbons wrap in air around the castle turrets – inspired by the scene in the film where Cinderella is transformed in her stunning gown. And Mary’s designs provided us a beautiful palette of rich hues to choose from – deep blues, purples and shimmering golds mesh with a touch of EARidescence that will catch light and evolve through the day and into each evening.
Over the coming months we’re excited to share more of our progress as this stunning transformation happens before our eyes."
Zach Riddley on Instagram: "Our past is always inspiring our future. Our Imagineering team drew inspiration from Disney Legend Mary Blair for our transformation of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in honor of the upcoming 50th Anniversary celebrati
6,066 likes, 95 comments - thezachriddley on March 15, 2021: "Our past is always inspiring our future. Our Imagineering team drew inspiration from Disney Legend Mary Blair for our transformation of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in honor of the upcoming 50th Anniversary celebration beginning...
. Who exactly is he trying to convince with his BS, guests or himself/WDI?That would be nice! LOL But right now, I'd be just as happy if Pyro tests were starting again in MK/Epcot!Maybe when DL CMs get back to work they can tell us what parade floats are still sitting backstage and if any got sent out lol. Jk. We’d know in seconds if any truck with floats on them entered WDW property lol. It would be all over social media.
They can buy paint in bulk this way. Like napkins
Always fun when Disney cries poor when they are larger and have more money than when the parks were originally built.
He’d like a promotion.What a load of pandering
And yet every comment on the post is fawning over it. No wonder WDI feels like they can get away with anything.This post is classic Zach, using nostalgia for respected creations in Disney's history to try to garner support for a modern creative decision of questionable taste.
MK's castle was certainly inspired by the one in the film, but it has never particularly resembled it in any meaningful way. Even in the film itself, the castle has a rather inconsistent appearance depending on the angle, time of day, and lighting shown. And neither are especially literal recreations of Mary Blair's famous concept art that was created during the film's early development.
The current overall paint scheme has no basis in Mary Blair's art, and the decorations that are being added only serve to remove it even further from her style. The piece of publicity art they made is cute and all, but it's rather disingenuous to claim that the park installation has any connection to the original concepts for the film. Multicolored iridescent pastel patterned bunting is nowhere to be found in her gleaming white castle images.
This is just the latest in a growing trend of cherry-picking revered elements from Disney's past as justification for contemporary decisions. It's been going on for years (how many times have they trotted out Walt's quote about Disneyland not being a museum?), but seems to have accelerated significantly in the last couple years, in terms of the frequency that it's being done, the specificity and relative obscurity of the historical elements, and the degree of non-sequiturs it's being used on. Disney has always carefully curated their own history, but the degree to which they're actively re-writing it is concerning.
The more I see of the 50th additions, the more I can't help but wonder if the paint scheme was intentionally chosen to make the castle look like a piece of plastic. The molded fiberglass decorations do nothing to dispel the appearance of being an oversize playset. Whether intentional or not, this looks more convincingly like an oversized version of a real toy than 95% of what's in Toy Story Land.
And any dissenting voice gets attacked by the pixie dusters.
