Walt Disney World to "stack up" Guinness World Record

s25843

s25843

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On Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 9:30 a.m., guests at the Magic Kingdom,
at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, will witness the unveiling of a
spectacular reproduction of Cinderella Castle. Standing 14-feet-tall by
12-feet-wide, the castle is constructed entirely out of Walt Disney World
tickets. An official from Guinness World Records(tm) will be on-site to
measure this one-of-a-kind ticket structure, authenticating it the world's
"Largest Card Structure" ever built.
Along with a few notable Disney friends and professional card-stacker
Bryan Berg, Walt Disney President Al Weiss will place the final ticket of the
nearly 200-thousand Walt Disney World tickets used in the "castle," following
24 days of construction on the grounds of the Magic Kingdom.
This stunning, gravity-defying structure was built solely by Berg without
the use of glue, tape or any supporting structures and is only protected from
the elements by a climate-controlled tent.
With a sign declaring "World Record in Progress," Berg started
construction on Wednesday, November 3, and continues to stack nearly a
quarter-million ticket cards as the park runs on a business-as-usual schedule
of fireworks, parades and live entertainment.

http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/December2004/01/c0061.html
 
WDWKat26

WDWKat26

New Member
Yeah I remember when the tent first opened up, I still can't believe he's doing it! It's going to be an amazing sight!
 
MissM

MissM

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Is it going to last more then a day? I'll be there Friday and would love to see it. How neat.
-m
 
Hakunamatata

Hakunamatata

Le Meh
Premium Member
Hmmmm......this is interesting. Its either a really amazing piece of art, or yet further proof that Disney is still into the "cheap attractions" mode........... :lookaroun :lookaroun
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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I don't think this is a "cheap attractions" idea. Berg probably WANTED to do this castle because it is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. In order to do so, he'd need to contact Disney to get permission to use the castle as a model...Disney higher-ups probably granted him permission and offered a spot in the MK for him.

(At least I'm hoping this is what happened :lol: )
 
Hakunamatata

Hakunamatata

Le Meh
Premium Member
I could see Eisner showing up in his Grinch costume and saying "you didnt get permission" and toppling the whole thing over......... :drevil:
 
wannab@dis

wannab@dis

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nah, I don't see it as a 'cheap attraction', more like great PR. The guy building it wanted to do it and they probably jumped at the chance. I'm sure it would get some news coverage and free marketing!
 
Hakunamatata

Hakunamatata

Le Meh
Premium Member
wannab@dis said:
nah, I don't see it as a 'cheap attraction', more like great PR. The guy building it wanted to do it and they probably jumped at the chance. I'm sure it would get some news coverage and free marketing!
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Would have been better PR if he would have done it at DL during the big celebration.....
 
TheDisneyGirl02

TheDisneyGirl02

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hakunamatata said:
I could see Eisner showing up in his Grinch costume and saying "you didnt get permission" and toppling the whole thing over......... :drevil:
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HAHAHA! Having a nerve-wracking day and that really made me laugh!

TheDisneyGirl02
 
PurpleDragon

PurpleDragon

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Along with a few notable Disney friends and professional card-stacker
Bryan Berg, Walt Disney President Al Weiss will place the final ticket of the
nearly 200-thousand Walt Disney World tickets used in the "castle," following
24 days of construction on the grounds of the Magic Kingdom.
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I would laugh if Al Weiss slipped while adding the last ticket and toppled the whole thing over. :drevil:
 

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