Was the 1996-97 Pink Cake Castle partly inspired by Tim Burton's "Batman"?

[PolynesianPrincess]

Just noticed you will be at Disneyland the same time as our family....we went last year (for the 1st time) during this same week and it was great!

Very cool! Seems like there will be quite a few WDWMagic members there that week

 

[Disnee4Me]

We still have our portrait hanging up of my family, DSs then 6 1/2 and 2 with the pink castle.

 

[epcotisbest]

OK, I just dropped my tie in the scanner...gaudy or fun, brighten up the office tie? And what the heck does my tie have to do with the pink castle cake anyway?

 

[mouse_luv]

OK, I just dropped my tie in the scanner...gaudy or fun, brighten up the office tie? And what the heck does my tie have to do with the pink castle cake anyway?

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I normally don't like gawdy stuff but that tie is fab!

 

[epcotisbest]

I normally don't like gawdy stuff but that tie is fab!

My wife thinks some of my more outrageous ties are less than fab!

 

[Reade's Dad]

OK, I just dropped my tie in the scanner...gaudy or fun, brighten up the office tie? And what the heck does my tie have to do with the pink castle cake anyway?

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Looks great! You must search for fun ties

 

[epcotisbest]

Looks great! You must search for fun ties

Yes, I have a vast collection of ties. I rarely wear a boring tie.

 

[JenniferS]

It was gawdy and I didn't like it. Then again, I'm more of a purist when it comes to design. Although, I must say I did like when the castle was decorated to celebrate DLR's 50th.

Must be me. I did not like the 50th anniversary gilded castle either.
I was not a fan of all that "goopy gold" and I hated that big medallion thing in the middle.

Again, I recognize that other folks liked either or both overlays.
As for me, I disliked the gilded castle, I HATED the frosted birthday cake.

 

[epcotisbest]

The castle has seen a lot worse than that tacky Pepto-cake overlay.

And unlike Pepto-cake, this event was representing a much darker cause.

Yeah, glad I missed that one.

 

[Jo DeVil]

I liked the cake it was up for my first ever visit. It will always have a special place in my heart, but don't mind me I like the Hat!

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

No one has photoshopped the Batwing attacking the cake castle??

 

[Susan Savia]

I thought it was beautiful.

 

[AndyS2992]

I loved the cake castle, just a bit of fun and a reminder of a time when TDO didn't care about money and would spend it on anything. That's long gone.

 

[willtravel]

Can someone tell me when the cake castle made it's debut and when it came down?

 

[danpam1024]

Actually, in person it was fantastic. Amazing site to see. They left it up a little long, but it was beautiful.

I LOVED IT!

 

[epcotisbest]

Can someone tell me when the cake castle made it's debut and when it came down?

Oct 1996 - Jan 1998

 

[mm121]

I heard their wedding business crashed while the castle was pink and the few weddings they did have required alot of photoshop.. and after that they've sworn to never doing anything like that to the castle ever again.

 

[AndyS2992]

I heard their wedding business crashed while the castle was pink and the few weddings they did have required alot of photoshop.. and after that they've sworn to never doing anything like that to the castle ever again.

This and international one timers were angry they couldn't see the castle.

 

[Goofnut1980]

Though to be fair...it did kick off a tradition of decorating the castle for other events.
My favorite being the gilded overlay for Disneyland's 50th.

I wish it still looked like this... It just takes it to the next level of elegance!

 

[FerretAfros]

Though to be fair...it did kick off a tradition of decorating the castle for other events.
My favorite being the gilded overlay for Disneyland's 50th.

Actually, the tradition started with Disneyland Paris, who got a castle cake of their own for their 1st anniversary in 1993 (though it's more of a strawberry shortcake than sugar-palooza, like WDW). They also got a Hunchback-inspired overlay with oversized jester hats for their 5th anniversary in 1997

And for what it's worth, I was a fan of WDW's castle cake when it happened. At the time, I thought it was my once-in-a-lifetime trip, and I thought it was even more special because only a few people would get to see it like that. I think it looks worse in photos than real life, and hasn't aged particularly gracefully, but as a 'moment in time' I think it was pretty successful