MissM
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Which was a great little shop with some neat - and unique - items until they changed it to a
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Why did they not make the Castle a walkthrough? And will they ever?
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Californian Elitist
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The displays aren't small.
alissafalco
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They need to do this for Beasts castle also. Besides the dining halls I would love to see his and her rooms etc. I've heard the library will be featured at Belle's but we'll see.
flynnibus
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opinion either way...
At the end of the day, it's still effectively about 10 window sized dioramas you look into along with the books and atmosphere.
JIMINYCR
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Which was a great little shop with some neat - and unique - items until they changed it to atart your kid up"Bippity Boppity Boutique" location.
I don't have a daughter to tart up, and I miss that shop!!!
Californian Elitist
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The Empress Lilly
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That Bibbidi Bobbidy ''Pimp Your Daughter' Boutique is a clear decline by degrees for me. Even if one does appreciate it, how many people can enjoy it? You need to be, or be with, a girl of a very specific age to get any sort of amusement from it. What are the odds? A potential ten percent of guests, of which five percent actually visit the BBB?
The restaurant has a slightly larger demographic use, but is still something one will only visit very occassionally, if that.
The suite is nothing but a pipe dream for all but a handful. Only the most determined freaks and bloggers amognst us will ever even catch a glimpse of it.
Then when you add that the gate of the castle is closed for shows, events and fireworks more often than not, and the passageway blocked by strollers and people waiting in line for the BBB or restaurant, then for most guests most of the time most of the castle is plain inaccessible.
It's all way too limited for such a prime location. By and large Cindy's castle remains unused by an overwhelming amount of guests. Which is a travesty. It might serve WDW's bank account, but does nothing for the guest experience. I can dream of unattainable fairy tale castles within the comfort of my home. I go to Disney to be in one, not to find my fairy tale castle even more elusive than the ones I daydream about.
The restaurant has a slightly larger demographic use, but is still something one will only visit very occassionally, if that.
The suite is nothing but a pipe dream for all but a handful. Only the most determined freaks and bloggers amognst us will ever even catch a glimpse of it.
Then when you add that the gate of the castle is closed for shows, events and fireworks more often than not, and the passageway blocked by strollers and people waiting in line for the BBB or restaurant, then for most guests most of the time most of the castle is plain inaccessible.
It's all way too limited for such a prime location. By and large Cindy's castle remains unused by an overwhelming amount of guests. Which is a travesty. It might serve WDW's bank account, but does nothing for the guest experience. I can dream of unattainable fairy tale castles within the comfort of my home. I go to Disney to be in one, not to find my fairy tale castle even more elusive than the ones I daydream about.
Californian Elitist
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I heard you can't go through the Cindy castle during the day. That's not true, right?
The Empress Lilly
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Sadly, that is true. (Or at least feels true most of the time, I don't know about any specific time schedules). The show in front of the castle requires the gate to be closed. The castle gate is closed for much of the day.
Californian Elitist
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Wow, are you serious? When I heard that I automatically thought it couldn't be true. That's crazy.
pumpkin7
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we walked through the castle during our last trip... and it can't have been later than 6pm because we went home every night but one before 6pm. though they did close it while the shows were on or about to get started. is this something they've recently started? it's a shame if so, as there are some pretty nice mosaics in there on the walls.
SulleyanBoo
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ExtinctJenn
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I see all the above hypothesis but wasn't the time that Cindy's castle built also the time whent he walk-thru at DL was shutdown? I am trying to remember the years it was closed but if that's the case, I'd say the answer is that it wasn't "successful" any longer at DL so they didn't want to budget it into WDW.
Vader2112
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I thought it was where the Cryo Crypt was stored.
Animaniac93-98
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SB walkthrough opened in 1957, closed for remodeling in 1972, closed in 2001/2002 completely, reopened in 2008. It was stil very much an attraction in the late 60s/early 70s when Cindy was built.
Animaniac93-98
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I'll take the wonderful, clever diorama display over an overpriced, difficult to access restaurant.
(IMO
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unkadug
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Tart your kid up!Which was a great little shop with some neat - and unique - items until they changed it to atart your kid up"Bippity Boppity Boutique" location.
bethymouse
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Used to be able to walk through to FL, and see the carousel from the other side, but now it's a stage show in front (occasionally you can walk through to FL: nice shortcut.)and a restaurant. Oh well, those were the days!
RonAnnArbor
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I don't agree with the "greatest park ever built" --- Disneyland Paris is much more gorgeous, and it also has a walk-through castle (as well as a walk-under attraction with a dragon in the dungeon!) with gorgeous stained glass windows too. Not to belittle MK, but its probably the third most gorgeous Disney park ever built....Tokyo's is spectacular as well....