T his is it. This is the building that has come to symbolize all things Disney. The castle was inspired by the Schloß Neuschwanstein in the Bavaria region of Germany. It's only 185-feet tall, but seems much larger because of forced perspective -- the bricks and other details get smaller as the building gets taller. The result is a castle that appears 300 feet tall. This was particularly evident during an event when Disney decorated the castle. The ornaments were of a uniform size, but because of the castle's diminishment, the ornaments seemed to get larger the higher they went.
Inside the castle is a single 650-square-foot hotel suite. It was originally going to be a private apartment for Walt Disney, but it was never finished. It was occasionally used as dressing and makeup rooms for the Disney characters, and also as a restaurant (Cinderella's Royal Table, formerly King Stefan's Banquet Hall). Then in 2006 the Disney company announced it would give away a night in the castle as a prize. It was up to the imagineers to transform the unfinished space into a hotel room. To deal with the fact that there would be people spending the night in the middle of a closed amusement park, a butler is on call to take care of their needs after hours.
The following may or may not be true:
The castle's superstructure is made of concrete. The façade is fiberglass.
The upper levels of the castle are used as a water tower.
There are three elevators in the castle, including the dumbwaiter for the restaurant.
Inside the castle there is a picture of Cinderella and her evil stepsisters. One of the sisters is red with anger, the other green with envy.
Some of the tiles in the Wicked Stepsister mosaic are real gold.
There is a drinking fountain next to the castle near a decorative fountain with a princess. When children drink, they can look up and see the princess crowned by a crown from a mural behind.
The coats of arms on the rear of the castle bear the names of the engineers who designed the castle as well as Walt Disney.
One of the flagpoles has an artificial flag that is actually a transmitting antenna for coordinating the Main Street parade
It is said that a ghost can sometimes be seen in the crowd walking around the outside of the castle. It appears as a blurry tan figure.
The castle is centrally located in Disney World and is a great landmark to keep you from getting lost since it is visible from almost everywhere.
Amy Snoddy
Sunday, June 8th, 2008 @ 3:03pm
Rating: Five stars. I think it is the most amazing castle I have ever saw.We are planning to come see it when we go to Walt Disney world in Florida. My kids have seen where they can stay in Cinderella's castle is this possible.
carla
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 @ 7:05pm
Rating: Five stars. This structure is beautiful.It reminds me of all my princess dreams and think that I'm a beatiful princess again.I think that it can give people the courage to just believe.
Kim
Sunday, January 28th, 2007 @ 10:38am
Cinderellas castle is amazingly beautiful, as is Walt Disney World I could go there every year, beautiful country too. I love Americans they are so friendly.
Benrich
Friday, March 24th, 2006 @ 3:15am
Disney land Japan is very Beautiful....Its Very amazing....Beingg there to witness it's spectacular architecture is a pleasure...I wish that there will be a disneyland also here in the Philippiines
Lewis
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006 @ 11:43am
Rating: Five stars. The Cinderella Castle was very beautiful and breath taking. I loved the arcitecture. I also like how the decorations through out the years changed on the castles. From the huge cake idea to the very last 50th anniversery idea, i loved them all.
sandy
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 @ 11:55am
Rating: Five stars. i thik disney world is so cool. i go there every day. Every day is so much fun.
James
May, 2002
Walt Disney did build an Apartment for him and his family in the castle but never got a chance to move in due to his death. It's now used for the telephone operators.
Tanja
June, 2001
The disney world's cinderella castle has a giant mosiac in its main hall...the faces in which are two people who built the castle.
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Amy Snoddy
Five stars.
Kim
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