I am the Gate way to all your fantasies!!!!!!!!!The architecture of Sleeping Beauty Castle is a composite of French and Bavarian castles from the Middle Ages.
Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Disneyland is actually modeled after "Neuschwanstein", the Bavarian castle built by King Ludwig II from 1869- 1886.A model of the castle had the top of the castle placed on backwards from its original plans. Walt Disney decided it looked better and had it built that way.Opened July 17, 1955, the castle is the oldest of all the Disney castles. It reaches a height of 77 feet (23.4696 meters) but to park visitors it seems taller because of the use of forced perspective.grand opening: July 17, 1955, when the first crowds of eager visitors made their way across the drawbridge of Sleeping Beauty's castle into Disneyland.Sleeping Beauty Castle walkthrough attraction. Opened in April 29th visitors were able to walk through the castle and view several dioramas depicting the story of Sleeping Beauty.
this shows a series of miniature scenes recreating the story of Sleeping Beauty. Closed in 2003 for permanent remodeling.
Most of the castle's spires are tipped with real gold, but one is left ungilt.This is symbolic of the fact that Walt Disney never had enough money to do everything he wanted to do.There is a "Time Capsule" at Disneyland other than the official "Time Castle" buried in the Sleeping Beauty Castle Courtyard for the 40th anniversary. During the first renovation of the Emporium a few years back, a newspaper from 1955 was found inside one of the walls in the stock room for the Emporium. The way it was carefully folded made everyone certain that it was intended to be found years later. When the new Emporium was almost ready to open a ceremony was held to bury a new time capsule in the office areas backstage in the Emporium. It was reported in the "Disneyland Line" a few years ago.Also, as to the "Time Castle" in the forecourt of the castle, the park announced that a "replica" of the time castle would be on display in the Opera House along with copies of the contents buried on July 17, 1995. Well, in fact, the "Time Castle" on display was the actual one used for the ceremony. The container that was actually buried with the contents was a special generic plastic container used to bury hazardous waste material. Let's hope that the Cast Members of the future aren't to scared to open it 40 years from now!
When the moat surrounding the castle in Disneyland is dredged, any money retrieved from it is given to charity.
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