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Cinderella Castle is 189 feet tall & is made out of fibreglass.
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Construction of the castle began in late 1969.
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Herbert Ryman began with a charcoal sketch, which he developed into a painting. He used several French castles for his inspiration, among them Chambord, Usse, and Chenonceau. Inspiration also came from the classic Walt Disney animated feature Cinderella.
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It took 18 months to build the castle.
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Six hundred tons of steel were used in the framework.
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Imagineers sculpted exterior and interior walls to resemble solid granite.
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There are 10 towering spires on the castle.
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Contrary to myth, the castle cannot be, nor has it ever been, dismantled in the event of a hurricane.
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Finishing touches to the castle included Cinderella’s mice friends carved into decorative columns and the Disney family crest in stone above the breezeways.
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What’s inside the castle? A shop selling glass & crystal ornaments, & a restaurant Cinderella’s Royal Table (formerly King Stefan’s Banquet Hall).
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A series of mosaic tile murals adorn the walls in the entry corridor. The murals, designed by imagineer Dorothea Redmond and executed by mosaicist Hanns-Joachim Scharff, tell the story of Cinderella in five 15-by-10-foot panels.
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“The bricks [not real] in cinderella castle get smaller at the top section to make the castle look bigger” Joel
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“Walt said there is nothing to be taller then the castle that is why he put a flag on the very top of it.” Randy G
Some Random Did You Know’s for the day! I hope you enjoyed!!
FutureDisneyCEO
