Most famous tourist
locations and beautiful castle was found in USA. From there Sleeping Beauty Castle
is a fairy tale structure castle
at the center of Disneyland Park and Hong Kong Disneyland. It is based on the
late-19th century Neuschwanstein Castle, with some French inspirations. The
Castle Opened in July 17, 1955, the castle is the oldest of all Disney castles.
Though it reaches a height of only 77 feet (23 m), it was designed to appear
taller through a process known as forced perspective; design elements are
larger at the foundation and smaller at the turrets. Sometimes swans will swim in the moat, so the
WDI workers lined the moat with junipers. Swans will not eat junipers. The castle initially
featured an empty upper level that was never intended to house an attraction,
but Walt Disney was not satisfied with what he viewed as wasted space, and
challenged his Imagines to find some use for the space.
Beginning
April 29, 1957, visitors were able to walk through the castle and view several
dioramas depicting the story of Sleeping Beauty. The original dioramas were
designed in the style of Eyvind Earle, production designer for Disney's 1959 film Sleeping Beauty,
and were then redone in 1977 to resemble the window displays on Main Street,
USA. Unlike previous incarnations, visitors who are unable to climb stairs or
navigate the passageways of the Castle can still experience the walk-through
virtually in a special room on the Castle's
ground floor. This room is lavishly themed, and presents the
closed-captioned CGI walk-through recreation on a high-definition TV. This same
virtual recreation is included on the Sleeping
Beauty 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition DVD. It is a common
myth that the Disney family coat
of arms hangs above the archway to the castle. The Disney family coat of arms
is composed of three Fleur De lis
whereas the coat of arms on the castle is three lions pass-ant in pale. The
origins and meaning of the coat of arms on Sleeping Beauty Castle is unknown at
this time. It is known that the coat of arms was not originally on the castle
but was placed there sometime between June 1965 and July 1965.
