This castle and its near-twin in Tokyo were the tallest Disney theme park castles until the completion of the Enchanted Storybook Castle in Shanghai Disneyland Park.Ĭinderella Castle is designed to reflect the late-Gothic, flamboyant style of the 1400s. At higher elevations, its proportions to full scale are reduced for elements such as stones, windows, and doors. A set-building trick known as forced perspective makes the castle appear larger than it is. Cinderella Castle is more than 100 feet (30 m) taller than Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. By adding the depth of the moat, 6 feet (1.8 m) at the bridge, it totals 189 feet (58 m) as indicated on Disney's castle website for the overall height. The castle is 183 feet (56 m) tall, as measured from water-level. The chief designer of the castle, Herbert Ryman, also referenced the original design for the castle in the film franchise Cinderella and his own well-known creation - the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in California Construction Magic Kingdom Sleeping Beauty Castle at DisneylandĬinderella Castle was completed in July 1971, after about 18 months of construction.

Other sources of inspiration include the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Moszna Castle in Poland, built in the 18th century, and the Tyn Church in Prague, Czech Republic, built in the 14th century. These included Alcázar of Segovia, Schwerin Castle, Hohenzollern Castle, Château d'Ussé, Fontainebleau, Versailles and the châteaux of Chenonceau, Pierrefonds, Chambord, Chaumont,, Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria and Craigievar Castle in Scotland. The Alcázar of Segovia was one of the main inspirations for Disney in building Cinderella's castle.Ĭinderella Castle was inspired by a variety of real and fictional palaces. ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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