Walt Disney World Pink Castle
October 1 1996 marked magic kingdom s 25th anniversary so disney imagineers decided to commemorate this important event by transforming cinderella s castle into a 185 foot pink birthday cake.
Walt disney world pink castle. However to commemorate the 25th anniversary of walt disney world resort on october 1 1996 imagineers transformed the front of cinderella castle into an 18 story birthday cake complete with red and pink icing giant candy canes and 26 glowing candles. Walt disney world resort is set to close after sunday march 15th in response to growing concerns over the coronavirus. Today is march 14th and the painting of cinderella castle continues to make big progress before our eyes at the magic kingdom. The royal makeover will include dazzling gold embroidery bolder colors on the gray brick walls and blue spires as well as a dusting of rose pink on the central tower.
It was a dark day in walt disney world history when cinderella s castle was covered up. Even disney princesses need home makeovers sometimes and cinderella will soon have a freshly painted pink palace. With magic kingdom s 50th anniversary coming up disney world wanted its iconic centerpiece to look her absolute best. We learned cinderella castle would be receiving a royal makeover back in february and that its paint job would entail a new rosy pinkish hue.
Perhaps i should say it was a pink day in walt disney world history. Cinderella castle the icon of the magic kingdom. Perhaps the most argued point was the pinkish hue on the base of the castle. Magic kingdom vintage disney walt disney world.
According to the chicago tribune the royal birthday makeover took 430. Cinderella castle will be painted rose pink at walt disney world. Flashback friday cinderella castle dressed as a 25th birthday cake. A statement from walt disney world revealed that the iconic castle which is at.
It stands at 183 feet tall and rarely does it go through any transformation. Cinderella is moving on up in the world walt disney world that is. Walt disney world s new castle on the left disneyland s new castle on the right. After it was announced in february that.
While disneyland s castle has always had a pink hue the new makeover in 2019 deepend the pinks and blues overall. While opinions are still coming in it seems that the castle makeover in disneyland went over much better than the cinderella castle makeover has. Here s the artists concept they shared with us at the beginning of the year. When walt disney world celebrated its 25th anniversary cinderella castle was turned into a giant pink birthday cake.