At 5pm tomorrow the gates of the Sleeping Beauty Catle walk-through will re-open, and it's the big news of the week. Disneyland released some pictures today and here they are below with the press release.
Walkthrough Attraction In Sleeping Beauty Castle Reopens In Time For Thanksgiving Holiday At Disneyland
The interior of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, long closed to guests, will "reawaken" in time for Thanksgiving. A vibrant new version of the classic walkthrough attraction features colorful scenes of Aurora, her gallant prince, the evil Maleficent and other characters from the beloved fairy tale film.
The attraction is scheduled to open at 5 p.m. Wednesday, kicking off the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
This revived Sleeping Beauty Castle "show" differs from the window-display dioramas which could be seen in the castle during the 1980s and '90s. It takes its inspiration from the unique style of the original Disneyland castle walkthrough attraction of 1957, co-designed by animation art director and color stylist Eyvind Earle, who was credited with giving the motion picture "Sleeping Beauty" its distinctive and colorful look of storybook illustrations in medieval style.
Enhanced with new scenes and special-effects magic, the re-Imagineered attraction employs technology not available in the 1950s to tell the story of Sleeping Beauty, including the magic of good fairies Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, and the more sinister spells of the evil Maleficent.
For the first time, guests who are unable to climb stairs or navigate the passageways of the Castle will be able to experience the walkthrough "virtually" in a special room on the ground floor of the Castle.
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3 comments:
Where's the second part of the Monsters Inc. article? I feel we're being led on here.
Did you forget?
wow, they really took the easy road here by not going with the window-display dioramas. must everything be digital nowadays?!
how about using miniature animatronics in small, forced perspective dioramas, then MAYBE using digital displays for the backround/environment?
it starts with EPCOT, and bleeds from there, I guess. These Disney "overhauls" are such a ripoff.
Of course, I haven't seen it in person yet, so I'll reserve my real frustration until then.
The Monsters Inc should come next week, as well as a new Tokyo Disneyland update. Deeply sorry for the delay, but for reasons to long to explain, i couldn't do it before.
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