Did Clark W. Griswold get his hands on Cinderella Castle?
Whenever anyone hears about changes coming to Walt Disney World’s beloved Cinderella Castle, most fans start to develop an involuntary nervous reaction. The giant pink birthday cake of years past appears in the purist’s nightmares regularly. So even though the announcement of adding holiday lights seemed to be a good idea, most still were cautious. Well, this weekend they lit them for the first time and I for one am no longer nervous. It looks stunning.
According to Disney, this project required 15 miles of cable, 32,000 feet of fish netting, 500 stobes, and over 200,000 twinkle lights. Now these guys can truly say they have put Clark W. Griswold to shame with this project.
There will also be an appropriate lighting ceremony that guests can enjoy. Here are some details from Disney’s press release…
Show times will be nightly at 5:45 p.m. Cinderella Castle aglow will also play a supporting role in other Magic Kingdom entertainment such as live stage shows, the nighttime fireworks extravaganza “Holiday Wishes,” and the after-hours Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, a specially-ticketed event featuring the new “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade.”
Am I the only one who can’t believe how close we are to the holidays? Where did 2007 go?
Matt said,
November 13, 2007 @ 3:05 pm
Kudos to Disney on a job well done with the new lights.