According to the book Disneyland Paris, de l’Esquisse à la Création, the towers of the castle were actually made in Italy and were shipped over and added to the castle on August 2, 1991.Ĭurious to see how construction unfolded? Here’s a cool timelapse of the Disneyland Paris castle being built!ĭisneyland Paris Castle: Architecture and Designīesides being more than 2x taller than the Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland in Anaheim (50m, compared to Anaheim’s 23m), the Disneyland Paris castle differs in a number of ways from its American counterpart.įor one, the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Anaheim was inspired heavily by the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.īut, when it came time to create a magical castle for Disneyland Paris, Imagineers identified a unique challenge: since castles were so commonplace around Europe, they needed a little extra oomph and effort to make the castle just as magical for a European audience.
For several years, an international team worked around the clock to complete the park in advance of its public opening in 1992.īut although the castle was being built in Paris, its construction was still a thoroughly international affair. Here’s one I managed to find: –Īfter the concept was solidified, according to this video about the Disneyland Paris construction process, they began breaking ground at the site of the park on August 3, 1988. Other concept sketches (that look much more like the final Disneyland Paris Castle today) can be found as far back as 1987, five years before the park opened to the public. They eventually veered away from this idea though and went for something a little more classic. Here is an concept sketch of the idea from Tim Delaney, who also designed the Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris: – The Imagineers in charge of the feat cycled through countless concepts and ideas, even momentarily considering a hyper-futuristic tower structure in lieu of a traditional castle. A Brief History of the Disneyland Paris CastleĪs you can imagine, planning the design of the new Disneyland Paris Castle was stressful work.
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