Do any of U think the MK's current Castle 4-color combo is ugly?

[jcruise86]

George Will said that the Golden Age of baseball is whatever took place when you were 13 years old.
That's probably why I prefer the light blue look of the Magic Kingdom's Cinderella's Castle from the 1970s.

I hate the current combination of:

1. too much ostentatious gold
. . (favored by the campy Liberace & He Who Shall Not Be Named/Mr. {or Ms.} "Look-at-me, I'm SOOOO rich!")

2. with that slightly purple-ish dark blue that replaced the light blue on the turrets that used to blend so beautifully with the Florida skies,

3. ugly pink middle (that replaced the lighter, more subtle shade) &

4. the grey bricks at the bottom. Actually I don't mind the grey.

It's a garish combination -- not nearly as bad as the Birthday Cake Castle -- but I can't stand it.

From what I've read, most of you like it, but if any of you concur with my disgust, please share your thoughts because I feel like I'm alone on this.

From what I've seen, the often-better Oriental Land Company has kept the Tokyo Disneyland castle more attractive.


--Tom Sinsky

[danlb_2000]

Personally, I like it, although have not seen it in person yet.

Also keep in mind, that the sun will likely tone down the colors over time.

[jcruise86]

Personally, I like it, although have not seen it in person yet.

Also keep in mind, that the sun will likely tone down the colors over time.

You're right that seeing these things in person is different. I've read that the giant Shanghai Disneyland castle looks better in person. And I was ridiculously annoyed when the Yeti in Everest was turned off instead of repairing the structure soon after it opened, UNTIL I finally rode it & realized that passing that Yeti quickly on a coaster with cool lighting was still impressive, and that spending many millions on that fix might not be the best use of Disney's money.

I don't think a faded dark blue turret on Cinderella's castle will look good. A deliberately faded look is great for buildings in Adventureland, or on the "rocks" in Star Wars land, Big Thunder, or in Radiator Spring Racers, but when Disney is at their best, Imagineers carefully control that look.

The only Disney castles I really like are the classic light blue versions of the Magic Kingdom & Tokyo Disneyland's Cinderella's Castle, and I like Disneyland Paris'---especially at night. The current WDW color scheme reminds me of the cheesy Excalibur castle in Vegas, but with unnecessary gold added. With the salmon, dark blue & grey bricks, it's a gaudy combination. Of course, it's all subjective, but the mostly unpopular Magic Kingdom Birthday Cake Castle shows that there can also be some agreement.

[Mike_M]

I don’t think it’s necessarily ugly, but I do think it’s too similar to Sleeping Beauty Castle’s color scheme.

Each castle should be allowed to be unique and different. After letting it soak in now, I’d say that using the same base color scheme for both castles doesn’t sit right with me. Sleeping Beauty Castle should have Pink as its base color and Cinderella Castle should have more of a ‘Baby Blue’ base IMO.

[Captain Andy]

It's the pink. It you replaced the pink with a white or gray (like before), it wouldn't look so displeasing to the eye. Hopefully the sun mutes it down a tad.

[jcruise86]

The photo of Roy Disney & the castle that was here was deleted, possibly by a company that owned the photo.
This happens all the time on this {my favorite} Micechat thread "Please post photos of Disneyland's real cats":

https://discuss.micechat.com/forum/d...eal-cats/page5 .]

[jcruise86]

[jcruise86]

Classic!

[jcruise86]

This soon to be finished Hong Kong castle might be interesting, & should at least look spectacular at night:
https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/new...l-dreams-month

[Spongeocto4]

It's the pink. It you replaced the pink with a white or gray (like before), it wouldn't look so displeasing to the eye. Hopefully the sun mutes it down a tad.

The sharp pink is throwing the colors off. If the color was more faded to white, it would work better. Possibly 'Champagne Pink', 'Chilean Pink' or 'Pale Dogwood'

[TacAlert]

It looks great!!! And you get to look at yours personally and we can only dream of seeing our castle again.

[Stormy]

To me it's just too bright. Same with SB Castle at DL. I like a more muted look. The bright colors look more, IDK, cartoony?

[Sun Bonnet]

This soon to be finished Hong Kong castle might be interesting, & should at least look spectacular at night:
https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/new...l-dreams-month

That's very pretty. Their castle used to be a small version of the Sleepy Beauty Castle. I'm glad they're getting their own unique castle. The Cindy and Sleeping Beauty Castles were also better as unique blue and pink castles, respectively.

[Mr Wiggins]

To me it's just too bright. Same with SB Castle at DL. I like a more muted look. The bright colors look more, IDK, cartoony?

I couldn't agree more. The same over-saturated pinks and blues are commonly used on toy packaging -- especially Disney Princess toys. The domestic castles' color schemes, sadly, are visual proof of WDI "going with the flow" of what Disney's marketing-dominated management likes.

[mickdaddy]

It's the pink. It you replaced the pink with a white or gray (like before), it wouldn't look so displeasing to the eye. Hopefully the sun mutes it down a tad.

I totally agree with this. The Blue would pop and it would have the same feel of the original Castle design if the pink was more a muted gray.

[DairyShcam]

It's the pink. It you replaced the pink with a white or gray (like before), it wouldn't look so displeasing to the eye. Hopefully the sun mutes it down a tad.

I agree, it would look more of a realistic castle if there is no pink in it, faded white would look better. Who have thought of putting pink in it?

[Mr Wiggins]

I agree, it would look more of a realistic castle if there is no pink in it, faded white would look better. Who have thought of putting pink in it?

Answer: Everyone in the management hierarchy who understands that the castles in Disney's domestic parks represent Disney Princess brands. The repainted WDW and DL castles reflect the color schemes of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty merchandise (especially the toy packaging).

[Pips]

My first thought was that Flora, Fauna and Merryweather were fighting over the color of the castle. But then I thought, oops, wrong castle.

[jcruise86]

I think that, apart from landscaping, DisneyLAND's castle never looked better than it did on opening day. Walt had good taste.

From Eisner through today, Disney leaders have often been about as tasteful as Liberace & a certain ostentatious
("LOOK AT HOW RICH I AM!
GOLD, BABY!
THAT'S CLASS!")
POTUS I won't name.

[Mr. Disney]

I know everybody is saying that it's the pink... but I honestly think I have more of a problem with the blue. It's not how light or dark it is (I think it could work with either)... but just how saturated it is. It looks a bit like somebody took an intense insta filter (which makes me wonder if that's why they chose that shade). I think the new DL one also has that problem, but its a bit more detailed and has more shades within the tiles, whereas in a lot of photos the new WDW rooftops look a bit plasticky.

THAT SAID... I do think the color scheme will make a lot more sense with the added decorations for the 50th... especially the gold. With that added little drape they put up this week you can already see the difference. I think it's already looking like the best "special occasion" overlay this castle has ever had.