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Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland

Posted on August 4, 2017April 9, 2022
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Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

Every “happily ever after” needs a castle, right? Disneyland’s crown jewel is Sleeping Beauty Castle, at the center of the park and instantly recognizable as an icon of the Disney company. Disney has built fairy tale castles at all of its flagship theme parks around the globe, but this is the original model.

Fun fact: The castle was inspired by European castles, primarily Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

Fans who have been to Walt Disney World and then visit Disneyland often remark how small the castle appears. You won’t see it from outside the gates like the Magic Kingdom in Florida. But there is magic — and a plan — in letting the story unfold. You first step onto Main Street, absorb its old-fashioned charm, and only then spot the castle beckoning you from the Hub.

Fun fact: Sleeping Beauty Castle is 77 feet but looks taller thanks to forced perspective.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

Check out some of the Main Street entertainment as you ride to Sleeping Beauty Castle on one of the Main Street vehicles.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

The man and the mouse responsible for Disneyland, in front of their famous creation

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

Disneyland has dressed the castle many ways over the years. The castle got gold spires for the 50th anniversary, and blue and silver trimming for the 60th diamond anniversary a few years ago.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

The castle’s reflection

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Fun fact: Sleeping Beauty Castle opened with the park in 1955, four years before the “Sleeping Beauty” Film debuted.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

Disneyland’s castle lacks a restaurant, but it includes the charming Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through that tells its namsake’s story.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

The castle as seen from Fantasy Faire

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

Ladies and gentlemen, the backside of Sleeping Beauty Castle (from Fantasyland)

Fun fact: Look for the Disney family coat of arms above one of the archways!

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

One of my favorite relaxing Disneyland activities includes a seat outdoors, maybe with some food from a Hub eatery — Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe, Plaza Inn, or the Little Red Wagon. Then I watch the light soften as the sun sets and the castle changes hue.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

I don’t care about the mass of humanity in the foreground, I love the lights of Main Street and the tint of the castle in the twilight.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

That waiting-for-the-fireworks glow of Sleeping Beauty Castle at night 

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

If you think Sleeping Beauty Castle can’t be improved on, you haven’t seen it during the holidays at Disneyland. The castle turrets receive a layer of faux snow, and Christmas bunting draped everywhere.

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

Seasonal specialties at Disneyland: fall foliage, snow, and icicles

Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland

All of those icicles transform this icon into Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle after dark. Lights from around the Hub and onto Main Street cast a glittery glow on the festive atmosphere. It’s the most beautiful castle in the Happiest Place on Earth.

Which view of Sleeping Beauty Castle is your favorite? Share in the comments.

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