Can't get enought of that stuff!

No, I'm not talking about Duff Beer, of course! It's Disneyland Paris' wondrous Chateau I'm talking about: here are two twilight pictures, just perfect, just wonderful. When I look at these pictures, that's when I excuse Michael Eisner for giving the green light to have Europe's Disneyland build in the rainest spot in all France ;-)

A Castle Backyard

As I already said before, guests rushing from ride to ride, blindly believing in the fastpass-is-better mantra, sadly lose those details that really makes Disneylands all over the globe so much different from any other theme park. This time, we'll talk about the wondrous "backyard" of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris.

Guests with a faspass attitude will probably rush through the castle to get first in line at Snow White's or Pinocchio's ride and, after riding it, with their heads plunged on the park map, rush to the end of Fantasyland to catch the line for Peter Pan's ride.

Stop. Take a breath, and turn.


Your eyes are just looking at a gem, kindly reserved to the ones who still think a vacation is not just a checklist of fun (!?) things to do. The "unuseful" details put into this side of the castle never fail to amaze me. For instance, look at that wooden stairs, those stone set in the tower. Breathless...


Let's enjoy a closer look. Look at the brown tower and the golden spike over it. Wonderful!


These pictures feature a grey sky and this time time I must say the castle looks beautiful with it, just as good as the silver parisian roofs. Good job, Imagineering!

Outside Dragon's Lair

In the previous post, I showed the dark caves under the castle where a dragon built its lair. Now, see this pacific green hill surrounding the castle? Well, here's where the lair is supposed to be, cleverly hidden under this pastoral view.

And a little bit to the right, the majestic view of the castle...

Disney's Dungeons & Dragons

Sleeping Beauty Castle truly is an attraction in itself, full of hidden gems easily forgotten, especially if you're already visited Orlando's Magic Kingdom and Disneyland thus making the wrong assumption castles are basically a nice corridor leading to Fantasyland. Disneyland Paris Castle is different. For instance, under the castle, well hidden under the cheerful lawns and trees of the hills around the castle, there's a dark humid cave and a living dragon, chained still frightening!

Sleeping Beauty Castle Interiors

This weekend post is dedicated to the beautiful interior designed for Sleeping Beauty Castle in Paris.

Disneyland Resort Paris is renown for its incredible attention to details and Sleeping Beauty Castle is no exception: just look at this blueprint of the interior and you'll know what I'm talking about. (thanks to sparkyfra for the pictures)

...and these are some pictures of the interior as it was built.




...right, it's supposed to be just entertainment and you happen to face an example of art.