My story about the Little Lost Turret of Disneyland's castle ran today in the MiceChat Round Up.
Yes indeed, there is another turret on Disneyland's castle! Nearly unseen for 56 years. Perhaps to soon to reawaken.
Here are more photos showing it:
You can read all about it and see more photos here: http://miceage.micechat.com/mc/mc113011a.htm
ENJOY, Michael
Last edited by Dustysage; 11-30-2011 at 10:44 AM. Reason: Added Link to story
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- - Walt Disney
What the..................... I've never seen this before.
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Exactly! Cool huh?
"Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money."
- - Walt Disney
I'm trying to figure out the significance. Was this supposed to be used for something and never was or is it just some decorative detail that has been hidden behind trees since construction?
"You can cut me off from the civilized world. You can incarcerate me with two moronic cellmates. You can torture me with your thrice daily swill, but you cannot break the spirit of a Winchester. My voice shall be heard from this wilderness and I shall be delivered from this fetid and festering sewer."
The castle was originally designed to appear bigger. The sprawling walls to the side helped enhance the illusion. Over time, trees and buildings have obscured much of the side structures. Today, we think of just the part of the castle above the drawbridge, but there is so much more there.Originally Posted by calsig31
Micheal's article today in the Round Up really does a great job of showing us what the castle was like in the beginning, what it became, what is in the process of happening to the castle now and what could be done to enhance the illusion of size (and possibly expose the little lost turret as well).
Brilliant job by Micheal. Thank you for showing us all something we likely never knew about the most photographed spot in Disneyland.
That was a great article and I too learned something knew! Thank you Michael for that article and I too think that is an awesome idea for that area!
Great write-up! I never knew about this and find it most interesting.
I read the article felt the same way. Like "meh". It'll be nice if we get the original intent by the time the expansion is done, but it felt like one of those "fans with a bit too much free time" concerns to me. Sorry...
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