Talk:Sleeping Beauty Castle

Walkthrough
What exactly was the 'walk-through' attraction at Disneyland's castle? I haven't visited the park so I wouldn't know, but I thought it was just walking through the castle like you can at the Magic Kingdom and other parks. Speedway 17:49, 3 Jan 05
 * There are doors on either side of the castle that actually contain a stairway that goes up and over the archway. There were diaramas of the story of Sleeping Beauty.  You then went down stairs and out the otherside of the archway.  It was closed because it was more of a make out room than an attraction. Bytebear 06:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, there are two reasons. One is the security risk after 9/11, and the other is the fact that it's not wheelchair accessible. --Lyght 06:55, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Tone
This article should be heavily de-blurbified. It's an encyclopedia, not a brochure or a Disney forum post.

Weasel words, NPOV
"but many feel the smallness gives the castle a quaint charm" "it is regarded as the most visually stunning" This sort of thing does not belong on Wikipedia. This article should be heavily rewritten. I mean honestly, "it is regarded as the most visually stunning"?! What were you thinking? This isn't MiceAge.

The entire article is a mess. Need a total rewrite. --75.73.31.173 (talk) 17:28, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Hong Kong Version
Can anyone provide more information about the Hong Kong version of Sleeping Beauty Castle? I would assume that it may be taller and even larger than the original in Anaheim to avoid using forced perspective. 67.120.74.232 21:50, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Merge?
Must this article be merged with the one in Paris, really? I will personally only agree with this if all Disney castles are merged into a single page, since Le Chateau is no less different from the Anaheim/Hong Kong versions than Cinderella Castle. Furthermore, the article for Le Chateau is relatively well written and cites its sources, which can't be said for the other two. If they are going to be merged, some rewriting is in order. SergioGeorgini 00:11, 19 February 2007 (UTC).
 * Oppose: No need to merge Disney America Castle with the Paris one.--Magi Media 13:34, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose: All the Disney castles are different in their own way. This is not neccessary at all. 12.72.37.235 22:16, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Strange Coding Error
Something happened to the top of the page. Lot's of code appeared and there is a fan comment on the top. This article needs to be cleaned and fixed. Dylanlip 21:25, 28 Sep 07

About the Drawbridge
The article says :

he drawbridge of the castle used to be functional but was rarely used. It has only been publicly lowered on two occasions: when the park opened in 1955, and when Fantasyland was rededicated in 1983. The gears that control the drawbridge were removed during a refurbishment in 1996 and have not been replaced.[citation needed]

Where it says " It has only been publicly lowered on two occasions: "

Shouldn't that be ' raised ', since it appears to be lowered at all times.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.42.208.183 (talk) 00:27, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Logo Use
The part about Sleeping Beauty's Castle being used as Disney's label is completely wrong. It is Cinderella's Castle that is used for the logos. Note the color, the elongated towers and their positioning. They are a dead giveaway. Plus it has always been common knowledge that Cinderella's Castle is and has been Disney's logo for some time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.164.51.73 (talk) 02:25, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

The logo usage is not incorrect, but neither is it clear. The logo usage might refer to the CGI image that is shown in the beginning of Walt Disney Pictures movies, or the logo for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. In either case, these logos are composite images of Disney's various castles, albiet principally based upon Cinderella Castle (Florida and Tokyo). Neither of these logos is the same as the other, nor does either match one of the theme parks' castles. These logos are a result of the One Disney initiative that aims to unify the company rather than singling out a location above another. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.91.223.76 (talk) 00:31, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Golden spike not the center of Disneyland
Contrary to popular belief, the golden spike at the back of Sleeping Beauty castle is not the center of Disneyland and never was. It is really just a surveyors marker that was used to make sure the castle lined up with Main Street. Even with the additions of toontown and New Orleans Square, it is still not the center of the park. It is merely a very popular rumor that is carried on by Disneyland fans and Cast members. Sources: http://www.brandon.me/disney/parks/disneyland/2013/03/mysterious-brass-spike-sleeping-beauty-castle-disneyland/

http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/archive/index.php/t-66725.html

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtUFooradUU

http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/77160-golden-spike.html

The first source posted is the one that best describes it, and uses diagrams to prove it. As such, I suggest the section of the article that says the golden spike being "the center" be removed, because it is simply not true. That section of the article also has no sources cited to prove its point.

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"Snow White Castle"
Near the beginning of this article, it states that Sleeping Beauty Castle was previously known as Snow White Castle. It's uncited and not mentioned anywhere else in the article, and a quick search online is only leading me to forum posts of people stating that this is the case and no actual sources. Does anyone know if this is a genuine fact, and if so, does anyone have a source for it? 71.46.56.4 (talk) 11:47, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Neuschwanstein Castle
It is stated here that the "primary inspiration" for the Sleeping Beauty Castle was the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. This information is also given in the Neuschwanstein Castle's article (and all over the web, copied from Wikipedia). However, a single source is given.

Edit: the source originally given is a MA dissertation that states something else ("heavily influenced", no mention of "primary source"). Besides, the cited work is actually about Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Disneyland Paris). Curiously, a proper reference to the building of Sleeping Beauty Castle was given on the article about Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant... (*sigh*) (On the other hand, the source used here previously actually describes the forced perspective in detail, so rather than removing it, I moved to a few sentences later.)

Bernatel (talk) 09:47, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

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