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Cinderella's Castle, all twinkly & bright for the holidays!
Well, well, well just when we thought Sleeping Beauty had all the holiday luck out there in Disneyland with her fancy 'snow castle' overlay with sparkling lights... GUESS WHAT, Cindy will too!!!
 Following from Allears.net: Bling in the Season! Cinderella Castle is a Wintry Spectacle Crowning Walt Disney World Resort for the Holidays Thousands of Twinkly Crystal Lights Create Icy Cascade LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A dazzling new lighting spectacle is transforming the iconic Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort into a glimmering, shimmering ice palace at holiday time. Bathed in more than 200,000 tiny white lights, the castle glows and glistens as "Cinderella's Holiday Wish" delights Magic Kingdom guests nightly, starting Nov. 12. "We are thrilled to be adding this brilliant new castle spectacle to the holiday festivities at Walt Disney World this season and for seasons to come," said Francois Leroux, vice president of Walt Disney World Entertainment. "This glistening holiday enchantment creates perfect fairytale magic for this festive time of year." "For a park aglow in holiday magic, this becomes the new and eye-filling superstar," added Disney Entertainment show producer Rob Hamberg who supervised the weeks-long rigging of the turrets and towers for the light show. "Nothing will rival 'Cinderella's Holiday Wish' for sheer visual spectacle." And what a spectacle. As if suddenly dusted in a million ice crystals, Cinderella Castle shines like the galaxies, adding to the wintertime wonderment of the holidays at Florida's Vacation Kingdom. Fun Facts To transform Cinderella's fairytale castle into a magical ice palace it took... Five weeks and 65 elves Two cranes 15 miles of cables, cut and dyed castle colors, supporting... 32,000 square feet of fishing nets, supporting... 200,000 energy-efficient LEDs, interspersed with... 500 strobes One Fairy Godmother working some very special magic... "Show Before the Glow" Stars Disney Characters To mirthful holiday music, Mickey, Minnie and the gang appear onstage, admiring the festive lights illuminating Main Street, U.S.A. But what to do about the darkened, unadorned castle? As they bandy about ideas, the Fairy Godmother suddenly appears. It is Cinderella who should rightfully decide, she insists. Enter the princess herself, with her Prince Charming. All agree with Cinderella that her castle should sparkle the way her beloved glass slippers do -- like shimmering ice and snow. With a wave of Fairy Godmother's wand -- and guests joining in to make the wish come true -- Cinderella Castle magically morphs into a glorious wintry confection, twinkling in the sky. "The castle suddenly shines like a glistening blanket of ice," explained Disney show writer/director Alan Bruun. "Guests won't believe their eyes at the spectacle as Cinderella's holiday wish comes true." Show times will be nightly at 5:45 p.m. Cinderella Castle aglow will also play a supporting role in other Magic Kingdom entertainment such as live stage shows, the nighttime fireworks extravaganza "Holiday Wishes," and the after-hours Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, a specially-ticketed event featuring the new "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade." Like a global necklace, dazzling castle lighting spectacles also adorn Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland Resort. Disneyland Paris, now marking its 15th anniversary, started the castle lighting tradition in 2005 when Leroux conceived the concept.
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Re: Cinderella's Castle, all twinkly & bright for the holidays!
It sounds spectacular!
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OOOoOOoooOO, I am SOOOO excited! You have NO IDEA! This is a surprise I wasn't expecting on our trip! I can't wait to see the special new show for the castle lighting at 5:45 this SATURDAY!!!!
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I'm so jealous...I can't wait to someday go to Disney for the holidays! Take lots of pictures...oh wait.. I don't have to tell you that! You even take good pics with a cell phone!
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 Wow, so today is the 12th right? Accourding to the article this is the first night of the castle lighting. If anyone posts a picture of it I think I am going to avoid the thread. I REALLY want to be surprised with this one!!
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Re: Cinderella's Castle, all twinkly & bright for the holidays!
Every night for the past week I've watched them light the Castle to prepare it for today's opening Castle-lighting show...unable to post any picture I got...until today. It's not the best quality cause all I had was my cellphone at the time, but here it is! And the little show that turns the lights on is so cute. This will happen every night at 5:45pm and not just on party nights, so enjoy!!!
Oh, and I survived all the overnight rehearsals. See ya'll at Twas!
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Acccckkkk, Nooo, my eyes.. I saw it!!!
 dang it,I was hoping it would be a surprise!OK, well at least it was a cell cam picture! I bet it is going to be SPECTACULAR! I can't wait to see it!!!
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That looks so awesome...I don't even know how to get a picture off my cell phone onto my computer...I did manage to get a pic of my holiday cards and use it for my avatar...I'm feeling accomplished in the technology department today.
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OoO, I am quivering in anticipation!!! WOOHOO!
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WOW!!!! Can't wait to see all your pictures Wish!!! It will be amazing, have a great trip!
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to see this just prior to our 6:00 LTT dinner. Otherwise, I'll be stalking Erni at the Poly for our 'Ohana dinner! (not sure that came out exactly right, but you know what I mean). In which case I'd offer you my Saturday LTT, but I know you're eating there Thanksgiving Day.Anyone else interested?
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I can't wait to see the castle, the picture on the cover of my Mickey Monitor looks beautiful.
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Re: Cinderella's Castle, all twinkly & bright for the holidays!
Oh my gosh! That looks amazing! I can't wait to see it!
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