Recent content by The Rocketeer

I agree. Never liked those.

Completely agree with you.

I remember them at least touching up parts of the castle around 2015-2016, there was a brief period a lot turrets had silver primer. So honestly they may do touch up work every 3-5 years, especially on the blue turrets, so a repainting was due even if they had kept the rose gold, which I’m glad...

I wish they’d bring back the old night lighting where it would shift colors more frequently like it did in the early 2000’s.

Not horrible but definitely not the best either.

As someone who has a sentimental attachment to SRS, this is awesome. This whole refurb is great.

this is still a vast improvement over the color scheme that has been there for the past 5 years.

They also added the chevron and plaid patterns to the wide turret sections (above the clock and the top window) about that same time. It didn't have them before the Happiest Celebration on Earth castle overlay-the one with the gold statues and giant magic mirror thing

https://blogmickey.com/2026/02/disney-begins-painting-front-of-cinderella-castle-magic-kingdom/ It’s looking good 😍

I’m excited to see the new retro sign. I just wish they’d take this whole retro mid-century modern look and make it cohesive throughout the land, not piecemeal the whole thing over 10 years. I love 1994 Tomorrowland but it’s time to get rid of all the old theming.

The *official* reason is because it was for the 70th anniversary of Cinderella, that’s what they told CMs when they gave out photo sized posters of the concept art of the repaint back in early 2020, I was working there at the time. It really doesn’t make sense as that castle in the film isn’t...

I wonder if the “bricks” at base will be reverted back to the lighter gray color scheme they used to have or stay the same. That was the one change of the Cinderella 70th/WDW 50th color scheme I didn’t mind.

I was a CM at Magic Kingdom when they announced the change back in February-ish of 2020, right before the shutdown (when I was laid off), and they officially said it was a change to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Cinderella. They had started painting the turrets the different shade of blue a...

I really like this! I’m okay with losing the arch since it has looked bad since the new logo and repaint in 2019, IMO.