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    1. 18-11-2009, 12:10 AM #1
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      200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

      Really nice little article over at the DisneyParks Blog about how Cinderella's castle transforms into its Christmas outfit. Click the link and watch the video!

      200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Disney Parks Blog

      “Dipped in sugar” is how Cinderella Castle appears to Walt Disney World Entertainment’s senior show director Alan Bruun. And if you’ve seen the castle’s 200,000 holiday lights, it’s hard to disagree with the description — it’s a must see.

      But how the Castle transforms for the season is just as remarkable. It takes about six weeks and involves hundreds of hours of manpower. Cranes are brought in overnight to place the LED lights around the castle and reach the highest spires. Here’s video showing some of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into lighting the Castle each year

      The Castle lights are also attached to more than 40,000 square feet of fisherman’s net dyed to specifically match the colors of the castle. There is blue net for the roof tops and gray for the walls. After the lights are hooked up on the nets, they’re programmed and tested and then written into lighting cues for the shows, according to Bruun.

      To bring the lights together, 18 miles of electrical cable is used. And it’s all run on the amount of power that it takes to run three clothes dryers — it’s extremely energy efficient.
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    2. 18-11-2009, 12:40 AM #2
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      Re: 200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

      Isn't it gorgeous? So beautiful!
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      Re: 200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

      Those are some of my favorite photos from Disney. It's gorgeous in pictures, but in real life it's breathtaking.
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    4. 18-11-2009, 01:05 AM #4
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      Re: 200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World



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    5. 18-11-2009, 02:34 AM #5
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      Re: 200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

      LOVELOVELOVE the castle like this!!!
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      Re: 200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

      It's very magical being there when the castle starts to glisten and then transforms into this 'sugar dipped' effect with the lights.

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    7. 18-11-2009, 04:31 PM #7
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      Re: 200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

      One day I WILL see it like that in the flesh.

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      Re: 200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

      To think this time last week I fell asleep on the balcony watching the castle look like that sigh I wanna go backkkkkkkkk






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      Re: 200,000 Lights Transform Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

      A little bit heartbreaking isn't it?
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