Originally Posted By FerretAfros Which shop is that? I know that the princess store (Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique) has some stuff from all the films, but I haven't seen anything that looked like the old walkthrough in there. I haven't been in the little Tinkerbell shop, but it doesn't seem like they would have anything in there from Sleeping Beauty. There's the old crystal shop that they turned into the wheelchair 'viewing' room for the walkthrough, but it's all new stuff that was added at the same time as the rest of the walkthrough.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 >>What I find really cool about the castle is (besides the new improved walkthrough) they were able to keep a more recent bit of history. Have any of you been in that little shop in the castle and seen the diorama of Sleeping Beauty dancing with the animals that used to be in the walkthrough before they changed it?<< Thanks for that tip! I didn't know that, and that scene is one that I really miss from the previous incarnation of the Walkthru. I don't tend to visit that shop, so will have to check it out. Years ago, there used to be a very beautiful Evynd Earle mural on one of the walls in that shop, but, it was covered up or removed during one of the redos of the shop. I still kick myself that I never took a picture of it while it was there. (I've heard differing stories of what happened to it.) Likewise, there used to be a gorgeous Main Street/Emporium mural in the Crystal Arcade part of the Emporium that got covered up to make way for yet another plush display. I think it had been originally created for Disneyland Paris.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: DBitz2, duckling, the Evynd Earle mural you're talking about is now across the way from where it used to be in the handicapped room. I saw it the last time I was at Disneyland and thought it was strange that it was moved from one room to another. But that's what they did with it! Go in there and take a picture of it! That's what I did! ORGOCH: Oh, yeah? Cam'ra's ain't even been invented in Morva, yet, sister! So there ain't now way you could a taken no picture of nothin'!
Originally Posted By DBitz2 Thanks for the tip, Witches! Another thing I'll have to check out on my next visit.
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 Kinda off topic, but is anybody sick of the pink paint job they decided to keep after the 50th? I don't really like it, id rather have the old greyish blue look to it
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: You're welcome, DBitz2, duckling. And the castle had pink paint long before there was a 50th anniversary. It's quite lovely, too, so I don't mind it one bit. It makes it seem more like the fairytale castle it really is.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Just a few things I CAN answer... The "mural" of Aurora and the dancing animals is actually one of the storybooks from the walk through that preceded the recent one. It was in the highest room in the castle. It is presented in a display case in The Enchanted Chamber, the "alternate" experience. There are a number of charming pieces in the room. Be sure to look in the case to the left as you enter. My favorite is the small jeweled box with the hinged front door. It is a replica of the one seen in the film, when the three good fairies shrink down and seek some privacy. Fun note: The video that shows in the alternate experience is the one created for the deluxe DVD of Sleeping Beauty. As such, it does not exactly match the walk through above.
Originally Posted By DlandDug As for that Emporium mural: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/ShowPic.asp?Filename=/files/ThenNow1/big/P09-1.jpg&Caption=&ID=505940" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/S...D=505940</a> That is a photo I took some years ago. It is seen as part of this-- one of my earlier articles for LP: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID505940.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/N...5940.asp</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug Here's the storybook from the Accessible Experience room: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Showpic.asp?filename=http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SS20081201-DLCastleWalkthrough/big/P08-0002.jpg&caption=" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/S...caption=</a> (Not exactly dancing with the animals, I note!) Here's the other item I mentioned: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Showpic.asp?filename=http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SS20081201-DLCastleWalkthrough/big/P08-0004.jpg&caption=" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/S...caption=</a> These are from the last page of this article: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-778.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/L...-778.asp</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug OK. The officially stated air time for the Dateline Disneyland program was 4:30-6:00pm Pacific Time on Sunday evening, July 17, 1955. So 4pm couldn't be related to the dedication of Disneyland. Here is an excellent article about the placement of clock hands in illustrations: <a href="http://www.ubr.com/clocks/frequently-asked-questions-faq/clocks-and-time-faq-10-10-hand-positions.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.ubr.com/clocks/freq...ons.aspx</a> I find nothing to indicate why 4pm would be used. I am one who favors 8:20...
Originally Posted By LuLu So is the Evynd Earle mural mentioned in the "alternate" experience, or in a shop? I'd like to see it, but I'm confused
Originally Posted By tonyanton the jeweled box with the three fairies is actually a very limited edition walt disney classics collection piece from a few years ago.
Originally Posted By Bellella The old diorama is in the shop to the left as you enter the castle from Main Street. I wasn't able to go in the area to the right the last time I was there since it was closed off.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 DlandDug, thanks for posting the links to the photos! I really enjoyed seeing the picture of the former Emporium mural, especially. In looking at the photos of the interior of the alternate experience room, what the Witches thought was the Evynd Earle mural that I was talking about actually seems to be an Evynd Earle tapestry that is hanging on the wall in there as far as I can see. It's not the mural that disappeared from the shop across the way several years ago.
Originally Posted By jirishgirl Thanks for sharing the tip about the jewelry box, "tony". I will be sure to look for that and the other talked about sights next time I go.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 The Witches tell me there is mural in the alternate experience room, to the right as you enter the room, that is not seen in DlandDoug's photos. I will try to check it out on a future visit and verify if it is the mural that once hung in the shop.
Originally Posted By DlandDug (I LOVED that Emporium mural, and was so sad when it was removed. You can tell how much I liked it-- I took a photo of it back in the day of 35mm!)
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: And now you can take another photograph of it, DlandDug, duckling. It's merely been moved to another room.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 Witches, DlandDug is talking about the mural that used to be in the Emporium!
