Enchanted Storybook Castle is the centerpiece
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
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Shanghai Disneyland. Opening on June 16, 2016, it replaced
Walt Disney World
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Cinderella Castle
Cinderella Castle is a fairy tale castle at the center of two Disney Experiences, Disney theme parks: the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland at the Tokyo Disney Resort. Based on Cinderella (Disney character), Cinderella's f ...
as the tallest castle in all of the related Disney theme parks.
The look of Enchanted Storybook Castle was inspired by many other Disney castles, including Cinderella Castle and Sleeping Beauty Castle. Similarly to the Castle of Magical Dreams in Hong Kong Disneyland, it represents all of the Disney princesses. Features include a walkthrough attraction, a Disney character-dining restaurant, and a boat-themed attraction. On the tallest tower, there is a peony flower sculpture to represent Shanghai, giving voice to the motto of the park: "Authentically Disney, distinctly Chinese."
See also
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Sleeping Beauty Castle
Sleeping Beauty Castle is a fairy tale castle at the center of Disneyland and formerly at Hong Kong Disneyland. It is based on the late 19th century Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany.Imagineers (1998). Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind t ...
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Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant
(French for "The Castle of the Beauty in the Sleeping Forest", but known more roughly in English as "Sleeping Beauty Castle") is the fairy tale castle at the centre of Disneyland Park (Paris), Disneyland Park and a continuation of Sleeping Bea ...
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Cinderella Castle
Cinderella Castle is a fairy tale castle at the center of two Disney Experiences, Disney theme parks: the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland at the Tokyo Disney Resort. Based on Cinderella (Disney character), Cinderella's f ...
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Castle of Magical Dreams
References
External links
Official website
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Fantasyland
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2016 establishments in Shanghai