Overview

• Episode 5, titled “Building Castles,” offers an insider tour of every Disney castle, emphasizing storytelling, craftsmanship, and show technology across the parks.
• Disneyland’s 77‑foot Sleeping Beauty Castle marks its 70th year, while Magic Kingdom’s 189‑foot Cinderella Castle pioneered a front stage and today anchors projection‑mapped nighttime shows.
• At Disneyland Paris, artisans who worked on Notre‑Dame led restorations, and the castle houses La Tanière du Dragon, featuring a 79‑foot animatronic beneath the structure.
• Hong Kong Disneyland’s 2020 Castle of Magical Dreams builds on the original structure with design nods to 13 Princesses and Queens, and Tokyo’s Cinderella Castle reflects cultural values cited by Imagineers.
• Shanghai’s Enchanted Storybook Castle remains the largest, blending Chinese motifs, seasonal princess murals and a carved jade feature, as Imagineers develop a new Abu Dhabi park icon that may incorporate water and adapt the castle motif for the Disney Adventure ship.