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The famous castles of Disneyland<\/a> and Disney World’s Magic Kingdom<\/a> are the most noted icons of each park. Devotees certainly have their favorites, starting a Disneyland vs Disney World castle face-off, better known as the Cinderella Castle, VS. Sleeping Beauty Castle battle. For the initiated, it’s a curious spectacle, as many ask an equally age old questions: \u201cwhat\u2019s the difference?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To provide an answer, we rounded up the facts, as well as a few Disney secrets<\/a>, and put them together, so you can decide for yourself which famous castle comes out on top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney World vs Disneyland Castles: Who Owns the Castles?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of Disney castles in the world, 6 to be exact, but the biggest difference between the Disney World and Disneyland Castle is who owns each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney World\u2019s castle in Florida’s Magic Kingdom is Cinderella\u2019s Castle, while the Disneyland Castle in California belongs to Sleeping Beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sleeping Beauty has castles all over the world, including one in Hong Kong and one in Paris. One of her foreign castles is identical to her California home while one is much larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, Cinderella comes out the loser in the location battle of the Cinderella Castle VS. Sleeping Beauty Castles. In addition to her Florida abode, she owns only one other castle in Tokyo, although it is smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinderella Castle VS. Sleeping Beauty Castle: Which is Bigger?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the main differences between Disney World castle and Disneyland castle is a huge one: square footage. When it comes to measuring Disney World vs Disneyland castles, Cinderella\u2019s Castle at the Magic Kingdom takes the prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When building the Magic Kingdom in Florida, the imagineers not only had a larger area in which to build, they also had a larger budget. This enabled them to create Cinderella\u2019s castle on a grander scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinderella\u2019s Castle in Disney World comes in at a whopping 189 feet tall (the maximum building height that did not require a red light on top during the time of construction.) There are 27 towers in Cinderella\u2019s Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Disneyland Castle comes in much smaller at just 77 feet high. Both castles use forced perspective to appear larger. This means the castle bottoms are real sized, and the upper levels gradually get smaller and smaller to force the appearance of being farther away, and therefore taller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cinderella Castle VS. Sleeping Beauty Castle: Let’s Take a Look Inside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While the Disney World and Disneyland Castles differ in size and location, there are additional differences once inside each building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only One Castle Features an Attraction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The interior of Sleeping Beauty\u2019s Castle in Disneyland was originally used for storage purposes. Walt Disney felt like this space was wasted, so once the budget was available, a Sleeping Beauty walkthrough attraction<\/a> was created, using murals and displays to tell Sleeping Beauty\u2019s sad, but finally triumphant story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The castle attraction itself has seen closures and updates over the years. The most recent version of the Sleeping Beauty walkthrough reopened in 2008 and features new dioramas with modern technology added to give a classic attraction an updated feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only One Castle Has a Restaurant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rather than offering a glimpse into the life and longings of Cinderella through an attraction, Cinderella’s Castles affords guests the opportunity to meet with the princess herself. Inside the Magic Kingdom castle, you’ll find a top-tier restaurant, where guests can stop and chat with the owner before sitting down to dine. While enjoying your meal, other Disney Princesses stop by to visit. This character meal, is one of two at Disney World that feature princesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinderella Castle also hides a family suite (more on this below) and a magical boutique for kids to undergo a transformation into their favorite princess character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is located inside Cinderella’s Castle, and gives kids aged 3-12 an opportunity for a princess or knight makeover. The makeover includes hair, makeup, nails, accessories, and of course, an outfit based on their favorite Disney Princess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To reserve a spot for your child at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, click here.<\/a> Or, ask your travel agent to book the reservation for you. If you are booking your Disney vacation without a no cost to you travel agent, you may want to reconsider.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Murals of Cinderella’s Castle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In the Disney World vs Disneyland Castle debate, Cinderella’s Castle wins for murals. The Cinderella Castle in Disney World features handmade and intricate murals depicting scenes from the classic animated film, Cinderella<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The murals were painstakingly made with Italian glass, over 300,000 pieces of glass<\/a> to be more precise. Over 500 colors were used, and each piece was hand placed, with many of them being fused together with sterling silver and 14k gold. This process took over 22 months to complete, but unfortunately, many guests have never even seen these murals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can be found in the archway beneath the castle. This is accessed most easily behind the castle when shows are not taking place on the castle forecourt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cinderella Castle VS. Sleeping Beauty Castle: the Suite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned above, Cinderella’s Castle has a suite inside, used for special occasions and guests. However, guests are not able to book the suite in the traditional way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might be wondering why the castle has a suite inside if its not open for public booking. Originally, according to this Travel and Leisure article,<\/a> the suite was planned to be used by Walt Disney and his family while visiting the park, similar to his Main Street apartment in Disneyland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, Walt passed away before the castle was completed, and the space allotted for the suite was used for storage and phone operations until 2006, when it was turned into the Cinderella Suite for the Year of a Million Dreams campaign. At this time, Disney gave away stays inside the suite to winning guests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suite is rarely used today, and guests can only score a night’s stay through invitation, rare charity auctions, or even more rare giveaways. The interior of the suite covers 650 square feet, and has a foyer, a bedroom, bathroom, and a salon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The d\u00e9cor is opulent with 4k carat gold molding, and stained glass depicting scenes from Cinderella. Two queen beds have canopies fit for a queen, and the bathroom has a large spa tub with adjustable mood lighting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disneyland vs Disney World Castles, Which Is Older?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sleeping Beauty\u2019s castle in Disneyland was completed in July 17, 1955, making it nearly 70 years old. The castle in Disney World was finished in July of 1971, making it just over 50 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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